This Week in Economics: 3 Stories You Should Know About
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4 Important Takeaways from the Federal School Safety Report
The Federal Commission on School Safety released their final report this past week. Given its sweeping scope, the report naturally contained many recommendations that were seen as controversial, regardless of…
Violent Attack in Fla. School Shows Danger of Obama-Era Discipline Policy
Andrew Pollack — father of Meadow Pollack, one of the seventeen students and staff murdered in the Parkland shooting last February — recently posted a two-part video of a fight…
President Trump Gets Huge Boost from Stellar October Jobs Report
Have you seen the October jobs report? Before we dive into it, you’d better grab an oven mitt. This baby is hot! Here is the rundown: Economists predicted the U.S.…
This Week in Economics: 3 Stories You Should Know About
1.) Reagan economist Arthur Laffer corrects the record on who deserves credit for our economic boom. Last week, I explained why Barack Obama does not deserve credit for Trump’s economic…
Here’s Why Obama Can’t Take Credit for Trump’s Economic Boom
It’s pretty cringeworthy watching Barack Obama attempt to claim credit for economic growth under President Trump. Granted, one can understand why Obama feels compelled to argue this case — if…
Opposition Grows to Flawed Obama-Era School Discipline Policies
The debate over what Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos should do about the Obama-era “Dear Colleague Letter” regarding school discipline, especially in light of recent school shootings, rages on. This…
Obama’s School Discipline Policies Still Causing Widespread Chaos
Conservative, pro-family and pro-school safety groups continue to duke it out with progressive, pro-gun control, social justice warriors over the contentious school discipline issue. In general, the conservatives see the…
“Stunning” Report: Parkland Superintendent Misled Public About Shooter’s Past
Despite statements to the contrary by Broward County, Fla., Superintendent Robert Runcie and Sheriff Scott Israel, it has now been reported by WLRN that the Parkland school shooter, Nikolas Cruz,…
Will Bureaucrats Thwart President Trump’s Efforts to End Obamacare?
Back in October, President Trump issued an executive order to give Americans a critical escape hatch from Obamacare’s soaring premiums and dwindling insurance options. Now, this same executive order faces…
One Thing President Trump Can Do Now to Make Schools Safer
The School Safety Commission ordered by President Trump that will discuss and recommend ways to keep schools safer after the tragic Parkland, Fla., school shooting in February is set to…
Do Americans Still Respect the Bill of Rights?
This article is part of a series focusing on Lens of Liberty, a project of the Vernon K. Krieble Foundation. One of the greatest documents America’s Founding Fathers left us…
No, Repealing Net Neutrality Will Not Lead to Doomsday. Here’s Why.
Today is a pretty normal Thursday in America for 2017. There’s some intense negotiating going on in Congress, some political speculation fueled by a Politico article, and some snow on the ground…
These 16 States Just Sued President Trump — For an Absurd Reason
Sixteen left-wing activist attorneys general have filed one of the dumbest lawsuits in recent memory. Attorneys general from New York, Massachusetts, Washington, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, New Mexico, North…
President Trump’s Decision to End DACA Wasn’t Wrong — It Was Prudent
Immigration reform has come to the forefront of the American political conversation after President Trump announced on Tuesday that he would rescind former President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…
On Afghanistan, Trump Finally Abandons the Bush-Obama Message
… The American people are weary of war without victory. … Our troops will fight to win. We will fight to win. From now on, victory will have a clear definition: …
Democrats Prove They’ll Do Anything to Obstruct President Trump’s Agenda
“Disaster.” “Erratic Leadership.” “Failed.” These are just a few words the mainstream media has recently used to describe Donald Trump’s presidency, as a part of the popular narrative that the…
Did Texas Just Invent a Better Way to Defund Planned Parenthood?
With the odds of Congress repealing Obamacare and defunding Planned Parenthood before August recess getting slimmer by the day, lawmakers in Texas are thinking outside the box. If approved, their…
The Secret to Repealing Obamacare? Make Politicians Use It, Too.
July 4th has come and gone, but Obamacare is still the law of the land. Despite Senate Republicans’ assurance that health care would be put up for a vote before…
Obamacare’s Collapse Continues as Enrollment Plunges, Premiums Skyrocket
Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a report showing that Obamacare enrollees are fleeing as fast as their premiums are skyrocketing. The findings, which were announced…