The Postal Service Needs To Overhaul Its Leadership And Get Its Act Together
With tax reform now in the rear view mirror on President Donald Trump’s list of priorities, it is clear now that he has another mishandled federal issue in his sights…
Get Ready for Economic Liftoff
The supposedly smart people said Donald Trump would destroy the U.S. economy if he were elected president. They were wrong. On Thursday, the Dow broke 25,000 for the first time…
Coalition Letter Urging Strong IP Protections for Any Renegotiated NAFTA Deal
December 18th, 2017 The Honorable Robert E. Lighthizer Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Executive Office of the President 600 17th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 Dear Ambassador Lighthizer, “Intellectual…
The Ground Is Shifting Under Obamacare
By Scott Rasmussen • Real Clear Politics President Trump has perfected the art of antagonizing his opponents with provocative tweets. He demonstrated this skill recently in declaring that the tax…
The Trump Effect: Business, Anticipating Less Regulation, Loosens Purse Strings
By Binyamen Appelbaum and Jim Tankersly • New York Times WASHINGTON — A wave of optimism has swept over American business leaders, and it is beginning to translate into the…
The Tax Cut Bill Is Just the Beginning
The Republicans have kicked off the New Year with an earnest effort to sell the American public on the benefits of the tax bill just passed. It’s better than nothing,…
Hungary’s Sick Constitutional Order: The Time of the Political Gangsters
International Anti-Corruption Day is observed annually on December 9, to fight and raise awareness of corruption across the globe. In Hungary, the one party rule between 1948 and 1990, established…
Will Conservatives Fix 1970s Budget Rules Next?
By Michael Barone • National Review The Republicans have passed their tax bill, without a single Democratic vote, despite low to dismal poll ratings. It’s reminiscent of the passage by…
Trump’s Strong Start on Policy
By Ramesh Ponnuru • National Review Gorsuch confirmed, ISIS defeated, taxes cut: The Trump administration has compiled a solid record of accomplishment in its first year, one that compares well…
When Picking Apples on a Farm With 5,000 Rules, Watch Out for the Ladders
By Steve Eder • New York Times ALTAMONT, N.Y. — For eight weeks every fall, Indian Ladder Farms, a fifth generation family operation near Albany, kicks into peak season. The…
GOP Business Tax Cuts Force Other Countries to Compete
By Dan McLaughlin • National Review The Republican tax plan has a lot of moving parts, but its centerpiece is a major long-term cut in corporate taxes. American businesses have…
Unable to Win Elections, Liberals Turn to SCOTUS
By Kyle Sammin • National Review Last month, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Gill v. Whitford, which concerns gerrymandering in Wisconsin. Gill is the latest of many instances in…
Media Blackout on Obama’s Hezbollah Scandal Revives the Iran-Deal ‘Echo Chamber’
By Jonathan S. Tobin • National Review In May 2016, deputy national-security adviser Ben Rhodes took a victory lap in the New York Times to celebrate the Obama administration’s signature…
Christmas Lessons from California
By Victor Davis Hanson • National Review Rarely has such a naturally rich and scenic region become so mismanaged by so many creative and well-intentioned people. In California, Yuletide rush…
Trump Is Winning – and Liberals Are Desperate
“Grinning proudly as blood gushed from his victim’s windpipe, House Speaker Paul Ryan reportedly slit an auto mechanic’s throat Wednesday to kick off the GOP purge of the working class.…