Biden Calls Economy ‘Strong’ Despite Poor GDP Growth

(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden on Thursday defended newly released economic growth numbers that fell way short of economists' expectations. Federal data released...

Veronique de Rugy: Stop the ‘Emergency Spending’ Charade Already

This week, Congress moved closer to passing four separate bills with $95 billion in funding for Ukraine, Israel, Indo-Pacific allies and the domestic submarine...

April Economic Report: Inconsistent Fed Policies Are Setting Up a Major Correction

By Robert Genetski Inconsistent Fed policies are creating cascading distortions in the U.S. economy. It will be extremely difficult to repair the damage when the...

New York State Taxpayers to Subsidize Journalists

New York State taxpayers to subsidize journalists' jobs at newspapers, radio/TV stations in order to preserve local outlets. by Harold Hutchison New York state is poised...

Supreme Court Homelessness Case Isn’t Likely to Make a Dent (Opinion)

Supreme Court homelessness case regarding Grants Pass, Oregon camping ban isn’t likely to make a dent in their numbers. (Opinion) by Carl Smith On Monday, the...

Modern Liberalism: Ideology of the Welfare State, Mixed Economy (Commentary)

Modern liberalism is the ideology of the welfare state and mixed economy in the United States, based on the idea of robbing Peter to...

Complex Affordable Housing Programs Hurt People

Complex affordable housing programs hurt people they're supposed to help, whereas deregulating markets helps them. (Commentary) by Christian Britschgi Happy Tuesday and welcome to another edition...

California’s Red Ink is Negatively Impacting Municipalities Large and Small – Commentary

The State of California is hemorrhaging red ink with a massive budget shortfall. The non-partisan Legislative Analyst Office estimates the deficit at $73 billion;...

Business Group Plans to Sue After FTC Bans Noncompete Contracts

(The Center Square) – The Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule Tuesday to ban noncompete contracts that prevent employees from joining rival companies...

U.S. Supreme Court Considers Biden Admin’s ‘Ghost Guns’ Rule

U.S. Supreme Court Considers Biden Admin’s ‘Ghost Guns’ Rule regulating gun parts kits as firearms, requiring background checks, etc. by Katelynn Richardson The Supreme Court agreed...

Homeless Setting Fires at Dallas Encampments

Homeless setting fires at Dallas encampments, some of which get out of control, The Dallas Express reports. By Charles Grand Dallas currently has 67 homeless service requests...

Biden’s Rent Control Plan Will Kick Some Out of Affordable Housing – Commentary

Earlier this month, the White House finalized new rules that impose a 10 percent cap on annual rent increases at federally subsidized affordable housing developments. Crucially, the...

Seattle’s Minimum Wage Rule Undermining Delivery Drivers

Seattle’s minimum wage rule undermining delivery drivers, as business drops 30 percent with $26.40 an hour minimum wage. by Sean Higgins A new Seattle minimum wage...

Life, Liberty, Property #58: Advice to GOP: Just Win, Baby

Life, Liberty, Property #58: advice to GOP: just win, Baby, like Democrats do, then implement conservative policies. IN THIS ISSUE: Advice to GOP: Just Win,...

California Unemployment Fund ‘Insolvent,’ 500 Percent Tax Hike?

California unemployment fund 'insolvent' due to $55 billion in fraud; the U.S. Department of Labor might forgive debt or state could increase tax 500...

How Much Are You Paying for Ukraine Aid? Economist Crunches the Numbers

Even as Americans grow increasingly pessimistic and agitated about their personal finances, Congress is about to ask struggling families to cover the cost of...
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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.