GM Bailout Cost Taxpayers Far More Than Just $11 Billion
The GM bailout debacle cost taxpayers far more than $11 billion, as was reported by the Detroit Free Press. ...
Economic Commentary
How Much Is $1 Trillion — Besides Half the Federal Regulatory Cost?
Wayne Crews, author of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s annual report on the federal regulatory...
Taxes: Are the Poor Paying Their “Fair Share”?
Contrary to the claim that “the rich” aren’t paying their “fair share” of taxes,...
Bill Would Label Bitcoin “Currency” Rather Than “Property”
Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) has proposed bill to ensure that virtual currencies are treated...
2008 Fed Transcripts Show Experts Clueless, Confused
The recently released transcripts of 14 Fed meetings of 2008 show Fed officials were...
British Think Tank Predicts Financial Catastrophe for United States
Another wake-up call on America's fiscal problems, this time from a British think tank....
Trader Joe’s Need Not Apply: Would Attract Too Many Whites
When the oppressed keep out the non-oppressed and keep their neighborhood depressed, who are...
Mike Rowe Touches the “Third Rail” of Retailing: Walmart
The Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs host Mike Rowe gave his Facebook fans a lesson...
Ben Bernanke Joins Globalist Think Tank
The ex-chairman of the Federal Reserve is the newest fellow at the Brookings Institution,...
Congressional Budget Office Report Ignores Critical Factors
The Congressional Budget Office left out two critical elements in its announcement that deficits...
Orrin Hatch Pushes for Passage of Trans-Pacific Partnership
In an op-ed, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) praises the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Hatch, a...
The Folly of Embracing China as a Financial Angel
U.S. governors, cities, counties, and companies look to China as a financial angel, but...
Fed Nominee Yellen, a Staunch Inflationist and Establishmentarian
If the U.S. Senate confirms Obama Fed nominee Janet Yellen, she will use her...
Scary Default Scenarios Based on Faulty Treasury Department Release
A poorly researched and documented report by the U.S. Treasury on the hazards of...
Why the Government Shutdown Is a Welcome Development
The very fact that the government shutdown has forced Washington to admit that much...
Obama: “Don’t Tell Me How to Mop!”
“We got our mops and our brooms out here and were cleaning stuff out...
How to Enrich or Impoverish a Nation
What has lifted more people out of poverty, charity or economic freedom? It’s not...
The Future of Social Security
Social Security appears to be only a little “broke” — instead of really broke...
The Atlantic Magazine Downplays America’s Debt Burden
The Atlantic magazine derided a series of economic studies estimating "unfunded liabilities" facing the...