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Biden’s Multi-Trillion-Dollar Spending Plans & Tax Hikes Will Have 3 Devastating Economic Consequences, New Study Warns
Here are the three main ways Biden’s plans would hurt, not help, Americans’ economic fortunes.
4 Ways Americans Are Fighting Back Against Anti-Science COVID Restrictions
What’s more American than apple pie? Civil disobedience.
Misguided Petition Demanding Permanent Monthly $2,000 Stimulus Checks Nears Huge Milestone
The idea of getting something for nothing is a soothing fiction.
Debunking AOC’s Met Gala Claims about Taxes and “The Rich”
AOC’s messaging about taxing "the rich" has some conspicuous problems.
San Francisco Mayor Was Just Exposed For Breaking Her Own Mask Mandate—And She’s Not Sorry
If elite celebrities and politicians get to live their lives unrestrained, why shouldn’t we all?
Why National Guard Troops Are Now Driving Public School Buses in This State
The school bus driver shortage is just the latest example of how government schooling is failing many students and families.
Why I Wish We Could Put Chester Arthur and Joe Biden in a Room Together to Talk Infrastructure Spending
Chester Arthur's twelve vetoes contain some excellent observations.
Congress Wants to Copy Some of the EU’s Worst Food Rules. That’s a Bad Idea
There is simply no argument in favor of copying EU food regulations.
A Rising Culture of Middle-Class Angel Investors Are Enriching Themselves and Society
Angel investing has recently become a pastime for everyone from school teachers, to dentists, to art curators, to kombucha makers. Here's why that's a good thing.
Our Planet Is Drowning in Plastic Pollution, But Several Solutions Are Already Here—Thanks to Human Ingenuity
Magnetic water, beach-cleaning robots, and plastic roads are among the technologies humans are using to combat one of the world’s top environmental problems: plastic pollution.
Indigenous People Try to Improve Their Economy; Environmentalists Try to Stop Them
Must the indigenous group Nisga’a Nation have their rights—and economic prosperity—sacrificed on the altar of environmentalism?
Tesla Dodges New Mexico Restrictions by Opening New Store and Service Center on Tribal Land
The workaround is honestly kind of funny, but the fact that it was necessary in the first place says a lot about political corruption.
Nursing Homes Giving Fake Schizophrenia Diagnoses to Drug the Elderly into Submission
In the US, we’ve long known that it is ethically wrong to force medications on people.
Rand Paul Is Leading a Bipartisan Effort to Fix One of the Government's Worst Immigration Laws
Dreamers' families and their entire way of life are in the US, yet they become a criminal overnight based on an arbitrary birthday.
New Plan Would Push Top Tax Rate to Almost 60 Percent In These 4 States
If Congress’s new tax hikes come through, successful residents in high-tax states will be placed in a terrible position.
Denmark Says Move Over Sweden as Government Lifts All COVID Restrictions—Because of High Vaccination Rate?
Denmark today is free of COVID restrictions after government officials said the virus is no longer a ‘critical threat to society.’ But did the Danes really hit “a magic” vaccine number?
Forget the Dress: AOC's Met Gala Scandal Really Shows Inequality of Lockdown Life
The elite trotted around maskless while forcing the serving class to cover their faces with masks.
3 Glaring Problems With Congress’s Plan to Raise Taxes on Cigarettes and Vaping
The reality of increasing government spending is that the taxman almost always finds his way back to everyday people.
Robin Hood, Dr. Christopher Syn, and the Real Economic Lesson of These Fictional English Outlaws
Dr. Christopher Syn, the creation of novelist Russell Thorndike, was a Robin Hood-like figure—with a twist.
Media Attempt to Downplay Alarming New Inflation Report
Despite media spin, price inflation is still very much a problem.
Treasury Department Seeks to Track Financial Transactions of Personal Bank Accounts Over $600
The Biden Administration plans on taking unprecedented looks at individual's bank accounts.
NY Hospital to Pause Delivering Babies After Maternity Workers Quit Over Vaccine Mandate
With some surveys showing nearly 1 in 3 nurses say they’d quit over a vaccine mandate, we may soon see the unfortunate consequences of government officials arrogantly deciding they know best what individuals should do with their bodies.
House Progressives Unveil Massive Multi-Trillion-Dollar Tax Hike—Here’s How It’ll Impact You
You’ll feel it in your wallet if these plans come to fruition, regardless of which tax bracket you fall in.
The 4 Biggest Problems with Biden’s Vaccine Order
Surely, the White House's vaccine mandate plan cannot stand.
