The United Auto Workers strike against the Big Three automakers is, at one level, about wages. The union wants a…
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The federal government’s “Chips and Science Act,” which will throw hundreds of billions of dollars of taxpayer money at private…
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy got what he wanted, and desperately needed, on the debt ceiling: An approved plan that he…
While we’re on the topic of crony capitalism – or, as Frederic Bastiat so devastatingly called it, “legal plunder” –…
One of the enduring tropes of political journalism is to criticize the other side for behavior that’s as well-entrenched –…
Many news organizations are struggling to stay afloat, particularly those at the local level. As these outlets reduce staff, or…
Back in August, official Washington was patting itself on the back for the bipartisan unity it showed in approving a…
The Buffalo Bills are riding high – deservedly so – and the rest of the NFL is taking note. But…
What happens when the federal government sends tens of billions of dollars of (borrowed) money to states that really don’t…
Never underestimate Congress’s ability to revive dead bills, and bad ideas, if enough money is used to revive them. Oh,…