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The CBO projects that the federal debt will be almost $38 trillion by 2030. If we adjust the forecast for historical biases, we get a very different picture.

When we get to the point where individuals find it “natural” for the government to tell us how to take turns eating our Thanksgiving turkey, a pandemic is the least of our concerns.

Early in the coronavirus pandemic, scientists predicted that forced isolation would be “a perfect storm” for suicide. Evidence suggests they were right.

It will eventually take roughly $3,000 out of the pocket of every federal taxpayer.

The researchers found that the criteria most associated with a high death rate was life expectancy, though higher COVID death rates were also observed in certain geographic regions.

Here are four radical policy proposals that GOP control of the Senate would take off the table.

Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer’s stance against lockdowns is courageous, but ultimately bolder action may be required to save businesses from the pernicious effects of lockdowns.

Americans are pushing past the grimness to create and invent during this challenging time.

The COVID-19 lockdown has only intensified South Africa’s structural economic weaknesses.

Employees should be judged on performance, not political orthodoxy.

Democrats will never accomplish anything meaningful until they reexamine the root cause of the problem they’re trying to address.

A newly released study in the academic journal Annals of Internal Medicine casts more doubt on policies that force healthy individuals to wear face coverings.

The fact that so many politicians continue to ignore their own mandates tells you all you need to know about them.

One of the strongest techniques for influencing others involves speaking directly to the underlying emotion.

Even before COVID-19 hit and the government pummeled the economy with its lockdowns, New York was losing people.

The Democrats included huge cash handouts for wealthy constituents in predominantly liberal areas in their emergency response package.

Why did US incomes suddenly explode in 2018 after decades of tepid growth? The answer is not difficult to find.

There’s no question that democratic socialism is really just a new(er) term for a very old idea that has never worked.

Let’s hope that Joe Biden’s minimum wage fantasies never become law—or workers will pay the price for his economic naiveté.

Voters have become somewhat disillusioned with the Democratic Party’s empty promises over the years.

As the pandemic continues, the severe costs of lockdowns on young adults and others are becoming distressingly clear.

Fifty years after Milton Friedman's famous essay, the debate continues.

Data show that the policies of Finland and Norway have been even less restrictive than Sweden's for most of the pandemic.

Governor Cuomo has evidently not learned anything from his earlier hubris and misjudgment.

Jordan Peterson is back, and the primary lesson from his book remains as important as ever.

Kanye West may not be a skilled politician, but he clearly understands the transformative power of innovation and creativity.

Why the Biden-Harris COVID-19 plan Is so ominous.

The Mayflower Compact is a quintessentially American story, and the philosophical wellspring from which the United States sprung.

Yet free-spending leaders in Congress are looking to spend trillions more.

Oregon’s initiative is by far the most sweeping progression we’ve seen on this front to date.

One retracted study does not prove anything about the effectiveness of masks. Nevertheless, Americans should be wary of sweeping mandates that would use local police to enforce a federal initiative.

Biden’s rhetoric focuses on restoring order and stability amid emergency, but the details of his transition agenda involve a radical upheaval of our economy.

Parent demand for in-person learning during the pandemic is prompting an expansion of private education possibilities.

The history of Native American reservations makes clear that the root of the problem is federal involvement in the Indian economy.

Over and over again, innocent people unwittingly find themselves in the ATF’s crosshairs.

Voters will soon learn that the costs imposed by minimum wage hikes do not go away just because they are invisible.

In a genuine free market, it's the consumer who should remain sovereign.

The 2020 presidential election fiasco holds a warning about central planning.

A regulation would have destroyed the business model the gig economy relies on. Voters carved out key exceptions.

Voters in the Golden State overwhelmingly rejected a measure on Tuesday that would have made public discrimination legal.

Californians were wise to learn from the failures of other states.

America’s march toward ending cannabis prohibition continued on Tuesday.

When employers are legally forced to pay more for labor than it is worth in the market, they naturally and inevitably cut jobs.

Biased polls and wishful thinking pervade the media consumption of many of us. There is a better way, however.

Minimum wage laws price low-skilled workers out of the market.

Here is a quick look at a handful of key ballot measures to track on Election Night — from pot legalization to rent control to legalized discrimination and beyond.

There's a lot to learn from the fun-size markets for candy that emerge every Halloween.

Spoiler alert: Google isn’t harming consumers.

Lockdowns are catastrophic for the economy.

Jordan Peterson prescribed, both for himself and his audience, a life of meaning and responsibility as an antidote to chaos and despair.