The Myth That Hurricanes Are Getting Worse (Because of Climate Change)
Claims that hurricanes are becoming more frequent and far more powerful (and deadly) are rampant. But are they true?
H.L. Mencken: The Sage of Baltimore Exposed Government's Rotten Core With Wit and Wisdom
H.L. Mencken had a radical commitment to liberty which is worth remembering today.
Twenty Years of Terror
From 9/11 to COVID-19
Minnesota's Second Largest County Is Radically Changing Its Approach to Policing
Ramsey County’s new policy is part of a larger movement in police reform that aims to limit arrests stemming from non-violent infractions and reduce racial disparities in the criminal justice system.
Unlikely Heroes: AOC and Bernie Sanders Could Sink Multi-Trillion-Dollar Spending Plans
Ironically, it's the most socialist members of Congress who may accidentally prevent our country from going broke.
Los Angeles Becomes First Major School District to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines for Children
The mandate comes down as leading physicians say new research shows that from a public health perspective, “personal decision making” about COVID-19 vaccines for children is “better than universal vax.”
New California Law Goes after Amazon’s Production Quotas, but Will It Actually Help Workers?
The labor market involves trade-offs just like everything else.
Non-Compliance Is an American Virtue That Stretches Back to Abolitionism (and Beyond)
Some may see today's “we will not comply” movement as a modern trend, but civil disobedience has a rich history in America.
New Study Finds Mask Mandate Failed to Reduce COVID Deaths, Hospitalizations, or Cases
A study published by the Southern Medical Journal and reviewed by the US Army Institute of Surgical Research found mask mandates did not reduce COVID transmission or severity in the fourth largest county in Texas.
New Study Vindicates States that Canceled Expanded Unemployment Welfare Early
This new study simply confirms what common sense and basic economics alike always predicted.
Hurricane Ida: How Government Is Getting in the Way of Relief Efforts
In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, there have been long lines of people waiting to purchase generators and all sorts of supplies. There doesn't have to be.
Rapper Kodak Black Blocked From Giving AC Units to Housing Projects by the Government
Despite carrying an incredibly high tax burden, America continues to be one of the most charitable and generous nations in the world. Imagine what we could accomplish if the government got out of the way.
Conan O’Brien Sidekick (Accidentally) Exposes Unintended Consequences of Government Intervention in Housing Markets
When government is incompetent, the average person pays the price—in this case, six months of rent up front just to lease a flat.
Some Progressives Are Flirting With a $24 to $26 Hourly Minimum Wage
But as economist Thomas Sowell famously explained, “the real minimum wage is always zero."
‘Paw Patrol’ Might Be the Most Libertarian Kids Movie Ever
Liberty saves the day in 'Paw Patrol: The Movie'—after meddling politicians create an environmental disaster.
Don’t Forget to Celebrate Capital on Labor Day, Too
As every good economist knows, labor and capital are hugely dependent upon each other.
Does Capitalism Really Promote Consumerism?
By promoting the accumulation of wealth, capitalism necessarily discourages the consumption of wealth.
Why Hermann Hesse Saw 'Willfulness' as the Virtue Above All Others
The great German-Swiss poet Herman Hesse, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946, argued it is a shame willfulness is such an unpopular virtue.
Remembering Paul Harvey’s Optimism, Wisdom, and Common Sense
Paul Harvey was one of a kind—and an American who understood the importance of liberty.
Democratic Senator Takes a Stand against $3.5 Trillion Spending Bonanza
Senator Manchin deserves credit for at least acknowledging that the federal government is not Santa Claus.
Why Universities Should Teach Ayn Rand Alongside Karl Marx
The Open Syllabus Project shows that Karl Marx is the most assigned political philosopher on college campuses. That's a problem.
Progressives Lament Upcoming Expiration of Ultra-Generous Unemployment Benefits That Pay More than Work
There are approximately 1.2 unfilled job openings for every unemployed American.
Homeschooling Numbers Are Skyrocketing in Some Parts of the Country
2020 was a record-breaking year for homeschooling rates, but 2021 is doing even better.
Texas Is Now an "Open Carry” State, Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing
It has always been antithetical to the spirit of the Constitution to require a license to own a firearm.
Wall Street Journal: Even Confiscating Entire Wealth of All US Billionaires Couldn’t Pay for Democratic Spending Plans
There’s just one problem with Bernie Sanders' narrative: it’s impossible.
Why Many in Sweden Have to Wait a Decade (or Longer) to Land an Apartment
Rent control is suddenly a really hot topic in Europe.
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