Deerfield, Illinois, Proposed Ban on “Assault Weapons” Blocked by Court
The ban on so-called “assault weapons” passed unanimously by the Deerfield, Illinois, Village Board of Trustees in early April was tossed by a court before the ban could be...
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Fed Raises Interest Rates Again Despite “Mystery” Over Lack of Wage Increases
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell suffers from the same disease infecting all those on the board: the hubris that they really know what's best for the economy. ...
Revenues Grow but Spending Grows Faster — and Deficit Explodes
For the fiscal year through May, tax revenues of $217 billion were overwhelmed by government spending of $363 billion, creating a fiscal-year-to-date deficit of $146 billion. ...
Is the Fed Risking a Recession by Raising Interest Rates?
With the Fed likely to raise overnight bank lending rates by one quarter of one percent on Wednesday, observers are increasingly concerned that those increases may throttle Trump’s roaring...
Sickness — Fiscal, Human, and Cultural — Sinking Venezuela Further Into Darkness
Socialism doesn't just destroy the price mechanism, it destroys the culture. ...
Western Conservative Summit Draws Attacks From Far-left Groups
Conservatives from around the country attended the annual Western Conservative Summit. The event also drew scurrilous and borderline libelous attacks from far-left groups as The Young Turks and the...
Mulvaney Drains Part of the Swamp by Firing 25 CFPB Board Members
Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Mick Mulvaney fired the Bureau's board on Wednesday, taking a step toward (hopefully) eliminating this unconstitutional agency. ...
High-income Earners Leaving High-tax States
High-income earners in high-tax states such as New York, Illinois, and California are migrating to low-tax states such as Texas, Florida, Nevada, and Georgia. ...
Florida’s “Red-flag” Law Taking Guns Without Due Process
In simple terms, under Florida’s “red flag” law — presently in place or being considered in more than two dozen other states — a person is guilty until proven...
More Good News for the U.S. Economy: Job Openings Set New Record
Though jobs are plentiful, some economists are predicting a downturn, which recalls the truism that economic forecasting makes weather forecasting look good. ...
Parents Oppose Former Obama Education Czar’s Radical School Boycott for Gun Control
Whether Obama Education Secretary Arne Duncan is a student of radical Saul Alinsky or not, he floated a radical idea to impose gun control to see if it might...
Robust Jobs Report Erases Concerns About a Slowdown
The improving U.S. economy appears to be having another ameliorative effect: Talk of the "blue wave" in the Novmber elections has all but disappeared. ...
U.S. Economy Continuing to Fire on All Cylinders
Polls, surveys, and other economic and financial indicators just released confirm that the U.S. economy continues to generate goods and services at a torrid pace. ...
Latest Drop in Oil Prices Puts OPEC in a Bind
OPEC still thinks it has significance in "rebalancing" the world's oil market. U.S. energy producers, on the other hand, keep on producing, regardless. ...
GoFundMe Campaigns for School Shootings Show America’s Generosity, Goodness
America's generosity too often goes unnoticed or appreciated, but when science teacher Jason Seaman, who teaches science at Noblesville West Middle School near Indianapolis, was shot protecting his students...