07.10.2018

Cartoon: Stranded

07.09.2018

On Friday the latest round of job numbers were released, and things are looking good, real good

By Printus LeBlanc As the left attempts to turn over the U.S. economy to the Venezuelan wing of the Democrat Party, the Trump economy continues to gain steam. The tax cuts combined with regulation rollbacks have unleashed an economy the left spent eight years telling […]

07.02.2018

Magic number for 3 percent growth in 2018 rises to 4.3 percent in Q2 amid accelerating labor participation in the Trump economy

By Robert Romano In 2017, labor participation among working age adults aged 16 to 64 has jumped up to an average, annual, unadjusted 73.34 percent, up from 72.95 percent in 2016, according to data compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics . The trend has continued into 2018, rising to 73.47 percent. As a result, the number […]

06.28.2018

Janus Decision Is a Victory for Government Workers — and Likely Taxpayers

By Richard McCarty By a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court ruled in the Janus case that government workers cannot be forced to pay unions just to keep their jobs. This is a huge victory for public employees – and likely for taxpayers as well. Functionally, the Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees decision […]

06.26.2018

Cartoon: The real election wave

06.25.2018

Apple Vs. Qualcomm: Fighting For The Right To Innovate

By Rick Manning Qualcomm and Apple face off this month in what could wind up being the most significant intellectual property dispute this nation has seen in decades. It boils down to this: The company that pioneered global smartphone connectivity — Qualcomm — and the company that currently holds […]

06.22.2018

No tariffs, no barriers, no subsidies: The Yoho path to subsidy-free sugar

It is not enough to complain about U.S. subsidies without recognizing the market impact of foreign subsidies and tariffs, and unilateral disarmament on a trade issue runs counter to the President’s let’s all lower our tariffs and subsidies together call to action to the G-7 countries.

06.20.2018

Janus Decision Likely to Be Good for Government Workers

By Richard McCarty For over a decade, Mark Janus has had to pay fees to a union to keep his job as a child support specialist at the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Believing that he should not be forced to pay these fees to […]

06.20.2018

Trump Keeps Coming Through for American Workers

By Rick Manning President Donald Trump has time and time again delivered for American workers. Just this month, it was announced that the U.S. unemployment rate has fallen to 3.8 percent, an 18-year low – and per Vice President Mike Pence , the rate “… hasn’t been lower since 1969.” Astoundingly, in […]

06.18.2018

4.1 percent GDP growth is magic number for Q2 to get back on track

By Robert Romano When President Donald Trump stood for election in 2016, he set a national goal of getting the U.S. economy to grow 4 percent annually, and maybe even greater than that. Speaking to the Economic Club of New York on Sept. 15, Trump said , “it’s time to establish a national goal of reaching 4 percent of economic […]

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