Warren’s plan to expand the IRS takes a hit…from the IRS
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s plan to permanently boost the Internal Revenue Service’s budget was probably going to be a tough sell, even before people starting picking apart the bad math behind…
A bipartisan Senate majority endorses a costly, unnecessary industrial policy
The U.S. Senate has decided to go all-in on a new U.S. industrial policy, voting 68-32 to approve a $250 billion package that is supposed to help America stay ahead…
Sending big government after big tech is a big mistake
The New York Senate has passed legislation that would make it easier for individuals to sue big tech companies for behaving like monopolies. It’s part of a larger, bipartisan, national…
Environmentalists against renewable energy
The nation’s electric companies are moving aggressively into solar and wind power, following not just consumer demand for renewable energy, but state and local mandates that require power companies to…
Cut government spending on the rich, rather than raising their taxes
To pay for a portion of its trillions of dollars in new spending the Biden administration is looking to raise taxes on an assortment of people, companies, and behaviors. While…
Fanning the flames of inflation
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the Biden administration’s multi-trillion dollar spending plan may result in higher inflation and higher interest rates, but that’s nothing to worry about. As remarkable as…
Incentives to get vaccinated multiply across the country
Every now and then, politicians and the press rediscover the power of incentives. And when they do, the means and methods are treated as something right out of the Wizard…
Don’t revive commerce-killing regulations
As states begin to unwind and eliminate the restrictions they imposed on businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, some of the changes made – such as for carry-out liquor service, telemedicine,…
The ‘dead ends’ littering the path to a carbon-free energy future
The international Energy Agency recently issued a report saying it has found a “cost-effective and economically productive pathway, resulting in a clean, dynamic and resilient energy economy dominated by renewables…
The fight over providing natural gas to homes
The desire to roll back the nation’s use of fossil fuels and replace it with renewables has taken some odd turns in recent years. That includes new rules in some…