Ending enhanced unemployment benefits convinces more people to go back to work
Over the last few weeks, states with Republican governors have been opting out of the federal government’s enhanced unemployment benefit program. The reason: generally, to encourage workers to get off…
Oregon briefly allowed residents statewide to pump their own gas. It should ditch the prohibition entirely
The dangerous heat wave that smothered the Pacific Northwest did produce one small sliver of relief: Oregon’s bureaucracy temporarily allowed residents to pump their own gasoline: The Oregon State Fire…
War time taxes to fund the dead hand of big government
The Biden administration wants to raise taxes. A lot. On a lot of people – more than the president is willing to admit. There are many reasons given for the…
The coming wave of solar trash
Solar panels are popping up in more and more places, generating electricity for individuals, businesses, and the wider electric grid. But those panels aren’t immortal. They get replaced just like…
Biden wants more cops…to enforce more gun control
President Joe Biden is asking states to use a portion of the $350 billion in federal relief money heading their way to hire more cops. A lot more. And pay…
California’s Gavin Newsom bungles wildfire prevention effort
As the recall effort against California Gavin Newsom inches closer to reality, a new report on Newsom’s bungling of wildfire prevention and control efforts may add one more reason for…
Want the U.S. to be tops in computer chips? Ditch the subsides and fix the tax code
The Senate approved, with bipartisan support, a measure that would give tax subsidies to semiconductor firms that build new manufacturing plants in the U.S. The moved was touted as bringing…
The IRS’ bonfire of incompetency gets bigger
Even as congressional Democrats want to give it more money and power to squeeze cash out of taxpayers, the IRS seems to have big problems keeping its own house in…
Anti-tech bills play into China’s hands
The House of Representatives is plunging ahead with a series of bills aimed at curbing the political class’ favorite bogeyman, the nation’s largest technology companies. While a bipartisan populist chorus…
The threat inflation poses to freedom
One aspect missing from the larger debate over inflation is how government responses to runaway prices threaten freedom. The Cato Institute’s Jim Dorn tackles this issue, beginning with a history…