Will California Expats Turn Texas Blue? Here’s the Surprising Polling Data

Chuck DeVore moved his family from California to Texas a decade ago. The move was prompted by several factors, he says, including “seeing [California] drifting further and further to the left.”  Today, many people are making the same decision that DeVore, vice president of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, made: They are leaving California for the Lone … Continue reading Will California Expats Turn Texas Blue? Here’s the Surprising Polling Data

5 Historic Examples of Foreign Aid Efforts Gone Wrong

In his 1850 essay, "That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not Seen," Frédéric Bastiat explains that "in the economic sphere, an act, a habit, an institution, a law, produce not just one effect, but a series of effects." Unintended consequences transform good intentions into bad policies, and one of the best examples of … Continue reading 5 Historic Examples of Foreign Aid Efforts Gone Wrong

Could Biden IRS Expansion Plan Signal Return to Politicization?

Given the Internal Revenue Service’s history of politicization, conservatives are expressing concern about the potential for abuse from President Joe Biden’s proposed doubling of the number of IRS agents. A massive information leak of private tax data has only exacerbated those concerns.  Ahead of IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig’s testimony before a Senate committee Tuesday, ProPublica, … Continue reading Could Biden IRS Expansion Plan Signal Return to Politicization?

Former McDonald’s CEO Just Explained How a $15 Minimum Wage Would Blow Up in Workers’ Faces

Proponents of a federal $15 minimum wage like progressive Senator Bernie Sanders argue that it would lift millions of workers out of poverty. But the former CEO of McDonald’s just warned that artificially spiking the cost of labor could hasten the drive toward automation and instead leave many workers replaced with machines.