BRICS Renew Challenge to U.S. Dollar Hegemony
The statist rulers of the so-called “BRICS” countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — have been subtly calling for an...
Economics
Federal Reserve “Propaganda” Curriculum Aimed at High Schools
As the Federal Reserve came under increasing scrutiny by outraged lawmakers and the public...
GOP Lawmaker Unveils New Effort to Rein in Fed
As scrutiny of the Federal Reserve System and public outrage over its actions continue...
Now, More Than Ever, Time to Audit the Fed
The Federal Reserve initiated "quantitative easing" — inflating the money supply — to shore...
World Bank Report Shows Big Government Reduces Economic Growth
A new report published by the World Bank has come to a spellbinding conclusion:...
Fed Chief Warns Congress of “Unsustainable” Debt, Fiscal Crisis
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers this week that the government’s borrowing was...
UN Bureaucrats Floating Plan for Global Tax
Bureaucrats at the United Nations are floating the idea of a global tax on...
George Soros Talks of Economic Collapse in the West
Billionaire investor George Soros, infamous for his lavish funding of big-government and globalist causes,...
Study: U.S. Economic Freedom Drops for Fourth Year
The latest international Index of Economic Freedom revealed that the economy of the United...
Washington Becomes First State With Minimum Wage Above $9 an Hour
In kicking off the New Year, Washington has become the first state with a...
Another California Billion Dollar Boondoggle
Voters beware the salesmen who come with hat in hand, pitching shiny or miraculous...
U.S.-Funded OECD “Cartel” Seeking Higher Global Taxes
American taxpayers are sending over $100 million per year to a bloated international bureaucracy...
Poll: Young Americans Favor Less Government Spending
As the U.S. economy suspends in a prolonged, comatose state, high joblessness and uncertainty...
FDIC Closes Four More Banks, Making 84 This Year
On Friday the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) closed and sold off four more...
Rep. Don Young to Repeal Every Regulation Enacted Since 1991
Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska, left) plans to introduce a controversial bill that would abolish...
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Offers Jobs Plan to Congress and White House
As President Obama’s new jobs proposal soon approaches, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has...
California Gov. Jerry Brown Proposes New Tax Plan for Local Businesses
California Governor Jerry Brown proposed a new tax plan to the state legislature Thursday...
White House Plans to Reform Business Regulations — Again
President Obama’s pledge to recover the economy has taken a long and winding detour,...
80 Percent of Congress Lacks Education in Business or Economics
While U.S. lawmakers wrestle with high unemployment and a mounting federal deficit, 80 percent...
Economist Says National Debt Really $211 Trillion
If a $14.3 trillion national debt sounds like a staggering sum, economist Lawrence Kotlikoff's...