Bad Policy Creates Inflation and Opens the Door to Even Worse Ideas
When politicians break the economy, they hurt us in the short term but also create future opportunities to do harm in the name of undoing the damage they inflicted.
Biden Administration
Don't Trust Biden's Dystopian 'Disinformation Board'
A "disinformation" board sounds like something from a dystopian novel.
'Environmental Justice' Is Guaranteed Employment for Government Lawyers
Based in divisive identitarianism, the DOJ’s new strategy is a recipe for expanded authority and conflict.
Biden Brags About Falling Deficits, but the Federal Fiscal Situation Is Still 'Unsustainable'
Under current policies, Social Security and Medicare will consume 85 percent of all federal tax revenue by 2050.
New Resolution Would Allow the President To Send U.S. Troops to Ukraine
Like AUMFs before it, Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s proposed authorization would lead to less transparency in conflicts and more unilateral decision making.
Joe Biden's Phony Fiscal Responsibility
Biden gloats over a historically astronomical budget deficit as if he's accomplished something significant. He hasn't.
Why a Wealth Tax Is a Bad Idea
Billionaires are better at figuring out what to do with their money than the government will ever be.
How a Tiny Solar Company in California Might Convince Biden To Sabotage America's Whole Solar Industry
Tariffs requested by an "artisanal solar boutique" based in San Jose might jeopardize 45,000 jobs and halve America's future solar panel deployments.
Homeland Security Chief Admits New Disinformation Board Already Did a Bad Job of Informing Public
Alejandro Mayorkas fails to inspire much confidence in the new group run by Nina Jankowicz.
Joe Biden Takes Another Stab at Zoning Reform
The administration is proposing to spend $10 billion over ten years incentivizing local and state governments to remove regulatory barriers to new housing construction.
Elizabeth Warren Wants Joe Biden To Deliver a Massive, Illegal Handout to the Well-Off
Student debt cancellation would disproportionately benefit college degree holders with higher earnings.
Americans Can Now Sponsor Ukrainians for Temporary Refuge in the U.S.
Though the program has flaws, it’s an innovative way for private citizens to get directly involved in resettlement efforts for fleeing Ukrainians.
The $1.7 Trillion F-35 Fighter Jet Program Is About To Get More Expensive
GAO: Congress has been buying planes that lack crucial parts and haven't undergone full testing, so costly upgrades will eventually be needed.
Biden Is Deporting Venezuelans to Colombia
"It's abundantly clear [Trump] has no regard for the suffering of the Venezuelan people," Biden said in October 2020 before engaging in many of the same practices toward asylum seekers.
The Department of Homeland Security Is Broken and Dangerous
The department suffers “a dangerous combination of broad authorities, weak safeguards, and insufficient oversight.”
The Export-Import Bank's New 'Made in America' Corporate Welfare Scheme
The bank's new domestic financing program is a poorly defined, unnecessary exercise that will throw taxpayer money at projects the private capital markets have deemed too risky.
Airplane Mask Mandate May Not Be Gone for Good
Plus: Conspiracy theories are undergoing a vibe shift, Florida won't stop attacking private companies, and more...
Sending U.S. Troops to Ukraine Would Be a Massive Mistake
But politicians like Sen. Chris Coons are still flirting with the idea of direct American military intervention.
May the President Prospectively Appoint a Supreme Court Justice to a Seat that Is Not Yet Vacant? (Updated)
A newly released memo from the Office of Legal Counsel suggests the answer is "yes."
White House Returns Focus to Filling Lower Court Vacancies
With many vacancies to fill, the BIden Administration works to identify additional judicial nominees.
Drop the Useless Mask Mandates and Leave Us Alone
Revived mandates remind everyone that governments have done far more harm than good in the pandemic.
Will the Supreme Court Consider the Social Cost of Carbon?
Not a single judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit sought to reconsider a stay of a district court opinion barring consideration of the Biden Administration's social cost of carbon estimates.
The Feds Wasted 66,000 Green Cards in the Middle of a Worker Shortage
The immigration bureaucracy is worsening one of the tightest labor markets in recent American history.
Biden's Plan To Ease Gas Prices Will Save Drivers a Few Cents at Some Pumps…2 Months From Now
Plus: Why high inflation is getting more attention than low unemployment, how to make supply chains more resilient, and more...
