Free speech on campus is in jeopardy. But many people on the left and the right are rising to fight for our liberal democratic values.
They favor special interests, hurt consumers, and have utterly failed to rein in China.
"Spending trillions more on new and expanded government programs, when we can't even pay for the essential social programs...is the definition of fiscal insanity."
They give an edge to big companies that have no problems accessing capital and whose executives are often well-connected with politicians.
Democrats want to raise the debt ceiling, while Republicans occasionally remember they're against big government spending.
There simply aren't enough rich people to finance all the new spending.
Growing evidence confirms that barriers to immigration make us all worse off.
The two are idolizing the wrong models.
The same institution that's unable to run the Postal Service or Amtrak orchestrated our invasion and withdrawal of Afghanistan.
As it turns out, state and local tax revenues hardly collapsed.
As inflation increases, we need a low-debt environment.
It would require our enormous government to become less gluttonous with the people's resources.
Governments at the state, local, and federal levels can obstruct our pursuit of happiness and at times even jeopardize our safety.
We don't have a gridlock problem. We have a spending problem.
Biden's infrastructure package is really a jackpot for public unions and big business.
For many elected Democrats, infrastructure is much more than roads, bridges, dams, and waterways.
It will be no better for taxpayers than oil cartels are for consumers.
A new study finds that as the government expands, the private sector shrinks.
The spending plan demonstrates an unwillingness to govern and a preference for pandering to special interests.
No country gets out of poverty through redistribution of income.
The calls to implement such a plan are based on incorrect assumptions and a passive media.
Many Democrats and Republicans act like spending isn't an issue. Here's why they're wrong.
The president says fighting climate change is one of his primary goals. His legislation would do no such thing.
This is the same agency that cost thousands of lives with its botched vaccine rollout.
It's unscientific, wastes precious resources, and keeps Americans unjustifiably scared of the virus.
Just because a politician says something doesn't make it so.
Democrats never miss an opportunity to rail against big corporations. Yet they're eagerly subsidizing their big corporate friends.
Workers will suffer.
The scale of the current relief efforts means that many Americans received more income during this pandemic than they did before it.
And it has failed in almost every country where it's been tried.
The president's approach to immigration, trade, and industry may sound familiar.
We will likely grapple with the consequences of ill-advised COVID-19 policies for years to come.
Congress throws far too much money at special interests.
Like so many well-intentioned policies, it hurts the people it's supposed to help.
Never let a good manufactured crisis go to waste
The plan would redistribute wealth, create distortions, and grow government.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Now is the time to act.
The president’s bill will create massive disincentives to work and leave future generations with massive levels of government intrusion and debt.
Neither major party is a friend to limited government.
Open the schools, accelerate vaccine distribution, and stop being so generous with other people’s money.
A new book holds valuable lessons for the president-elect.
Many kids continue to be locked up at home rather than receiving a proper education.
The Trump years were more than infuriating on trade matters—they were destructive.
Airlines keep claiming they need a second bailout to bring back 35,000 furloughed employees. Don't buy their argument.
We must not ignore the suffering that this pandemic and our collective response to it have inflicted on millions of fellow citizens.
Governments should prepare for emergencies by cutting spending during flush times.
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