Toledo Gas War Indicates Competition is Good for Consumers [dropcap size=big]O[/dropcap]ne of the most difficult things to do when trying to sell libertarianism to a leftist is to answer the question: “But what about the poor?” Indeed, it’s hard to believe that national hunger will end out of the goodness of people’s hearts, but it’s also…
by Micah J. Fleck Hudson Institute senior fellow Jeffrey H. Anderson has uncovered some shocking numbers that reveal a tax plan like what Sanders proposes would actually reduce the average citizen’s income by one sixth. Anderson writes in The Weekly Standard: Now that Bernie Sanders has routed Hillary Clinton by 22 points in New Hampshire,…
by Joe Klare Legal marijuana means big profits that no longer go to criminals and cartels. So who is going to get those legal cannabis profits? Obviously those with the drive and foresight to navigate a new and evolving industry; also, being a celebrity doesn’t hurt. Celebrities are flooding into the “dope game.” There are…
Guy Bentley Utah vapers could be hit with an 86.5 percent tax on e-cigarettes if a bill proposed Friday passes the state legislature. State Rep. Paul Ray introduced the bill HB333, which would tax e-cigarettes at the same rate as other non-cigarette tobacco products, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. E-cigarettes “are not taxed now because they are…
By Steve Birr Banking powerhouse JP Morgan is warning that recession risk in the U.S. is rising rapidly, despite continued statements from Federal Reserve officials and bull market analysts who say the country’s economic fundamentals are strong. In a research report released this week, the bank’s analysts conclude that disturbing trends in labor market productivity, the historic…
By JP Carroll As we’ve recently reported, Venezuela is in a world of hurt. Their socialist government can’t hold up under the weight of a bottoming out oil price, oil being their primary source of income. To make matters worse, news broke Wednesday that their currency is of such little value, they literally need to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By GRANT PHILLIPS Liberal media personalities and pages often make claims that appeal to emotion but also contain a very small inkling of fact. Many of them appear to be true on the surface, but a little bit of source checking and scrutiny more often proves them to be patently…
By Juliegrace Brufke An economist is warning the world economy is facing conditions that could lead to a financial crash worse than 2007 and 2008. In an interview with the The Telegraph published Tuesday just ahead of the World Economic Forum, William White said the “macroeconomic ammunition to fight downturns is essentially all used up” and many of…
Connor D. Wolf Six minimum wage advocates were arrested Monday during a rally at Logan International Airport in Boston for refusing to comply with state police. The protest was part of a national movement aimed at bringing attention to low-wage airport workers and a $15 minimum wage. State police were forced to take action after…
By Lina Bryce When Donald Trump said, “We want to win, win, win,” during his 50 minute speech on Martin Luther King day, this is what he really meant: Trump claimed that although he supports free trade, he insisted that he would impose a 35% tax on businesses producing goods overseas, including Ford cars produced in…