Promises To Cut $2 Trillion Clash with Trump's Expensive Plans
Ambitious budget cuts will meet political reality in Trump’s second administration.
Ambitious budget cuts will meet political reality in Trump’s second administration.
Belgian sex work groups are cheering the new law. But it could come with some downsides.
Here's how expiring tax cuts could affect you.
Economists estimate that each nuclear plant built could save more than 800,000 life years.
The Pilgrims learned this lesson the hard way. Fast forward 400 years, and many Americans have forgotten.
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American history is often a story of people leaving to try to build their voluntary utopias.
The attorney general nominee's record as a drug warrior epitomizes the predictably perverse consequences of prohibition.
And higher gas prices will make it more expensive to move goods around the country.
The president-elect's first term turned lobbying into a growth industry, and he looks poised to do it again.
We desperately need to reform visa pathways instead.
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The nomination, which fell apart in record time for predictable reasons, reflected a pattern of impulsiveness that may yet defeat the president-elect's worst instincts.
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The reporting was cited by One Fair Wage as proof that its policy worked.
The Department of Justice's recommended remedies will only harm consumers.
Two Argentine pundits debate the success of Javier Milei.
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer has backed bills to abolish right-to-work laws and overturn state-level reforms that limit the power of public sector unions.
Sen. Rand Paul's bill to require congressional consent for tariffs is getting new attention in the final weeks before Trump's return to power.
Eliminating the tipped wage in Washington, D.C., has led to higher prices and fewer restaurant jobs.
Waymo is expanding its autonomous taxi fleet that can carry passengers on public roads, no human driver required.
If confirmed, Chris Wright and Gov. Doug Burgum will have the opportunity to prioritize innovation and deregulation to the benefit of taxpayers and the environment.
The proposal brings to mind the classic "bootleggers and Baptists" theory in which both moralists and competitors oppose a substance.
Donald Trump has tabbed Howard Lutnick to be the next secretary of the Department of Commerce. He should also be the last.
The Democratic state displayed more economic literacy than its Republican counterparts.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva blames neoliberalism for the very problems it solves.
Economics likely spelled doom for Harris, but extreme ideology sealed her party’s fate.
Civilian astronauts on a SpaceX mission traveled more than 800 miles away from Earth.
If advertisers don’t want to give data to Facebook Marketplace, they shouldn’t advertise on Facebook.
It would take nearly $8 trillion in budget cuts merely to stabilize the national debt so it does not grow faster than the economy.
Congress and the president show no interest in cutting government. Maybe outsiders can get it done.
The nominee for attorney general passes the Trump loyalty test, but he lacks relevant experience and has repeatedly demonstrated poor judgment.
The states already overregulate alcohol. There's no need for a federal layer of red tape.
Having a large market share may just mean that a company is really good at what it does.
There is a "virtual consensus" among economists that the minimum wage puts people out of work.
Easily accessible student loans give colleges an incentive to raise tuition.
Even before the pandemic spending increase, the budget deficit was approaching $1 trillion. The GOP has the chance to embrace fiscal sanity this time if they can find the political will.
Narrowly understood, the president-elect's familiar-sounding plan to tackle "massive waste and fraud" may not give us "smaller government" in any meaningful sense.
The First Circuit's ruling is another blow to the consumer welfare standard.
The president-elect’s record and campaign positions belie Elon Musk’s talk of spending cuts.
A recent study showed women experience a short-term "motherhood penalty" but their earnings rebound within a decade.
Knitting's evolution from necessity to leisure activity is a testament to economic progress.
Much of the detail remains to be worked out, but lawmakers and corporations are already preparing.
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