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Crime wave closes Seattle, Washington businesses whose employees do not feel safe, reports Eileen Griffin. By Eileen Griffin Seattle business owners are begging the city government...

ATF Gun Regs Disarm Disabled, Injured Vets (Commentary)

Heartland Author - January 25, 2023

ATF gun regulations banning pistol-stabilizing braces disarm disabled, injured veterans, turns them into felons, and creates a national rifle registry. by John R. Lott, Jr. The...

Star Parker: National Debt Reflects a Nation That Has Lost Its Way

Star Parker - January 25, 2023

Our debt crisis stems from straying from the basic principles upon which a free nation under God was founded, columnist Star Parker says As tensions...

Betsy McCaughey: Spendaholic Politicians Are Destroying Your Economic Future

Heartland Author - January 25, 2023

Spendaholic Democrats are destroying America's economic future, columnist Betsy McCaughey says Most people don't lie awake at night worried about the national debt. Unfortunately, that...

Corporate Layoffs Are Defensible (Commentary)

Heartland Author - January 25, 2023

Corporate layoffs are "forcing hundreds of thousands of employees into the ranks of the unemployed," but will benefit the economy. Employee layoffs can be painful...

Debt Limit Ritual Shows Incentives for Reckless Spending (Op-Ed)

S. T. Karnick - January 24, 2023

Debt limit ritual shows the incentives for reckless spending are bipartisan and include both Congress and the Executive. (Op-Ed) It would be a good sign...

Stephen Moore: It’s Official: Trump’s Tax Cuts Paid for Themselves

Stephen Moore - January 24, 2023

Washington doesn't have a revenue problem, but it has a problem of runaway spending, columnist Stephen Moore says How many times have you heard President...

Debt Ceiling Theater, The 2023 Revival

Heartland Author - January 23, 2023

The media attracts viewers and advertising dollars by scaring people with implications of impending societal collapse It’s time again for Debt Ceiling Theater. Since 1940,...

Agricultural Economists See Several Concerns for Farmers in 2023

Heartland Author - January 23, 2023

Agricultural economists see disruptions for farmers (The Center Square) – Farmers aren’t likely to enjoy a calm year this year, according to agricultural economists from...

Life, Liberty, Property #3: Debt Threats

S. T. Karnick - January 23, 2023

Debt Threats: Congress returns to its ritual fight over the debt ceiling. You need to SUBSCRIBE to Life, Liberty & Property. Read previous issues. IN THIS...

Research Triangle, NC: Light Rail Abandoned; Commuter Rail Planned

Heartland Author - January 23, 2023

Research Triangle, NC: abandoned light rail; now planning $3 billion commuter rail line that could carry thousands of passengers in a decade or two. The...

Ecnomic Weakness Continues As Fed Keeps Slowing Money Growth

Robert Genetski - January 23, 2023

The economy's weakness continues as the Fed remains committed to slowing monetary growth. This week's economic data reports should confirm a weakness in business activity...

Coronavirus-Era Paycheck Protection Plan Is Beset with Controversy

Heartland Author - January 20, 2023

In an effort to protect businesses and thereby “protect paychecks,” the the Paycheck Protection Plan offered low‐interest loans to small businesses The Paycheck Protection Program...

The Power to Regulate Is the Power to Control

Heartland Author - January 20, 2023

The problem of indirect government censorship on the internet has been brewing for decades. In his 1819 opinion in McCulloch v. Maryland, US Supreme Court...

San Bernadino, California Secession Movement Advances

Eileen Griffin - January 20, 2023

San Bernadino, California secession movement advances with vote to explore the possibility of splitting with the coast. By Eileen Griffin San Bernardino County voters approved a...

Rhode Island Governor Rolls out $100M Tax Relief Plan

Heartland Author - January 20, 2023

Rhode Island governor rolls out tax relief package (The Center Square) – A $100 million tax relief plan proposed by the governor would benefit Rhode Island...