I Scream, You Scream: San Francisco Red Tape Nearly Strangles Small Businesses
San Francisco, as even casual observers of the political scene know, is one of the most liberal cities in the country. Many of...
Economy
Freddie Mac Bets Against Homeowners and Refinancing
Freddie Mac has again entered the spotlight as a new report claims the government-sponsored...
Gold Prices Soar on Fed News, Other Factors
A combination of several factors, including a declining dollar and the Federal Reserve’s announcement...
Unemployment Numbers, Regime Uncertainty, and Regulatory Surge
Last Friday’s unemployment numbers, on the surface at least, appeared to reflect a growing,...
Fed Didn’t Recognize Housing Crisis in 2006, Transcripts Show
Central banks are often justified on the basis that a complex, modern economy requires...
The Free Market is Brutal: Kodak Loses; Consumers Win
After 131 years, it appears that Eastman Kodak will be declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
Ethanol Subsidies Disappear, Mandates Remain
The Washington Post’s editorial celebrating the ending of ethanol subsidies iterated the same free-market...
New York Times Continues Free Fall
With the latest announcement of its sale of 16 newspapers, the New York Times...
Senate Raises Bipartisan Objections to New Farm Labor Regulations
Obama’s Labor Secretary, Hilda Solis, has created new regulations for farming safety that would...
Each Chevy Volt Costs Taxpayers $250,000
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy just released a study showing that by the...
San Francisco, First U.S. City to Exceed $10 Minimum Wage
As January ushers in a new year, San Francisco will become the first U.S....
Americans $2.4 Trillion Poorer After Q3 — It May Get Worse
Americans are quickly getting poorer as the much-touted economic “recovery” remains elusive. Household wealth...
Two-tier Wage Pacts Bringing Jobs Back to Detroit
Last week’s announcement that the auto industry could add as many as 167,000 jobs...
Coercing Cash for Commercials from Commodity Cultivators
If you’ve seen “Little Blue Dynamos” ads urging you to consume blueberries, you probably...
U.S. Fed Bailout of Euro Prompts New Push for Audit & Sound Money
As central banks around the world unleashed a coordinated deluge of new money to...
McDonald’s Finds McEasy Way to Evade San Francisco Happy Meal Ban
Here’s a story that’ll tickle your McRibs. On December 1 a law seemingly banning...
Fed, National Banks Decide on More Global Inflation
The Federal Reserve Bank and five other central banks across the world cut the...
Black Friday Sales: $52.4B; Shoppers Reject Occupiers’ Demand
Despite the best efforts of the Occupy Wall Street protesters to sabotage Black Friday...
No Hiring Until Obama Leaves Office, Says Georgia Businessman
“New Company Policy: We Are Not Hiring Until Obama Is Gone.” Those words are...