EconomyCommentary
EPA Needs to Finalize Rule Rejecting Past Regulatory Abuses
When the Environmental Protection Agency issues a regulation, the rule should do more good than harm. That hasn’t always been obvious to the EPA, and… Read More
EconomyNews
Budget Chief Prescribes Less Government Spending as Key to Draining Swamp
Fiscal responsibility is key to draining the swamp, the White House budget chief said Saturday in remarks to an annual gathering of conservative activists outside… Read More
EconomyNews
White House Talks Up Economic, Environmental Renewal to Replace Blight
Entrepreneurs have been unleashed inside blighted communities to bring economic opportunity where it is needed most, thanks to President Donald Trump’s deregulation and revitalization initiatives,… Read More
EconomyNews
2 Cabinet Secretaries Tout Jobs, Wage Hikes Spurred by Deregulation
Two Cabinet secretaries promoted President Donald Trump’s deregulatory agenda and innovation Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference, saying lower-wage workers are earning more. Labor… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Virtue Signaling Replaces Recycling in Baltimore
Virtue signaling is the modern, politically correct way to demonstrate your “goodness” to others, usually with little actual sacrifice or effort. It’s a kind of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump Administration to Loosen Restrictions on Land Mine Use
President Barack Obama tried to end the United States’ use of anti-personnel land mines, but President Donald Trump is bringing them back. The Trump administration… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Maryland Legislators Move to Protect Kids’ Lemonade Stands
The Maryland House Environment and Transportation Committee on Tuesday heard testimony about a bill that would prevent local governments from outlawing children’s lemonade stands on… Read More
EconomyCommentary
On ‘Waters of US’ Rule, EPA’s Science Advisory Board Conflates Policy Preferences for Science
The Environment Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board is supposed to provide scientific advice to the EPA administrator. The Science Advisory Board seems to have forgotten… Read More
EconomyCommentary
‘Greedy’ Businesses Responsible for Constant Improvements
Reporters complain about business. We overlook the constant improvements in our lives made possible by greedy businesses competing for your money. Think about how our… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Andrew Cuomo Is Wrong. The Gig Economy Isn’t Like a Sweatshop at All.
In his State of the State address on Jan. 8, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo likened 21st-century gig-economy corporations to late 18th- and early 19th-century… Read More
