The legislation, which forbids shipping anything between American ports in ships that are not U.S. built and crewed, is just another a special deal that one industry has scammed out of Congress.
A Pennsylvania survey suggests that taxes are often a major barrier to economic security, ranking ahead of credit card debt and student loans.
Many Democrats and Republicans were outraged when Trump and Biden respectively were found with classified documents. But both sides are missing the point.
As legislators refuse to act, benefits will be cut without any possibility of sheltering those seniors who are poor.
Election betting markets are often more reliable than pundits. Did the site steal user funds? No. Did they lie to people? No. Harm anyone? No.
Lawmakers are once again trying to reclaim their war powers through AUMF repeal.
Legislators will increasingly argue over how to spend a diminishing discretionary budget while overall spending simultaneously explodes.
In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Joe Biden said that he wants to hold police "accountable." But he neglected to mention the elephant in the room.
These days, he may run for president. His politics have changed.
If you look closely, you'll find a lot of contradictions.
In the Twitter Files, every conversation with a government official contains the same warning: You can do it happily, or we’ll make you.
In 1950, there were more than 16 workers for every beneficiary. In 2035, that ratio will be only 2.3 workers per retiree.
Despite an apocalyptic media narrative, the modern era has brought much longer lives and the greatest decline in poverty ever.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear 94-year-old Geraldine Tyler's case challenging home equity theft.
"They couldn't keep him alive for two weeks," says the boy's father. "That's absolutely insane."
Data show Florida and New York had similar death numbers despite vastly different approaches.
People in power lean on private businesses to impose authoritarian policies forbidden to the government.
When I was young, I assumed government would lift people out of poverty. But those policies often do more harm than good.
On Wednesday, a federal appeals court denied the Biden administration's request to block a Texas judge's ruling that declared the policy unconstitutional.
These are the people who showed up when the economy was shut down by the government, working in jobs labeled "essential."
Until next year's, because capitalism is always making things better.
Private property was the solution to their failed experiment. But people keep repeating the Pilgrims' mistakes.
People with money on the line try harder than pundits to be right, and they adjust quickly when they've made a mistake.
Jared Polis cruised to reelection this Tuesday on a platform that included reducing the state's income tax and giving "more freedom" to Coloradans.
With government meddling, many farmers end up doing less with more, and people end up paying more for less.
Priscilla Villarreal found herself in a jail cell for publishing two routine stories. A federal court still can't decide what to do about that.
If the midterms favor Republicans, their top priority needs to be the fight against inflation—whether or not they feel like they created the problem.
News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world.
Norma Thornton of Bullhead City, Arizona, is suing for the right to help people in need.
The idea that the Fed has the knowledge necessary to control the economy with perfectly calibrated policies was always an illusion.
A highway engineer got qualified immunity for detaining drivers—despite not being a cop.
The free market allows people to cooperate, fix errors, and adapt to changing circumstances.
From immigration to drug reform, there is plenty of potential for productive compromise.
His administration has expanded deficits by $400 billion more than expected, even before we count recent spending.
No, a big storm does not require big government.
Businesses are all in favor of competition, tax cuts, and deregulation only until they aren't—meaning only until subsidies might benefit them.
Many Americans don’t seem to like any economic systems, and they’re no closer to agreement.
Hopefully King Charles III follows his mother’s example and stays out of politics.
A little readiness is a good hedge against the surprises the world just seems to keep throwing our way.
Government should not penalize investment, thwart competition, discourage innovation and work, or obstruct production.
Plus: The editors answer a question from a U.S. House candidate.
The president's attack on the "extreme ideology" of "MAGA Republicans" elides the tension between majority rule and individual freedom.
From cronyist subsidies to an unfair tax code, there are several key fixes Congress could make to better serve the public.
Why should we believe that this boondoggle will produce better results than hundreds of other corporate welfare programs?
"It was learning by doing," says one ambulance driver. "Most things that happen here are done by volunteers, not government officials."
McCullough didn't just build on academic historians' work—he filled a gap they left.
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