By Antony Davies and James R. Harrigan Most people know that politicians of all stripes are rarely sincere. Case in point: the Pittsburgh City Council’s recent industrial-strength gun-control nonsense. This law was so tempting to those who posture for a living that even Mayor Bill Peduto and Gov. Tom Wolf had to get in on the act. In the wake of the Tree of Life shooting, … [Read more...] about With Gun Ban, Pittsburgh Lawmakers Virtue Signal on Taxpayers’ Dime
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No One Is Coming to Rescue You—Especially Not a Presidential Candidate
By Brittany Hunter We are only a few months into 2019, and already the 2020 presidential election season is well underway. Each week, it seems that more candidates are entering the race, especially in the Democratic field. And as the country cycles through its political flavors of the week, social media has become overrun by passionate posts that read more like stump … [Read more...] about No One Is Coming to Rescue You—Especially Not a Presidential Candidate
Trump’s Washing Machine Tariffs Cost Consumers $800,000 Per Job Created
By Mark J. Perry Three economists at the University of Chicago and the Federal Reserve Board studied the effects of Trump’s 2018 tariffs on imported washing machines in a new research paper titled “The Production, Relocation, and Price Effects of US Trade Policy: The Case of Washing Machines” and concluded that (italics added): Despite the increase in domestic production … [Read more...] about Trump’s Washing Machine Tariffs Cost Consumers $800,000 Per Job Created