Democratic tax hopes begin to shrink. They need to get even smaller
Congressional Democrats had big dreams of remaking the federal government, and the tax system that funds it. But a funny thing happened on the way to the liberal utopia: self-interest…
House proposes a big green subsidy for airlines
The House of Representatives is still haggling over what to include in its version of an infrastructure bill, and some interest groups will undoubtedly be disappointed. Airlines, however, won’t be…
Does the Biden vaccine order cover the Postal Service? It may come down to what the union wants
The Biden administration’s order to federal workers to get vaccinated against the coronavirus has raised a ticklish question: does it apply to the quasi-governmental U.S. Postal Service? It’s a big…
Apple will tweak, but not end, plans to scan customers’ devices
Apple’s program to scan customers’ devices in an effort to combat child exploitation has been put on hold. Sort of. According to Ars Technica, the tech giant is temporarily suspending…
Ethics-challenged Federal Reserve presidents pledge to sell their stock holdings
The power the U.S. Federal Reserve has over domestic and foreign capital markets is unquestionable. That power made the news that Federal Reserve bank residents were making big trades in…
The solution isn’t degrowth – it’s more growth for more people
The degrowth movement that believes the only way to save the planet from a climate catastrophe is through a smaller economic footprint is getting more notice since the U.N’s latest…
Changing the retirement rules to benefit Uncle Sam
Before we forget…the president’s big batch of proposed tax hikes is still making its making its way through Congress. As Philip DeMuth writes, there are still a lot of issues…
PPP loan fraud may top $76 billion
There have many questions about how much of the tens of billions of dollars in emergency loans and other relief the federal government pushed out the door in 2020 were…
Civil and human rights groups ask Apple to abandon its plan to scan phones
Apple’s decision to start “scanning children’s messages for nudity and the phones of adults for images of child sex abuse” has raised serious concerns among privacy activists around the world….
Illinois amendment would give unions a veto over state government
Illinois will never top a list of effective or honest governments. But a referendum proposal on the November ballot could put the state government on an entirely new list, all…