Welfare Tolling Proposals Are Proliferating

Welfare tolling proposals are proliferating: charging low-income drivers less to use tolled lanes in the name of equity. by Robert Poole We are living in strange...

Pennsylvania Tax Credit for Teachers, Nurses, Police on the Move

(The Center Square) — The partisan divide over Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed budget extends to the fiscal implications of tax credits considered by the...

U.S. Remains on ‘Unsustainable’ Fiscal Path, Watchdog Tells Congress

(The Center Square) – The U.S. government remains on an "unsustainable fiscal path," a watchdog told Congress on Tuesday. "The balance of current revenue and...

Lululemon Fires Employee for Not Offering to Help Looters (Satire)

Lululemon Fires Employee For Not Offering To Help Looters Bag Clothes And Load Them Into Their Car, says The Babylon Bee. (Satire) VANCOUVER — Popular...

Employment Fell in May, Will Likely Cause the Fed to Pause

Employment fell 310,000 in May, unemployment increased 400,000, or from 3.3 percent to 3.7 percent, signaling economic weakness. The Week That Was On a positive note,...

Texas Gov. Abbott: Goal Is to Eliminate Property Taxes

Texas Gov. Abbott: Goal is to eliminate property taxes, starting with a residential property tax cut, in a special session of the Legislature. By Bethany...

Texas Looking More Like California (Opinion)

Texas looking more like California, after legislators passed largest increases in spending, corporate welfare, and safety nets in state history. (Opinion) By Vance Ginn Texas’ 88th...

More Businesses Leaving Crime-Ridden San Francisco

More businesses leaving crime-ridden San Francisco, with Nordstrom announcing it is closing its stores. By Eileen Griffin High-end retailer Nordstrom announced it is closing its two...

NASA Moon Mission Spending Over-Budget (Opinion)

NASA Moon mission spending is over-budget by $6 billion, according to the Inspector General, and will cost $100 billion. (Opinion) The nebulous nebula that is...

Alabama Governor Signs Bill to Prevent Purchase of Land by Enemy Nations

(The Center Square) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill on Wednesday that is intended to protect land from purchase by hostile nations. House...

U.S. House Passes Debt Limit Deal; Senate Up Next

(The Center Square) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted late Wednesday to pass a debt limit deal brokered by the White House and...

Biden‐​McCarthy Deal a Modest Start (Commentary)

Biden‐​McCarthy deal a modest start on reducing federal budget deficits by $1.5 trillion over 10 years, during which spending will exceed revenue by $20...

Veronique de Rugy: Resist Dangerous Political Theater and Look to ‘That Which Is Not Seen’

You're 2,200 times more likely to be killed when traveling by car as opposed to by airplane, columnist Veronique de Rugy says  Too many politicians...

Cost of Housing Skyrocketed in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

Cost of housing skyrocketed in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas due to inflation and rising demand. by Samuel Stebbins The rising cost of shelter has been one of...

Life, Liberty, Property #19: Bad Deal Rising

Life, Liberty, Property #19: bad deal rising as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy advances a bill to lift the federal debt ceiling. To subscribe (free) to LLP. IN...

Debt Ceiling Bill ‘Locks in Inflated Spending’ (Commentary)

Debt Ceiling Bill 'Locks in Inflated Spending' of the COVID-19 pandemic, rather than cut spending, say critics. (Commentary) Fiscal conservatives react to debt ceiling deal....
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S. T. Karnick is a senior fellow and director of publications for The Heartland Institute, where he edits Heartland Daily News.