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The Obama Jobs Record: Some Good News, but Only if the Bar Is Lowered

The Obama Jobs Record: Some Good News, but Only if the Bar Is Lowered

The most recent jobs report from the Labor Department contains both good news and the bad news. If you’re a glass-half-full person, you’ll want to focus on some positive trends…. Read more »

Inequality, Redistribution, and Class Warfare

Inequality, Redistribution, and Class Warfare

I’ve spent a lot of time debunking class-warfare tax policy, and I’ve certainly explained ’til I’m blue in the face that big government facilitates a pernicious form of corruption that… Read more »

If Obama Beat Hoover, So What?

If Obama Beat Hoover, So What?

You know your record as President is abysmal when supporters are reduced to touting how much better you’ve done than Herbert Hoover. But that’s where Obama is at, apparently, as… Read more »

A Four-Picture Indictment: Final Pre-Election Jobs Report Is Not Good News for Obama

A Four-Picture Indictment: Final Pre-Election Jobs Report Is Not Good News for Obama

In some sense, the President is fortunate. I predicted a long time ago that he would win re-election if the unemployment rate was under 8 percent. Well, the new numbers… Read more »

Will Obama Benefit from Bad Jobs Numbers that Look Good?

Will Obama Benefit from Bad Jobs Numbers that Look Good?

That’s a clunky title for this post, but I couldn’t think of any other way of expressing the potential political impact of a very muddled employment situation. Let’s start with… Read more »

How Will Economic Freedom Fare in Honduras?

How Will Economic Freedom Fare in Honduras?

Would you want to live in a city with no income, sales or capital gains taxes? Well you can soon move to Honduras and get your chance: Small government and… Read more »

OECD Presses Big Government Agenda

OECD Presses Big Government Agenda

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is heavily subsidized by US taxpayers, but spends a lot of time pushing an agenda against taxpayer interests. Richard Billies recently did… Read more »

Jobless Rate Climbs to 8.3 Percent, Creating More Anxiety for Obama and the Left

Jobless Rate Climbs to 8.3 Percent, Creating More Anxiety for Obama and the Left

Can we finally all agree that Keynesian economics is a flop? The politicians in Washington flushed about $800 billion down the toilet and we got nothing in exchange except for… Read more »

Why Western Europe Became Rich in the Past…and How It Can Regain Prosperity Today

Why Western Europe Became Rich in the Past…and How It Can Regain Prosperity Today

I’m in Vilnius, Lithuania, where I just finished speaking to a regional conference of the European Students for Liberty. I subjected the kids to more than 90 minutes of pontificating… Read more »