Federal 'Buy American' Rules Cost Over $100,000 Per Job Created
Eliminate the domestic content requirements of the Buy American Act, don't expand them.
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The 'Pro-Worker' GOP Is Anti-Worker
The New Right talks a big populist game, but their policies hurt the people they're supposed to help.
Biden Warns Companies To Bring 'Prices Back Down' Even as Inflation Persists
The president touted the lower annualized inflation rate but blamed the companies themselves for higher prices, rather than government policies.
Most Americans Say Immigrants Make the U.S. Better. So Why Don't Politicians Do Anything About It?
Democrats pander to immigrants but do little to liberalize the system. Meanwhile, Republicans' hostility to immigrants has increased.
California's Terrible Price-Gouging Law Puts Markets at Mercy of Ambitious Prosecutors
Higher egg prices are not a crisis in the middle of a pandemic full of supply problems.
Supreme Court Takes Up California's Attempt To Control How Other States' Farmers Treat Pigs
Do California's rules violate the dormant commerce clause?
Mandatory GMO Disclosure Doesn't Sway Shopping Habits (But Will Drive Up Costs)
Plus: Questioning paranoia about smartphones and attention spans, new small business creation is thriving, and more...
Beware People Trying to Dismiss Jack Dorsey's Inflation Analysis as Disinformation
A good way to know you’re living through high inflation is when you’re discouraged from talking about it.
That Weird California Computer Ban Isn't What It Appears to Be. It's Dumber.
An attempt to reduce idle electricity consumption actually incentivizes selling more powerful equipment.
The Economy Keeps Growing, but Americans Are Using Less Steel, Paper, Fertilizer, and Energy
Good news! We’re getting more while using less.
States Take Antitrust Aim at Big Tech
Everybody’s going after Google and Facebook. But how do you prove they’re harming consumers?
Study Attempts to Show Exactly How Trump's Trade Wars Devastate the Poor
How to erase billions from the American economy.
Chinese Man Commits Suicide at Mall over Wife's Shopping
She didn't want to go. He did. So, he jumped seven stories to his death.
Early Results Show Increase over Last Year's Cyber Monday Purchases
Up more than 20 percent compared to the same time period last year
Amazon Turns to Drones as Latest Market Domination Effort
Octocopters are heading your way, someday, if the FAA can get its act together
Mandatory Restaurant Calorie Postings Don't Affect Consumer Choices
Latest study echoes others that say they don't cause people to eat less
OfficeMax to Join Other Retailers Opening on Thanksgiving
For the person in your life who really needs a new filing cabinet
Black Teen Sues After Being Detained by NYPD for Buying a Belt
Alleges Barneys targeted him because they didn't believe he legitimately could have the money to pay for it
Wal-Mart's Proposed Customer-Assisted Delivery System: Brilliant or Predatory?
Help a store deliver merchandise and get discounts
Why Double Taxation Must Cease
Economic growth and rising living standards depend on saving and investment.
Consumer Spending Down in October, Income Growth Stalling
Sandy partially to blame, also a sign of weak fundamentals in the economy
French Wine Consumption is Down
Another indication that something is seriously wrong in Europe
