By Gene Kimmelman & Rick Manning As originally published at https://morningconsult.com/opinions/gridlocked-washington-atttime-warner-merger-opposition-finds-unlikely-allies/ While much of what goes on in Congress and Washington, D.C., today is marked by partisan gridlock, there are actually some moments when voices on the complete opposite sides of the political spectrum can come together in […]

By Natalia Castro For nearly a decade, the American people have been able to look back on the 2008 recession as a lesson in how to deal with economic turmoil. But these lessons have not only been reactionary, economists have noticed trends that point to […]

By Robert Romano There is no question that President Donald Trump can appoint Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney to serve as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in lieu of Senate confirmation. Under the Constitution, the President alone determines who heads […]

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By Robert Romano The Republican tax cut bill is up in the Senate and it’s getting a little bit better in some areas on the individual side of things. The $86.9 billion a year medical expenses deduction, which had been eliminated in the House version of the […]

By Printus LeBlanc Isaac Newton’s third law states, “for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” Sir Isaac must have never been in government, because a little-known rule in the Environmental Protection Agency is having a ripple effect across the nation, and is […]

By Rick Manning As originally published at http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/now-that-richard-cordray-is-gone-its-time-to-undo-his-work/article/2640976 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray announced his resignation last week. This is a victory for consumers and businesses, as he will no longer be able to wreak regulatory havoc on the American people and the economy. But that […]

By Robert Romano China ($11.2 trillion) and Japan ($4.9 trillion) combined make up 21 percent of the world’s Gross Domestic Product, according to the World Bank , having benefited from preferential treatment in global trade deals, and are still being treated as “developing” nations under world trade rules. At institutions such as […]

By Natalia Castro Republicans have been trying to reclaim ground since they entered Congress. Despite having a majority in both the Senate and the House, Republican failure to repeal Obamacare left them a step behind in all aspects moving forward. Specifically, they are $338 billion […]

By Rick Manning Adapted from the Nov. 13, 2017 Soho Forum debate. You know, as a non-economist, when I received the invitation to participate in this forum, I kind of felt like a Christian being invited into the Coliseum to meet the lions for lunch.  However, since this debate is largely a political and not an […]