Economy, Regs, & Taxes
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Paying Through the Nose, and by the Mile
How do you pay to expand and maintain our highway system?
The Fannie and Freddie Con Job
A federal settlement with J.P. Morgan Chase doesn't spread responsibility accurately.
Income Redistribution: General Welfare
Since Obama took office, taxpayers have spent $3.7 trillion on welfare.
ObamaCare: A Drag on the Economy
Perhaps the glitches in the Healthcare.gov website are emblematic of the economy and job creation as a whole.
Income Redistribution: Persistent Unemployment
Do unemployment benefits actually benefit the unemployed?
Income Redistribution: Food Stamps and Hunger
Food stamps perpetuate poverty and don't alleviate hunger.
Supreme Court to Consider EPA Regulations
Unfortunately, the Court's interest is narrow and will leave in place most emissions regulations.
Regulatory Commissars: EPA to Scale Back Ethanol Mandate?
Not if the ethanol lobby has anything to say about it.
Regulatory Commissars: Enforcing the Ethanol Mandate
Big Government is pressuring Big Oil over Big Corn.
Yellen Tapped to Head Federal Reserve
She's earned praise from Democrats, which means trouble.
American Oil and Gas Production: A World Leader
The United States is fast becoming the world's largest combined producer of oil and natural gas.
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.
Around the Nation: Detroit Gets Another Bailout
Barack Obama may not believe in America's exceptionalism, but he apparently believes in Detroit's.
Sliding Farther Down the Freedom Scale
The U.S. continues its slide down the scale of economic freedom.
Regulatory Commissars: EPA Issues Rules
The EPA's new emissions rules are aimed at destroying the coal industry.
The Declining State of the Unions
The AFL-CIO is so desperate it's welcoming non-union members to the trough.
Study Shows Few Methane Leaks From Fracking
A new study estimates that fracking isn't as evil as some might think.