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New Study Reveals That Stay-at-Home Orders Backfired. Here's Why

US households had the highest COVID-19 transmission rates, a new economic analysis says. Here's why.

Jon Miltimore May 04, 2021

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Ivy League Analysis: Biden’s $2.5+ Trillion ‘American Families Plan’ Would Hurt Economy in 3 Key Ways

Brad Polumbo

Johns Hopkins Economist Explains Why True Cost of Biden’s Spending Plans Could Be $17.1 Trillion—3X Higher Than Advertised

Brad Polumbo

US Businesses Are Closing Because They Can't Find Anyone to Work. Here’s Why

Jon Miltimore

Costs of Mitigation Efforts Vastly Outweigh Benefits for 89% of Population, Health Researchers Conclude

Brad Polumbo

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Florida Legislature Passes Bill to Regulate Social Media Corporations—But Excludes One Key Company

Hannah Cox May 03, 2021

The US Government’s Debt-to-GDP Ratio Is Worse Than Greece’s Before the 2008 Crash (And It’s About to Get Worse)

Jon Miltimore May 02, 2021

‘The Costs Are Just Up, Up, Up’: Warren Buffett Issues Grave Warning About Inflation

Brad Polumbo May 03, 2021

Nanny State Alert: The FDA is Moving to Ban Menthol-Flavored Cigarettes

Brad Polumbo April 30, 2021

Biden’s Labor Secretary Just Threatened Independent Contractors

Brad Polumbo May 01, 2021

Today Is the 1-Year Anniversary of the Worst Pandemic Headline of 2020

Jon Miltimore April 29, 2021

Amazon Just Announced a (Voluntary) Pay Raise for 500,000 Employees. Here's Why

Brad Polumbo May 02, 2021

Why Your Grocery Bills Are Going Up (And Are Only Expected to Get Bigger)

Hannah Cox April 29, 2021

US Businesses Are Closing Because They Can't Find Anyone to Work. Here’s Why

Jon Miltimore May 05, 2021

States Are Moving to Ban Toxic 'Critical Race Theory' in Schools—But Their Efforts Could Backfire

Kerry McDonald April 30, 2021

Impending Zoom: New Exposé Shows Teachers Union Influenced CDC School Reopening Guidelines

Kerry McDonald May 03, 2021

Costs of Mitigation Efforts Vastly Outweigh Benefits for 89% of Population, Health Researchers Conclude

Brad Polumbo May 05, 2021

The Protest Trial That's Still Going 50 Years Later

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Today's Outrage Mobs Are Yesterday's Morality Police

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Even Marvel Needs to be [CENSORED]

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Leaving California? Pack Your Pants, Not Your Tax Policy

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Want to Make Things WORSE? Ban Your Enemies

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Social Media is Censoring You. We Have the Receipts.

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No, PS5 Scalpers Aren't Ruining Christmas

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Who Ya Gonna Call? Government or Ghostbusters?

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