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Neo-populism is a path to European-style economic stagnation

Neo-populism is a philosophy that pretends to be innovative and more economically efficient than free market capitalism. True believers in neo-populism are described as neo-populists. But on economic policy, they are much more akin to traditional progressives. They believe that they know how best to most efficiently allocate capital in an economy that approaches $30 trillion in […]

How trustworthy are our jobs reports? 

Openings are down, but businesses are still struggling to find people. Is this true? Can we even rely on this data?

Ex-Trump campaign spokesperson Katrina Pierson wins Texas state House primary

Katrina Pierson, a former national spokesperson for the former President Trump's 2016 campaign, secured victory Tuesday in her primary runoff race to unseat incumbent Texas state Rep. Justin Holland. Holland was among a handful of GOP incumbents targeted Tuesday for his votes against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R)....

What’s the matter with libertarianism?

The Libertarian Party and movement are irrelevant not because they nominate weirdly woke candidates or because their institutions' priorities only play well at the Bunny Ranch. They’re irrelevant because there are no standards for what it means to be a libertarian.

Trump rips De Niro after actor’s appearance outside courthouse

Former President Trump railed against acclaimed actor Robert De Niro early Wednesday morning, a day after the Hollywood star spoke on behalf of the Biden campaign outside the Manhattan courthouse, where Trump’s hush money trial is taking place. “I never knew how small, both mentally and physically, Wacko Former Actor Robert De Niro was,” Trump...

​​The FDIC’s dithering on shocking misconduct allegations is unacceptable

The FDIC plays a crucial role in our financial system, and its employees deserve a safe and respectful workplace.

Mellman: Partisan political hacks in black robes

robes. Partisanship and ideology are more important to them than integrity and the Constitution they swore to defend. 

Billionaire wants to take sub to ‘Titanic-level depths’ after OceanGate implosion

Larry Connor, an entrepreneur, plans to take a $20 million deep-sea submersible to "Titanic-level depths" to prove the personal-sub industry is safe.

Morning Report — Trump trial heads to the jury; GOP favored to win this fall

Jurors weighing the prosecution’s evidence are now poised to deliberate whether then-presidential candidate Donald Trump hatched a criminal conspiracy in 2016 to “hoodwink the American voter” by controlling a porn star’s potentially damaging account of an alleged sexual encounter with him a decade earlier. Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass, during a more than four-hour...

Republicans prepare to fast-track tax cuts in reconciliation

Republicans are getting ready to fast-track the extension of the Trump tax cuts through the reconciliation process if they win big in November. Nearly seven years after the GOP used budget reconciliation to pass the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the party is gearing up to use the same maneuver to renew key provisions...

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