“Job-creating” ObamaTrade Requires Subsidies for Displaced U.S. Workers
In a glaring example of Orwellian double-think, advocates of ObamaTrade say that it will create jobs while at the same time saying that...
Economic Commentary
Study Shows 40 Percent of Unemployed Have Given Up on Finding a Job
While the U.S. Department of Labor continues to tout decreased unemployment rates, the reality...
Driverless Cars to Disrupt Industry, Benefit Consumers
Once again the free market is working its magic — this time in the...
CEI Report: 3,554 New Regulations in 2014
Further evidence of the federal government’s vast overreach can be found in a report...
Do Negative Interest Rates Portend a Negative Economy?
Keynesian experiments with the economy are having, once again, unintended consequences. Freshly created money,...
Boston University Economist Calls Out Congress on Enormous Fiscal Gap
According to a Boston University economics professor who specializes in generational accounting, U.S. agencies...
Why Should the Government Deliver Mail?
In a country where people extol the virtues of free enterprise, why is the...
Tax Foundation Counts All Income Except Underground
In calculating personal income in the United States, the Tax Foundation is missing a...
U.S. Government’s Interest Costs to Quadruple in 10 Years
On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the federal government will be paying...
True Unemployment Rate Is Far Higher Than 5.6 Percent
Americans may not be too surprised to learn that the 5.6 percent unemployment rate...
United States Remains in 12th Place in Economic Freedom
The United States' 12th place in the world this year in economic freedom will...
Human Progress Is Accelerating, Says Cato
The Cato Institute has accepted the challenge to offer the bright side to the...
“Everything is Awesome” in America? So Says Liberal Writer
Using manipulated economic numbers, a liberal writer makes the case that the Obama economy...
Underlying Economic Indicators Confirm Dow’s Record Run
Remarkably, the economic patient is slowly beginning to recover from its overdose of enforced...
Oil Market: Lower Gas Prices not the Only Reason to be Thankful
It's a delight to behold: Lower crude oil prices are reducing gas prices while...