EconomyCommentary
How Republicans in Nevada Caved to Crony Capitalism, and Lost
The story of Faraday Future and its $1 billion electric automobile plant in the Nevada desert is a cautionary tale about a governor who didn’t… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump Wants to Shut Down OPIC. Will His Nominee Do It?
In its fiscal year 2018 budget, the Trump administration “proposes ceasing new business operations and initiating the wind-down of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation starting… Read More
EnergyCommentary
These 2 Solar Companies Want Special Treatment. Here’s Why That Would Harm Green Technologies.
In recent weeks, two U.S. manufacturers of solar energy components—Suniva and SolarWorld—have petitioned the U.S. International Trade Commission to impose tariffs on the imports of… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Subsidizing Nuclear Is No Strategy for Long-Term Success
With yet another nuclear power plant joining the ranks of those closing ahead of schedule, it’s clear that something is amiss in the nuclear power… Read More
InternationalNews
Judicial Watch Sues State Department, USAID for Documents on Funding to Soros’ Foreign Campaigns
Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit against the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development for records on funding awarded to George Soros’… Read More
EconomyNews
Veterans Claim They Were Duped Into Lobbying for Saudis
With all the worry about Russian influence over U.S. elections it’s easy to overlook the many foreign interests working to impact U.S. policy every day–through… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Farm Handouts Are Out of Control. Here Are 5 Reasons to Target Them in the Budget.
As Congress and the Trump administration develop their budget plans for the fiscal year 2018 budget and beyond, there’s one area that can provide them… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Who Wins and Who Loses Under These 8 Big Government Policies
It’s clear that many big government policies are creating winners and losers in America. The story has been the same for decades. Government makes friends… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Conservative Agricultural Policy Certainly Doesn’t Include Central Planning and Cronyism
The taxpayer-subsidized “safety net” for agricultural producers represents a long-standing policy failure that would make a Soviet central planner blush. The current “safety net” doesn’t… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress Should Resist Cotton Cronyism in Upcoming Spending Measures
This week, Congress returns to Washington to address government funding. Unfortunately, two costly corporate welfare programs could be expanded. In the 2014 farm bill, Congress… Read More
