President Trump on Monday celebrated the biggest trophy yet for his tariff agenda: a Minnesota company's plans to build a $15 billion steel mill in Iowa, where midterm voters are being promised the first new steel plant built in the U.S. in 57 years.
Supporters of President Joe Biden are a treacherous bunch. For months, they have regularly claimed to champion truth, honesty, and decency. They act and speak as if they are morally and intellectually superior to working-class voters and supporters of former President Donald Trump. They portray themselves as paradigms of truth and virtue while being little […]
Missing from the presidential debate last month was any discussion on how the adoption of artificial intelligence has altered our economy, specifically regarding employment. These employment shifts, which are similar to those during the early digital age, could adversely affect women in particular. However, unlike prior administrations, the Biden administration has bypassed collaboration with individual […]
The history of modern Europe is heavily defined by often brutal war. America, via the NATO alliance, was able to turn the tide of war to the benefit of hundreds of millions of people. Since the birth of NATO in 1949, the peoples of Europe have enjoyed a peace and prosperity unprecedented in the history […]
Think about how much better your life was in 2019. Former President Donald Trump created the best economy in our lifetimes. The Trump tax cuts and innovative economic policies, such as the creation of opportunity zones, allowed businesses to create good, high-paying full-time jobs, and gross domestic product grew at a consistent rate of more […]
President Joe Biden has set a course on antitrust and competition policy radically different from recent presidents of both parties. Through key appointments, most notably Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Lina Khan and Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter, Biden has returned U.S. antitrust to an activist posture not seen since the […]
Federal regulations cost the economy trillions of dollars annually in lost output. Now President Joe Biden’s administration has made behind-the-scenes changes that will saddle businesses with billions more in compliance costs, forcing them to cut back on hiring and investment. Energy prices will rise, and everyday people will see their choices limited and living standards […]
The next president and Congress should repeal every aspect of the Biden administration’s climate change legislative and regulatory program. It is economically destructive, damages national security, and at most will have a barely detectable impact on global temperatures. It should never have been pursued, moreover, because strong scientific data show that neither global warming nor […]
Policymakers at the national level looking for ways to strengthen economic opportunity too often fixate solely on expanding government programs. Instead, they should embrace a simple goal: eliminating barriers faced by people striving to improve their situation. Removing work disincentives in the social safety net is the best place to start. A clear example of […]
This summer, President Joe Biden and Department of Labor Secretary Julie Su are traveling to different states to promote their Good Jobs Initiative. While it might seem like a plan to celebrate American workers, it’s really an attempt to push Bidenomics on businesses and workers. The initiative lays out a set of principles the White […]
We all see what’s going on in this economy. Inflation is high, and interest rates are spiking. People are bracing for an already-expensive summer as they avoid filling up their gas tanks and struggle to fill their grocery carts. Many families have even reconsidered vacation plans because they need the money despite trying to tighten their belts […]
Energy efficiency standards should be crafted with consumers in mind. But the Biden administration’s net-zero energy agenda is already driving up the costs of common household appliances. Some estimates suggest Americans are paying 34% more for appliances compared to 15 years ago. Recent Department of Energy rulemaking targeting more than 15 consumer appliances under the […]
Values-based defensive alliances are valuable. They support mutual security, creating political space and incentive for profitable economic and cultural exchanges. Most important of all, such alliances help to deter potential and, where necessary, defeat adversaries in armed conflict. NATO is the most successful defensive military alliance in history. It greatly benefits Americans. But alliances require […]
In a surprise triumph over the populist National Rally, France’s left-wing political alliance came first in Sunday’s final round of parliamentary elections. The New Popular Front coalition of leftists won 182 seats, President Emmanuel Macron’s party won 168 seats, and the National Rally and its allies won 143 seats. Many in the Western media are […]
