The candidate who grasps the gravity of this situation and proposes concrete steps to address it will demonstrate the leadership our nation now desperately needs. The stakes couldn't be higher.
The candidate makes the case against the two-party system.
The bill would banish insurance companies from the state if they invest in companies profiting from oil and gas.
The president has tried to shift blame for inflation, interest rate hikes, and an overall decimation of consumers' purchasing power.
The number of job openings far exceeds the number of unemployed Americans. Seasonal businesses can't get the foreign labor they need.
The number of job openings far exceeds the number of unemployed Americans. Seasonal businesses can't get the foreign labor they need.
Why aren't politicians on both sides more worried than they seem to be?
Many have seen their hours reduced—or have lost their jobs entirely.
Despite both presidential candidates touting protectionist trade policy, tariffs do little to address the underlying factors that make it difficult for U.S. manufacturers to compete in the global marketplace.
Left alone, artificial intelligence could actually help small firms compete with tech giants.
Regulating artificial intelligence presents a "Baptists and bootleggers" problem.
It isn't about stopping crime—it's about protecting a favored constituency's jobs.
Price controls lead to the misallocation of resources, shortages, diminished product quality, and black markets.
The Institute for Justice has launched a project to reform land use regulation.
Private unions have every right to exist, but that doesn't mean they're actually beneficial on net.
Total spending under Trump nearly doubled. New programs filled Washington with more bureaucrats.
No technology exists today to enable railroads to comply with the state's diktat, which villainizes a mode of transportation that is actually quite energy efficient.
If businesses don't serve customers well, they go out of business. Government, on the other hand, is a monopoly.
Electric vehicles are not a bad thing, especially in heavily polluted China. But the market should drive demand, not central planners.
A report from Good Jobs First found that 80 percent of state development agency revenue comes from fees: The more tax money they give out, the more they get to keep.
Banning noncompete agreements goes well beyond the FTC's legal authority.
In the Jim Crow South, businesses fought racism—because the rules denied them customers.
Banning companies for doing business with China is a bad path to start down.
A Cato Institute policy brief found that while licensed occupations see a nice bump in pay, licensing requirements lower wages for other similar occupations.
State Rep. Matt Haney says he wants to attract workers back to California. But his "right to disconnect" legislation would likely scare businesses away.
Vance's latest gambit is pretty nonsensical, intellectually embarrassing, and obviously self-serving. But that doesn't mean that it's not dangerous too.
A proposed ordinance would empower people to sue supermarkets that close without giving the city six months' advance notice.
Breaking down Rubio's factually flawed and logically incoherent call for more government involvement in the economy.
These handouts will flow to businesses—often big and rich—for projects they would likely have taken on anyway.
Jackson County, Missouri, voted not to extend a sales tax that would have benefited the Chiefs and the Royals.
The entrepreneur, who founded the Cicero Institute to fix government and the University of Austin to fix higher education, wanted space to flourish.
Free trade brings us more stuff at lower prices.
Government officials seek to shape the economy to the liking of politicians.
Jackson County, Missouri, residents should not be billed for the undertakings of private businesses.
While the state senate's bill would cap tax credits at 2.3 percent of the state's budget, any production filming at a big enough studio would be exempt.
Plus: A listener asks about the absurdity of Social Security entitlements.
If you fail to see a problem with Apple's actions, you may not be an overzealous government lawyer.
Three years after the state legalized recreational marijuana, unauthorized weed shops outnumber licensed dispensaries by 23 to 1.
Economic nationalists are claiming the deal endangers "national security" to convince Americans that a good deal for investors, employees, and the U.S. economy will somehow make America less secure. That's nonsense.
While drafted with good intentions, the rule prioritizes electric vehicles that run on batteries, even as hybrids see strong sales growth.
Unilever’s split from its ice cream division shows market share and market power are very different concepts.
In the name of safety, politicians did many things that diminished our lives—without making us safer.
Just two weeks after the law went into effect, Seattleites had to contend with $26 coffees and $32 sandwiches.
Both companies consented to the deal. Why should they have to get permission from the president to do business?
The president wants to raise the rate from 21 percent to 28 percent, despite it being well-established that this is the most economically-destructive method to raise government funds.
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The new reporting rules will force companies to disclose whether they are prioritizing climate change concerns.
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