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Economy, Regs, & Taxes / October 4, 2013

Unofficial Jobs Report: 166,000 Private-Sector Jobs Gained

One casualty of the government slowdown this month will be an “official” unemployment figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Economy, Regs, & Taxes / October 2, 2013

Around the Nation: Detroit Gets Another Bailout

Barack Obama may not believe in America’s exceptionalism, but he apparently believes in Detroit’s.

Economy, Regs, & Taxes / September 30, 2013

Around the Nation: Golden State Wages

California works to raise the minimum wage.

Economy, Regs, & Taxes / September 26, 2013

The Efficient Way to Burn Money

Another blemish on the Energy Department’s record.

Economy, Regs, & Taxes / September 25, 2013

Sliding Farther Down the Freedom Scale

The U.S. continues its slide down the scale of economic freedom.

Economy, Regs, & Taxes / September 23, 2013

Regulatory Commissars: EPA Issues Rules

The EPA’s new emissions rules are aimed at destroying the coal industry.

Economy, Regs, & Taxes / September 19, 2013

The Declining State of the Unions

The AFL-CIO is so desperate it’s welcoming non-union members to the trough.

Economy, Regs, & Taxes / September 18, 2013

Study Shows Few Methane Leaks From Fracking

A new study estimates that fracking isn’t as evil as some might think.

Economy, Regs, & Taxes / September 18, 2013

The Next Fed Chairman

Lawrence Summers withdraws, bringing Janet Yellen to the forefront.

Economy, Regs, & Taxes / September 16, 2013

The Financial Collapse Five Years Later

Five years ago today, the financial panic began. What have we learned?

Economy, Regs, & Taxes / September 13, 2013

Regulatory Commissars: Another Bout of EPA Rules

The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing plans that would slap a carbon emissions rule on developing power plants.

Economy, Regs, & Taxes / September 11, 2013

Income Redistribution: Work to Welfare

With welfare like the Obama administration offers, who needs a job?

Economy, Regs, & Taxes / September 9, 2013

The Newest Energy Exporter

Over the last three years America has quietly almost doubled its exports of petroleum products.

Economy, Regs, & Taxes / September 6, 2013

Recovery Bummer

At first blush, today’s jobs report once again seems to contain good news, but beware what we call the “headline” numbers.

Economy, Regs, & Taxes / September 4, 2013

Unions Wake Up to ObamaCare

After being sweet-talked with the usual payoffs that unions expect, Big Labor was happy to oblige as a primary catalyst for the Unaffordable Care Act. But…

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