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...

Officials said Tuesday that the container ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge issued a “mayday” just before the collision, allowing bridge operators to halt traffic and potentially save lives. Six people remained missing Tuesday afternoon…

By: Bjorn Lomborg – wsj.com – March 13, 2024 More than one million people die in traffic accidents globally each year. Overnight, governments could solve this entirely man-made problem by reducing speed limits everywhere to 3 miles an hour, but we’d laugh any politician who suggested it out of office. It would be absurd to focus solely on lives saved...

The left has a new goal: degrowth. We should “buy less stuff,” forgive debts, grow our own food, etc.

Gary Cohn, the vice chairman of IBM who also served as former President Trump’s top economic advisor, told CBS’s “Face The Nation” why consumers are correct to treat inflation as one of the most important issues. …