Why Was Calvin Coolidge the Best President Ever?
Silent Cal doesn’t get much credit for being a great president, but he was surely one of the best, if not THE best. Why? Amity Shlaes, author of the book Coolidge, explains why.
Silent Cal doesn’t get much credit for being a great president, but he was surely one of the best, if not THE best. Why? Amity Shlaes, author of the book Coolidge, explains why.
Jessica Kramer The U.S. saw a 30-year record low for birth rates in 2017, but the country’s increasingly prosperous economy could soon lead to a surge in childbirth. A Gallup poll showed 70 percent of American adults on average preferred having three or more children between 1938 and 1968, according to the New York Post. But…
Richard Pollock The Obama administration’s top health insurance official told Congress Thursday he wants to “loosen up capital rules” to allow private investors to become part owners of the dozen surviving Obamacare co-ops. Andy Slavitt, the acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which oversees the Obamacare co-ops, told the…
Congratulations to Eric Bragg of California, one of last night’s three winners. Of course, government is the real winner here, just like every Powerball jackpot, they’re walking away with a nice chunk. Out of the $1.4 billion the federal government will walk away with nearly half a million– around $400 million, according to MarketWatch. Of…
By Peter Fricke Social Security’s growing unfunded liability cannot be solved by merely by increasing taxes, according to a study released Monday by the Heritage Foundation. Its author, economist Rachel Greszler, argues that Social Security’s fiscal problems a result of the program having strayed from its original purpose. According to the program’s 2014 annual report, unfunded liabilities…
By Jeremy Beale Millennials are costing the U.S. economy more than $376 billion a year, according to a recent Gallup poll. The poll found that between 2008 and 2015, the economy lost approximately $949 million per day and $346.4 billion a year due to the lack of millennials spending money. An additional $30.5 billion was lost…
With the Christmas season again upon us, recall the old adage that holds that it is better to give than to receive. The problem, though, is that humans are such inveterate traders that we often feel compelled to reciprocate. But that often just turns into half-assed trading instead of true giving — the unilateral transfer…
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