Economy

Unable to argue against Trump’s historic growth, 2020 Dems now say we need ‘moral economy’

February 21, 2019 // 3 Comments

By J. D. Heyes If you’re running against a popular president whose policies and party have ushered in rapid economic growth and opportunity for all Americans as well [...]

Great again: Texas oil production reaches new records to offset OPEC, Venezuela disruptions

February 13, 2019 // 4 Comments

U.S. oil production under the Trump administration continues to grow, expanding the economy and enhancing national security by making America less dependent on energy from [...]

Rep. Ilhan Omar can’t even get basic math correct in her criticism of McDonald’s CEO at House hearing

February 10, 2019 // 10 Comments

By Jon Dougherty Maybe socialists don’t understand economics very well because they’re unable to do simple math. At least, that would explain why [...]

Like Obama lied about Obamacare, Ocasio-Cortez advisor caught LYING about her ‘Green New Deal’ plan

February 10, 2019 // 14 Comments

By Jon Dougherty Socialists and Marxists have never been able to freely impose their economic and political agendas on free people by being honest with them, so they have to [...]

What Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar and her fellow socialists get wrong about…socialism

February 7, 2019 // 3 Comments

It’s almost comical hearing Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) criticize POTUS Donald Trump as lacking in “leadership” qualities, which she’s done since his [...]

In a win for POTUS Trump, trade deficit narrows far more than expected ahead of talks with China

February 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

It may not seem like much in the grand scheme of all things trade-related, but POTUS Donald Trump notched a win in regards to his efforts to lower the U.S. trade deficit with [...]

Election 2020: The masses can VOTE their way into socialism, but you always end up having to SHOOT your way out

February 3, 2019 // 4 Comments

By J. D. Heyes Like war, getting into socialism is always much easier than getting out of it. But also like war, humans tend to romanticize what socialism’s really like [...]

As Venezuelans eat from garbage cans, Ocasio-Cortez wants to import their nightmare to the U.S.

January 25, 2019 // 6 Comments

When socialist revolutionary Hugo Chavez came to power in Venezuela in 1998, the country had been on an upward trajectory — politically, socially, and economically [...]

Top Chinese banker warned Beijing against tit-for-tat trade war with U.S.: ‘We should pick our battles’

January 23, 2019 // 0 Comments

The former chief of the top Chinese lender to foreign countries pleaded with the government to avoid a tit-for-tat trade war with the United States, according to the [...]

Hedge fund master: Investment capital will FLEE the U.S. if Ocasio-Cortez’s high-tax scheme ever passes

January 23, 2019 // 0 Comments

The founder and manager of the world’s biggest hedge fund said Wednesday that if Democratic Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s high-tax proposals every [...]

Ocasio-Cortez finds mega-wealth immoral,’ but her favorite socialist leaders are all billionaires

January 23, 2019 // 13 Comments

The media-created Leftist darling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) gave a talk this week in which she once again extolled the supposed virtues of Marxist socialism as [...]

POTUS Trump dings Obama over stellar manufacturing numbers: ‘Magic wand?’

January 21, 2019 // 1 Comment

President Donald Trump took a swipe at his predecessor on Monday over the number of manufacturing jobs the U.S. economy added last year after tens of thousands of them [...]

Democrat minimum wage hike would DESTROY 2 million jobs, say experts

January 17, 2019 // 2 Comments

Rather than allow the free market to work its magic, Democrats will seek to defy well-established economic principles by imposing an artificially high wage on businesses that [...]

Could the French Yellow Vests bring down the world’s debt-based economy and deal a death blow to globalism?

January 17, 2019 // 6 Comments

After U.S. markets peaked in September nearly two years after Donald Trump’s victory came with the promise (and delivery) of pro-growth policies, investors got a scare in [...]

New job figures blast through expectations in December to end 2018 on high note

January 4, 2019 // 3 Comments

The Department of Labor reported Friday that December job growth far surpassed expectations, as employers added 312,000 new jobs last month to end the year on a strong [...]