Donald Trump claims that free trade and immigration have lead to widespread job losses and economic turmoil for Americans. These are the signature policies of his campaign, but the evidence just doesn’t support this view. Americans rely on the benefits of trade everyday of their lives. The importation of low cost goods drastically increases…
By JP Carroll Things have gotten so desperate in Venezuela that people have resorted to picking food out of the trash so they do not starve to death. To deal with increasing shortages of various goods, including food and drinks, “I come here looking for food because if I didn’t, I’d starve to death,” former…
By Jonah Bennett The Obama administration admitted Tuesday that illegals are kidnapping children in order to pass themselves off as family units and take advantage of incredibly soft immigration rules. “When people now know that when I come as a family unit, I won’t be apprehended and detained — we now have people being abducted so that…
Death has a way of evoking nostalgia, and understandably so. Humans are in many ways empathetic and the loss of others serve as poignant reminders of our own mortality. When someone dies it is easy to look at the good and dismiss the bad. It’s only natural to want to celebrate people when they die,…
The Advent of the Modern Housewife From the Foundation for Economic Education By B.K. Marcus “Your capitalistic attitude to women,” said the Soviet premier, “does not occur under communism.” Nikita Khrushchev was addressing Vice President Richard Nixon during the opening day of 1959’s American National Exhibition in Moscow. Nixon was there to represent not just…
By Thomas Phippen An estimated 92,000 Coloradans enrolled in certain plans under Obamacare will have to find new coverage come November, according to a report from the Colorado Division Insurance released Monday. Those enrolled in the individual market through the state exchange could see their premiums jump by up to 40 percent in 2017. The report announced anticipated changes…
By Connor D. Wolf Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders toured a farmer’s market Sunday in downtown Los Angeles while failing to address how policies he supports have hurt local businesses. Sanders was followed by a large enthusiastic crowd as he walked through the historic downtown farmer’s market. He eventually left the city to have…
By Connor D. Wolf Former “Wheel of Fortune” Host Chuck Woolery denounced those trying to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour as economically illiterate Sunday. Woolery became the first host of the popular game show in 1975, where he stayed until 1981. He is also an outspoken conservative and has not shied away from calling out…
By Juliegrace Brufke GOP lawmakers said the nation’s welfare system is keeping Americans trapped in poverty during the Ways and Means Committee hearing on the welfare system in 10 years Tuesday. “The current system is a disjointed maze of more than 80 different programs that have been layered on top of one another with little regard for…
Venezuela’s love affair with socialism is a walking nightmare, as crushing price inflation destroys the middle class. by Joey Clark Not so long ago, a Venezuelan governor remarked that his people were capable of eating sticks and rocks before giving into the evil capitalist pigs trying to bring down Venezuela’s socialist revolution. Well, the way things…