Cuomo’s Fishy Fast Food Wage Board
Teaser: While Venezuela and Russia might be candidates for such a country, we Americans need look no further than New York to find our home-grown politically corrupt Wage Board. Governor Cuomo has...
View ArticleOld Money: How the Fed’s Actions Harm Millennials
Teaser: In monetary policy, Washington is playing favorites and the young are the losers. They do not benefit from the decline in mortgage rates because they cannot afford home ownership. While some...
View ArticleEncourage Innovation in America With a Startup Visa
Teaser: A combination of reforming the H-1B visa program, implementing a startup visa, and selling tradable permits would improve immigration policy. It would free up resources to combat illegal...
View ArticleTestimony on Raising the Minimum Wage for Fast-Food Workers
Teaser: An increase in the fast food minimum wage to $15 an hour, as the Wage Board is considering, represents an increase of 66 percent. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, labor costs...
View ArticleMillennials and the GOP
Teaser: Millennials want elected leaders without social agendas who will stand up to older, entrenched interests and fight to restore economic opportunity to their generation. The political party that...
View ArticleBusting the Flat Tax Fallacy
Teaser: Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul recently unveiled his flat tax proposal. While Paul claims such a simple plan will help expand the American economy, implementing this system will...
View ArticleEleven Reforms to Extend America’s Energy Advantage
Teaser: This article presents 11 reforms to help craft a smarter U.S. energy policy. Reforms 1-5 will amplify the boom, by enacting regulatory reforms to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of...
View ArticleWhy Millennials Should Pay Attention to Monetary Policy
Teaser: The Federal Reserve is responsible for the economic well-being of the United States. Yet, if existing monetary policies are burdening the Millennial generation, how can America ever expect to...
View ArticleAmerica Needs a Sober Drinking Policy
Teaser: Upon turning 18, Americans are granted a myriad of legal rights and privileges. Aside from various state exceptions, 18-year olds are able to enlist in the army, participate in the political...
View ArticleFocus on Anchor Babies Misses Broader Immigration Problems
Teaser: The Fourteenth Amendment states that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States …” The United States and...
View ArticleDC Bureaucrats Upend Franchise Businesses
Teaser: What the Board fails to note is that franchises and subcontractors have come about as the most efficient way of providing particular services.Under a National Labor Relations Board decision...
View ArticleThe Unprecedented Debt Burdens Facing Millennials
Teaser: Summary of testimony before the House Budget CommitteeThis is a summary of testimony before the House Budget Committee. Read the full testimony here.Chairman Price, Vice-Chairman Rokita,...
View ArticlePope Francis' Policies Won't Help the Poor
Teaser: Pope Francis' concern for the environment is admirable. But to keep the poverty-reducing engine of economic growth running, it is necessary to continue to use fossil fuels.This article...
View ArticleAmerica Should Heed Hayek’s Lessons For Faster Growth
Teaser: In today’s slow-growth climate, many pundits and politicians are pushing for new solutions to get the economy in a higher gear. A better path forward may be looking to lessons from the past.In...
View ArticlePoliticians Who Support Ex-Im Should Embrace Corporate Tax Reform
Teaser: Bipartisanship is unusual these days, yet Washington can agree on supporting a program that leaves ordinary Americans as the losers.On Tuesday, the House of Representatives voted—with the...
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