Research shows that marijuana legalization results in modest effects and has the potential to generate substantial revenue for states.
As we file our taxes this year, I encourage you to look at the amount of your money the government is claiming and ask yourself these two questions: what would you have done with this money? And does the government actually spend this money better than you can?
The ten immigration bills that passed last Congress cover a wide range of topics, including legalization of certain Dreamers and farm workers, green card reforms for high skilled workers, standards and oversight of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), restrictions on presidential authority, and greater legal protections for people detained by DHS agencies.
Freshman Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., has entered the House with a bold plan to develop America’s natural resources and push back on the agenda of the far left.
Reagan knew that there was no loftier achievement for any society than freedom. We do ourselves a service to get re-acquainted with that notion.
Will there be an effort to pass a domestic terrorism law that mirrors, or perhaps even goes beyond, the infamous PATRIOT Act?
Politico reports that progressive Democrats are set to “crack down” on the private equity industry, with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., likely to reintroduce her 2019 Stop Wall Street Looting Act. Warren has said: “For far too long, Washington has looked the other way while private equity firms take over companies, load them with debt, strip them of their wealth, … Continue reading Warren’s Attack on Private Equity Industry Isn’t Just Bad for Wall Street, It’s Bad for Main Street
“So … you represented Trump?” That question is unfairly haunting a number of the former president’s lawyers.
Bloomberg News recently ran a profile of Arin Dube, a Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The story is a powerful one. It explores how Dube went from a 16-year-old burger flipper earning $3.85 at a McDonald’s in Seattle to a leading authority on the minimum wage. With federal legislation proposed to … Continue reading Bloomberg Article Misleads by Omitting Key Detail about Economists Surveyed on $15 Minimum Wage
The world may be nearing the end of the coronavirus pandemic (at least we can hope), but the post mortems are just beginning. A new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research found important correlations between sales losses and lockdowns across counties in California. Economists Robert W. Fairlie and Frank M. Fossen used state … Continue reading Study: Lockdowns Had Largest Impact in Destroying Economic Activity
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