Freedom and Prosperity: The 2019 Index of Economic Freedom
The Index of Economic Freedom (www.heritage.org/index) celebrates its 25th Anniversary in 2019!
The Index evaluates government policies and economic conditions in 186 countries. Since...
The Impoundment Control Act of 1974: What Is It? Why Does It Matter?
What is the Impoundment Control Act?
The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (ICA) reasserted Congress’ power of the purse. Specifically, Title X...
IRS Chief Reveals Hiring Plan for Armed Agents
IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel details plans to hire armed agents in criminal investigations division amid Republican concerns about gun-toting tax enforcers.
IRS Report Announces Major Changes on Who It Targets for Audits
The IRS is planning to spend tens of billions of dollars to audit wealthy taxpayers and corporations, according to the agency’s strategic operating plan.
Where Does the U.S. Rank in World Economic Freedom?
The 2016 Index of Economic Freedom analyzes economic policy developments related to world economic freedom in 186 economies.
Economies rated “free” or “mostly free” enjoy...
Elizabeth Warren and her Medicare For All plan will effect jobs and so much...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said Friday in Iowa that private health insurance workers who lose their jobs under her government-run health care plan could work for life or...
President Obama’s Smashing Success Story: Greatly Increasing The Power Of Government
Charles Kadlec ~ Forbes - Success, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.
The traditional measure of the success of an Administration’s economic...
Survey of US Economists on a $15 Federal Minimum Wage
Executive Summary
The University of New Hampshire Survey Center conducted a survey of economists for the Employment Policies Institute (EPI). The specific areas of interest are...
State AGs Blast Biden, Wall Street Plan to Sell Rights to America’s Public Lands
Plan by NYSE to create NACs, to buy up land rights throughout America, faced heavy criticism from 25 state AGs, who, in letter, urged SEC to reject the concept.
If only SVB management had known the difference between a banking textbook and an...
On the Senate floor, Louisiana Republican Senator John Kennedy slammed President Biden for "bailing out" three banks, including Silicon Valley Bank (SVB).
Fed Asks Americans for Feedback on a Central Bank Digital Currency—Here Are Some Responses
Americans are worried a U.S. CBDC could compromise essential freedoms, further centralizing monetary policy, and making country’s currency vulnerable to hacking.
John F. Kennedy’s 1963 State of the Union Address Asks For Tax Cut
President Kennedy delivers the State of the Union Address on January 14, 1963, at the Capitol Building. During his State of the Union Address...
