By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com – May 10, 2024 The average annual inflation rate during his Presidency is 5.5%.Under Trump it was 1.9%. If our friends on the left want to stop berating voters and admit reality, they might look at the chart nearby from Dan Clifton of Strategas Research Partners. It compares the average annual consumer-price inflation rate...

By: Daniel J. Pilla – nationalreview.com – April 23, 2024 The Court is set to issue a ruling in June that could redefine taxable income, potentially opening the door to a whole range of new taxes. The “base” of our federal tax system is “income.” And that base functions by capturing the amount of “income” an individual or business earns over...

By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com  – April 21, 2024 The Justices hear an appeal of a Ninth Circuit ruling that makes it hard for cities to enforce public order or get treatment for addicts and the mentally ill. Like thousands of cities, Grants Pass, Ore., bans camping on public property. Offenses are punishable by a $295 fine and short...

One of the fastest growing portions of the federal government’s spending explosion under President Joe Biden is interest on the federal debt.

Liberal politicians and economists don’t seem to recognize the everyday harms of rising costs.

A California man walks into a Phoenix, AZ, fast-food restaurant and asks for the manager. “I saw the sign in the window that says you’re hiring. I’d like to apply for a job,” the traveler tells the manager.

A major real estate company released a survey on Friday which found that renters and homeowners are significantly reducing their quality of life to afford housing under President Joe Biden.

Burdened with $34.5 trillion in national debt that is currently growing by $1 trillion every 100 days, the U.S. economy is headed for disaster. It falls on the next administration to change that trajectory while also introducing policies that increase and broaden economic growth and wealth creation for everyone.

When Russia invaded Ukraine, Americans overwhelmingly supported Ukraine–as they did with Israel after Oct. 7. No wonder: Ukraine was surprise attacked by Russia, and Israel was by Hamas.

By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com – March 29, 2024 In 2021 the richest 1% paid 45.8% of income taxes, up from 33.2% in 2001. President Biden is proposing a bevy of tax increases, and his State of the Union address included the familiar call for the wealthy to pay their “fair share.” He should examine the Internal Revenue Service...