EconomyNews
He Was a Democrat for 30 Years. Why This Former Steelworker Now Backs Trump.
For 17 years of his life, Roger Ramsey worked 80 hours a week as a maintenance technician for the Bethlehem Steel Company. When the Sparrows… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Strong Jobs Report an Encouraging Sign for US Economy
The Bureau of Labor Statistics just announced the U.S. economy created 235,000 jobs in February, slightly higher than most experts expected and much higher than… Read More
EconomyCommentary
‘A Day Without a Woman’ Strike Promotes Idea of Women as Helpless
The way to help women continue to move forward isn’t to propagate the myth that women in the United States are victims, oppressed by the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Creating Jobs in Mississippi’s Golden Triangle
Entrepreneurial dynamism has lagged in America for the past eight years, according to The Heritage Foundation’s 2017 Index of Economic Freedom. Yet someone in Mississippi’s… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Your Chicken Sandwich Costs More With a $15 Minimum Wage
Progressives are touting a $15 minimum wage as a low-cost policy to reduce poverty and income inequality. However, the costs of a high minimum wage… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Racist Roots of Minimum Wage Laws
There is little question in most academic research that increases in the minimum wage lead to increases in unemployment. The debatable issue is the magnitude… Read More
EconomyNews
How Trump’s Presidency Could Retool the Auto Industry
President-elect Donald Trump’s public campaign to push U.S. companies to make their products in America is already having an impact, especially on one of his… Read More
Commentary
A Labor Secretary Who Knows How to Create Jobs
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Andy Puzder, CEO of Carl’s Jr., the successful fast-food hamburger restaurant chain, as his secretary of labor. This has set off… Read More
EconomyCommentary
November Jobs Report Shows Continuity, Not Recovery
November saw very little change in the U.S. labor market, according to a new employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employers added a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Jobs Report Shows Little Change in Labor Market
The labor market didn’t change much in October, according to today’s Bureau of Labor Statistics employment report. Unemployment and job creation have remained steady over… Read More
