Liberal View: Social Security and the Ghost of Ronald Reagan
Lotteries have been described by waggish statisticians as “a regressive tax on people who can’t do math.” I am beginning to…
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It’s not red state vs blue state. It’s city vs country
Jazz Shaw, As a resident of the upstate portion of New York (not the Big Apple) I have written frequently…
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These Will Be the World’s 20 Largest Economies in 2030
Take a peek at the new world that awaits us. Get ready for a new economic order. In the world 15 years from…
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U.S. States Aren’t Prepared for the Next Fiscal Shock
U.S. states, still grappling with the lingering effects of the longest recession since the 1930s, are even more vulnerable to…
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Dr. Ben Carson: Financial Literacy
When I was a young boy, I was not familiar with the concepts of financial literacy and responsibility. I did…
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2016 GOP hopefuls weigh in on ISIS, economy, array of key issues
Potential 2016 presidential candidates have for months test driven their foreign and domestic policy positions in interviews and speeches across the…
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Still Missing: At Least 3 Million Jobs
The U.S. Federal Reserve must answer a tough question in deciding when and how quickly to remove stimulus from the…
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The Loser’s Job Report
John Ransom, The general slowdown in economy has now affected the one area that was at least middling for the…
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The March Jobs Report Was a Wake-Up Call About the Impact of the Strong Dollar
The March jobs report showed tell-tale signs that the factory sector is struggling and the broader economy is feeling the…
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Just When You Thought The Obama Economy Can’t Get Any Worse, It’s Getting A Lot Worse
Donald Lambro, In the seventh year of Barack Obama’s administration, the economy is still getting failing grades that have been…
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Not The Onion: ‘The Gov’t Employees Can’t Watch Porn At Work’ Legislation Passes Oversight Committee
Leah Barkoukis, Earlier this week a bill prohibiting federal employees from looking at porn on government computers and devices passed…
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What Was Really at Stake in the Israeli Election: Free Enterprise
John C. Goodman, In terms of skills and education, Israel probably has the highest level of human capital per person…
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Curb Your Economic Pessimism
Larry Kudlow, The economy has been in a tepid, soft, slow recovery for the past five-and-a-half years. It’s the weakest…
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Are We Headed for Another 1937-Style Recession?
Mark Skousen, “Premature decline in government spending could cause a 1937-style recession.” – Christina Romer Some economists worry that if the…
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Thomas Sowell: Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015)
It is not often that the leader of a small city-state — in this case, Singapore — gets an international…
