EconomyCommentary
Look Who’s Defending Washington Cronyism
Supporters of one of Washington’s prime examples of cronyism, the Export-Import Bank, are rolling out the dollars and surveys to make the case that the… Read More
Environmentalists Sue, Settle, and Apologize Later
Environmental groups are the biggest abusers of a legal tactic known as “sue and settle,” according to a recent report from the U.S. Chamber of… Read More
Green-Energy Projects Face Opposition From Green Groups
“We need green energy. Just not here.” Do those words sound familiar? That’s quite often the case with so-called proponents of green energy. The acronym… Read More
Two Cheers for House Energy Bill
Often when policymakers introduce legislation in Washington, the title of the bill doesn’t always correspond with what the bill actually does. This is not one… Read More
U.S. Chamber and AFL-CIO Join Forces to Lobby for Spending Spree
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO do not agree on much. But they have joined forces to persuade Congress to spend more on infrastructure…. Read More
Controversial Obama Judicial Nominee Faces Possible Senate Filibuster
A lifetime appointment to the federal bench is now selling for $700,000. At least that was the cost for Rhode Island judicial nominee Jack McConnell,… Read More
Stalled Energy Projects Harm Economy
Since the Gulf oil spill nearly a year ago, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement has issued just one deepwater drilling… Read More
Here’s a Good Start, Mr. President: 20 Burdensome Regulations
While there is much in today’s address by President Obama to the US Chamber of Commerce to unpack, one issue that deserves response were his… Read More
NAFTA Should Not Take the Fall for Mexico’s Failure to Reform
Participants at a recent conference in Washington blamed Mexico’s failure to achieve above-average economic growth in the past decade on the North American Free Trade… Read More
Free Trade Fact of the Day
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce recently unveiled TradeRoots.org which “is the only sustained, national trade education program dedicated to raising grassroots support and public awareness… Read More
