For many on the left, sound science is sound only when it supports their ideological preferences. We saw that during the Trump administration, when leftists opposed an Environmental Protection Agency transparency rule that would have helped the public to evaluate the credibility of the science used in rulemaking. Now we are seeing it in the Biden administration.The … Continue reading Congress Needs to Undo EPA’s ‘Science Massacre’
Mississippi appeared poised to join dozens of other states in allowing medical marijuana this year. Voters overwhelmingly approved an initiative in November that would have granted access to individuals with 22 debilitating conditions. Those individuals had been counting down the days to better pain management. Others, who intended to sell the product, invested money—some of … Continue reading How a Mississippi Mayor and the State Supreme Court Overturned the People’s Vote on Medical Marijuana
President Joe Biden released three enormous spending plans within three months of taking office. These packages, each of which contain dozens of major provisions, should not be considered in isolation. While focus is currently on the so-called infrastructure and family plans, it’s important to keep in mind the flawed “COVID-19 relief” bill that Biden already signed in March. Combining … Continue reading 5 Ways to Understand Biden’s $6.4 Trillion Tax-and-Spend Agenda
The federal government has broken the bank with an astounding $6+ trillion in (ostensibly) pandemic-related spending to date, and President Biden wants to spend trillions more. Unfortunately, many Republicans in Congress have been too inconsistent on this issue to protest this spending binge in any meaningful way. But one of the few principled fiscal conservatives … Continue reading Rand Paul Warns America: Time to ‘Wake Up’ to ‘Profound Repercussions’ of Biden’s Spending Binge
It’s been more than a year since Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam ordered all schools in the state closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Ambleside School, a small, private K-8 school in McLean, Virginia, began instructing students at home. When last fall arrived and public schools remained closed, Ambleside—like other independent schools in the area—began teaching … Continue reading Not All Schools Have Struggled Amid Pandemic. Mine Reopened Last Fall and Students Are Thriving.
It seems like every day a new viral story crops up featuring a major company’s latest woke initiative or a major executive’s latest politically charged stance. But in a refreshing twist, a top tech CEO just stood up for old-fashioned, profit-focused business—and spoke out against woke capitalism. Business Insider reports that the CEO of the … Continue reading Major Tech CEO Speaks Out Against Woke Capitalism
The New York Times reports that “Pfizer Reaps Hundreds of Millions in Profits From Covid Vaccine.” The pharma giant Pfizer earned revenues of $3.5 billion in the first three months of 2021, estimated to generate around $900 billion in profits. All the company had to do was create a safe drug that effectively alleviated the … Continue reading Punishing Big Pharma for Its Success Will Cost Lives
It’s no secret that US businesses are struggling to find workers. Recent surveys have shown that small businesses are reporting record job openings. Many have described the phenomenon as a labor shortage. “Walk outside: labor shortage is the pervasive phenomenon,” economist Lawrence Summers recently observed at a conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of … Continue reading Stossel: Stop Calling It a ‘Labor Shortage.’ It’s an Incentive Shortage
Executive orders! Mask Mandates! COVID Lockdowns! Will we lose our country? In a few years, will we even recognize our country? Many people are worried that the Left is on the move and that they are taking over. What can we do? It is that last question that I get asked most often and, honestly, … Continue reading 4 Characteristics That Made Milton Friedman an Effective Advocate for Liberty
My new Cato study examines state and local regulations that create barriers to startup businesses. It looks at occupational licensing, marijuana laws, alcohol licensing, minimum wages, rules on home‐based businesses, and much else. It ranks the 50 states based on an index of 17 variables. The table shows the overall results. The state ranking should be considered … Continue reading Best and Worst States for Entrepreneurs
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