Washington, D.C. – Following today’s announcement that the U.S. and China have finalized an agreement allowing for American beef exports, House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) and Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (NC-07) made the below comments: “As one of the world's largest importers of beef, China has long-been an … Continue reading $2.6 billion deal means more Texas beef going to China
The social and economic failure of the so-called “War on Drugs” is now widely known. One issue that is often mentioned but rarely explained is the increasing potency of illegal drugs, whether it be cannabis with a high percentage of THC in the US or super potent MDMA (Ecstasy) in Europe. What’s behind this phenomenon? … Continue reading How Prohibition Makes Drugs More Potent and Deadly
One of the most common phrases to be heard from “the left” is the assertion that someone or some public policy is or is not on “the right side of history.” It has almost become a mantra by those who disagree with, hate, or are fearful of ideas and policies proposed by those generally characterized … Continue reading Marxists Are Not on the ‘Right Side of History’
When I went to graduate school to study the 16th and 17th centuries, I was often asked how that ancient history could possibly be relevant to life in the 21st century. As I’ve had more than one occasion to note, the early modern era seems more relevant all the time. This week provided another stellar … Continue reading Bernie Sanders Is Asking the Wrong Question about Religious Liberty
Winston Churchill once quipped that “a lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." One wonders what Churchill would have thought about the age of social media, when a falsehood can quite literally make laps around the world before the truth can even find pants. … Continue reading BBC Reporter’s False Trump Tweet Reveals a Sad Truth
Ever since President Trump and budget director Mick Mulvaney released a proposed federal budget that includes cuts in some programs, the Washington Post has been full of articles and letters about current and former officials and program beneficiaries who don’t want their budgets cut. Not exactly breaking news, you’d think. And not exactly a balanced discussion of … Continue reading What Do Subsidy Recipients Think about Cutting Subsidies?
At next week’s FOMC meeting, the state of the labor market will play a key role in policy deliberations. But there’s a lot more going on underneath top line unemployment numbers that make them a bad tool for monetary policy decision-making. The May employment report is a conundrum. Employment growth and the unemployment rate sent opposing … Continue reading Did you notice the really bad sign in the last monthly jobs report?
What ousted FBI Director James Comey tells Congress could set the tone for what his predecessor, now the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election, looks into. “Comparisons to Watergate are way over the top,” Ron Hosko says. But, barring any new bombshells when Comey testifies Thursday before the Senate Intelligence Committee, legal … Continue reading 6 Crimes Meuller May Pursue in Trump-Russia Probe
Not long ago, feminist scholar and activist Camille Paglia made waves when she excoriated those who insist on the use of genderless pronouns: “How dare you, you sniveling little maniac, tell us how we’re going to use pronouns. Go take a hike!” Now Paglia is back with some more surprising – and politically incorrect – … Continue reading Camille Paglia: Neo feminism teaching women to live in ‘a permanently juvenile condition’
We tend to demonize people who make money – how dare they have more than us? But that negative reaction forgets the voluntary role we play in profit-making every day. This week in Words and Numbers, Antony Davies and James R. Harrigan discuss just how good it is to earn a profit, and the vital … Continue reading Earning Profits Is Your Social Responsibility
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