Travis Peterson on America's Afghan Allies
America has wrongly abandoned thousands of Afghan allies who had been promised Special Immigrant Visas. Now, private citizens, veterans, and government personnel are trying to get them out.
The U.S. Only Resettled 12 Ukrainian Refugees Last Month
The U.S. has taken in more Ukrainians through other migration pathways, but the low refugee tally shows how ill-prepared the U.S. refugee resettlement program was to help Ukrainians.
The Big Labor President
After promising to be "the most pro-union president you've ever seen," Biden has broken with all recent Democratic predecessors by actually governing like he means it.
ATF's New 'Ghost Gun' Rules Are as Clear as Mud
The ATF used a lot of words that invite lawsuits and leave industry insiders baffled.
COVID Stimulus Checks Worsened Inflation
Four economists at the Federal Reserve say America's high rate of inflation relative to the rest of the world is the result of surging disposable income during the pandemic.
Greg Abbott Has Used Migrants as Political Pawns Again and Again. Now, He Says He'll Bus Them to Capitol Hill.
Given his track record, it isn’t surprising that Abbott would opt for a blusterous anti-migrant spectacle that comes at the expense of Texas taxpayers.
Biden Administration Will Lift Title 42 Order Used To Expel Migrants
The controversial public health order will finally meet its end after U.S. immigration officials used it to carry out 1.7 million expulsions.
Gigi Sohn, Biden's Pick for FCC Vacancy, Is Still Pushing Pointless 'Net Neutrality' Regulations
Sohn, whose nomination could go before the Senate for a final vote within the coming weeks, is stuck in the past.
Biden May End Title 42 "Public Health" Expulsions of Migrants [Updated]
The policy caused immense suffering, in exchange for meager public health benefits, if any at all. Its history undercuts the case for granting broad powers and judicial deference to the CDC.
Joe Manchin on Biden's Wealth Tax: 'You Can't Tax Something That's Not Earned.'
Joe Manchin keeps saying out loud the part that Joe Biden would rather keep quiet.
Biden's Desperate Wealth Tax Flip-Flop
On the campaign trail, Biden rejected wealth taxes as punitive, divisive, and unworkable. Now, as president, he’s embraced the idea.
Will Smith and Joe Biden Both Messed Up
Plus, the Reason editors' thoughts on Ketanji Brown Jackson
Biden Is Trying To Pass a Wealth Tax—Again. It Could Be Unconstitutional.
The president's new budget plan calls on Congress to tax wealthy Americans' unrealized capital gains.
Biden Is Poised To Make Freight Trains Less Safe. You Can Thank Special Interests.
Once again, Washington is giving us every reason to believe it's selling favors to cronies even if it means everyone else loses.
U.S. Plans To Welcome 100,000 Fleeing Ukrainians
Officials must ensure that America's lethargic refugee processing and lengthy family-based visa backlogs can effectively handle the people they seek to help.
The Biden Administration Is Ignoring How Its Policies Will Worsen Inflation. Again.
In the 1980s, the Reagan administration made changes to the Davis-Bacon Act to help control inflation. The Labor Department is planning to undo them.
Progressive Lawmakers Ask Joe Biden To Do Their Jobs for Them With Executive Orders
Someone might want to remind them that Democrats have a majority in both congressional chambers.
The Right and the Wrong Way To Address High Gas Prices
Plus: Jehovah's Witnesses abuse copyright process, millions more ditch cable, Russia bans Facebook, and more...
From Iraq to Ukraine, the American Press Loves a War
Today's journalists aren't speaking truth to power by not-so-subtly agitating for direct military involvement in Ukraine.
Risking Their Lives to Rescue Afghans Left Behind
Inside the volunteer effort to save the stranded men and women who worked with the U.S. military
Fifth Circuit Stays Erroneous District Court Injunction Against Social Cost of Carbon Estimates
In a brief per curiam opinion, the Fifth Circuit concludes the plaintiff states lack standing to press their claims.
Officials Won't Let Some Ukrainian and Russian Ship Crews Enter the U.S. Because They Might Try To Stay
Now is the time to welcome vulnerable Russians and Ukrainians, not turn them away.
Biden's Plans To Fix the Pay Gap Won't Actually Help Women
Plus: A win for animal rights activists in Iowa, Republicans sue the CDC over air travel mask mandate, and more...
Biden's Dishonest Attempt To Pin Inflation on Putin
The White House's latest attempt to scapegoat rising prices ignores everything that happened before the past three weeks.
