Brad Polumbo

Saule Omarova: Biden Comptroller Nominee Wants the Fed to Take Over Private Banking

Many of President Biden’s nominees have been quietly confirmed without much of a fight. But the president’s nominee for Comptroller…

4 years ago

‘Bracket Creep’: Voters in These 22 States Could See Direct Tax Hikes Due to Inflation, New Analysis Warns

Inflation is often described as a “hidden tax,” because it is driven by policy decisions and erodes citizens’ real purchasing…

4 years ago

What Pope Francis Gets Wrong About Corporate ‘Greed,’ Global Hunger, and Inflation

As the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis is an esteemed faith leader and global religious icon. But an…

4 years ago

States Spent At Least $90 Million on Vaccine Lotteries. Studies Show They Accomplished Nothing

Government bureaucrats aren’t exactly known for spending taxpayer money wisely. Sadly, the pandemic has proven no exception—with new studies showing…

4 years ago

Walgreens is Closing 5 San Francisco Stores Thanks to This Failed California Policy

Economics students learn in their 101 classes that basic markets can’t function without a few prerequisites — namely, the protection…

4 years ago

4 Scary Charts Show How Fast the Federal Government is Heading Toward Fiscal Disaster

The national debt is rapidly closing in on $29 trillion. The federal government now owes an astounding $228,999 per taxpayer.…

4 years ago

Lockdowns Coincided With Record-Breaking Drug Overdose Fatalities, New CDC Data Show

The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic will go down in American history as one of loss, economic suffering, and…

4 years ago

Rand Paul Slams National Debt Crisis, Inflation, and Socialism in Memorable Senate Speech

Most of the politicians in Washington, DC are focused on a push to spend trillions of more taxpayer dollars on…

4 years ago

AOC and Ayanna Pressley Predicted Massive ‘Tsunami’ of Evictions After Supreme Court Ended CDC Moratorium. It Hasn’t HappenedOcasio

When the Supreme Court struck down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s unconstitutional “eviction moratorium,” critics predicted absolute disaster.…

4 years ago

Biden Plan Would Sabotage US Economic Competitiveness in One Huge Way, Analysis Finds

Image Credit: iStockPhoto.com, Lazy_Bear | US Secretary of Defense via Flickr | CC BY-SA 2.0 | (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) resident Biden has…

4 years ago

#MintTheCoin: Economist Explains Problem With Just Minting $1 Trillion Coin to Pay the Government’s Bills

Here's why the fantastical notion of a trillion-dollar coin appearing out of thin air to pay the bills is so…

4 years ago

Stanford Study: More Businesses Have Already Fled California This Year Than in All of 2020

California is in decline. The Golden State lost population in 2020 for the first time in decades, and the exodus…

5 years ago

Here’s the List of Billions in Military Equipment the US Left Behind for the Taliban

It’s always frustrating to read about the many ways the federal government wastes our money, from millions spent putting lizards…

5 years ago

The Supreme Court Just (Finally) Stood Up for Property Rights against the CDC’s Lawlessness

When it comes to upholding Americans’ constitutional rights, late isn’t good enough. But it’s still better than never. With its…

5 years ago

New Ivy League Report Reveals Devastating Human, Financial Costs of Afghanistan War

The chaotic aftermath of the US military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan is making international headlines and capturing the world’s attention. Lost…

5 years ago