Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz/ Flickr Biden Leads by Following, Floats Carbon Copy of China's Signature Belt and Road Initiative Does Biden want to prevent China from gaining global domination, or does he just want to try to be like them? By Isa Cox, The Western Journal April 1, 2021
@BEA_News / Twitter Red States Leading the Way in Economic Growth According to New Commerce Dept Report 'Hawaii and New York had the highest unemployment rates in February, 9.2 percent and 8.9 percent, respectively,' according to Bureau of Labor Statistics. By Randy DeSoto March 30, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr 70% Tax Rate Thanks to Biden? Economists Warn It'll Be Close for Some of Us The Biden administration has talked about raising taxes on people who earn more than $400,000 per year, but here's what it's not telling you. By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal March 24, 2021
CNBC / YouTube screen shot Biden Calls for Return to Failed '60s 'Great Society,' Reportedly Eyeing Major Tax Hikes Ronald Reagan’s election in 1980 was really a direct response to the failed big-government welfare policies of the '60s Great Society. By Randy DeSoto March 16, 2021
TaxRebate.org.uk / Flickr Exclusive: GOP Reps Take the Gloves Off After Dems Pass $1.9 Trillion 'Atrocity' Loaded with 'special interest pork and other liberal goodies,' the third round of coronavirus relief just passed the House by a slim margin. By Andrew J. Sciascia, The Western Journal February 28, 2021
Pepi Stojanovski / Unsplash New Strong Economic Growth Numbers Call Into Question the Need for $1.9T Stimulus Bill If the Biden administration does not remove former Pres. Donald Trump's pro-growth policies, the economy will soar. By Randy DeSoto, The Western Journal February 25, 2021
Verschoren Maurits / Pexels Worth the Squeeze? AZ Coffee Shop Praised for Wage Hike Other Businesses Simply Cannot Afford A federal minimum wage policy could be disasterous for small businesses that cannot afford the increased cost of labor. By Samantha Kamman, The Western Journal February 24, 2021
Karolina Grabowska / Pexels Economist: For Early-1900s Progressives, the Min. Wage Was a Eugenic Weapon to Destroy 'Undesirables' 'It would be impossible to compel employers to pay the minimum to those whose services were not worth it,' one economist wrote. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal February 23, 2021
Sharon / Flickr Texans in Disbelief as Power Bills Skyrocket Thousands of Dollars a Day 'We are using it minimally and getting charged thousands. Most people I know don’t even have power, and I’m getting these outrageous bills.' By Jared Harris, The Western Journal February 18, 2021
Karolina Grabowska / Pexels Red States Take 9 Out of 10 Spots on New List of Top Local Economies New statistics reveal that the highest city economies throughout the United States are attributed to red states. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal February 17, 2021
Luke Stackpoole / Unsplash Op-Ed: The 4 Basic Principles That Will Lead America Back to Prosperity 'Biden’s policy actions are not consistent with these principles. They are in fact, diametrically opposed to them.' By Michael Busler, The Western Journal February 16, 2021
Emilio Takas / Unsplash Economics Professor: Why the Minimum Wage Is Complete Garbage 'It is no accident that before the advent of the minimum wage law, unemployment rates for all age categories were similar.' By Walter E. Block, The Western Journal February 16, 2021
Karolina Grabowska / Pexels F. Peter Brown: Why the $15 Minimum Wage Is Such a Bad Idea 'The minimum wage would reduce income inequality for some workers, but the costs for the unemployed workers would cancel that out.' By F. Peter Brown, The Western Journal February 11, 2021
cottonbro / Pexels Expert Reveals 6 Grim Consequences of Biden's $15 Minimum Wage Proposal Rachel Greszler of The Heritage Foundation explains in her latest piece that the Democrats push to raise the minimum wage would be dangerous. By Cameron Arcand, The Western Journal February 10, 2021
Free To Choose Network / YouTube screen shot Sowell's Growing Popularity Shows Younger Folks Might Be Ready to Leave the Left The evidence suggests conservative economist and philosopher Thomas Sowell is growing in popularity among young people. By Michael Austin, The Western Journal February 1, 2021
World Economic Forum / YouTube screen shot World Economic Forum Pushes 'Great Reset' in New Video: 'Capitalism as We Know It Is Dead' 'The Great Reset' is WEF's effort to rethink the global economy following the coronavirus pandemic and is planned to bring changes by 2030. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal January 27, 2021
Thomas Sowell / YouTube screen shot Thomas Sowell's Legacy Provides the Perfect Conservative Answer to BLM Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Riley is hoping to spread the work of Thomas Sowell with a new documentary and upcoming book. By Michael Austin, The Western Journal January 26, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Biden Just Gave $15/Hr Minimum Wage Its Biggest Push Ever with Two Separate Moves Friday Biden pushed hard for an increase to the minimum wage on Friday, both in a speech and through an executive order. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal January 23, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Biden Economic Policy Will Focus First on Race, Gender, Climate Change - Not Productivity The Biden administration will reportedly measure the economy's performance through the lenses of race, gender and impact on the climate. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal January 20, 2021
Free to Choose Network / YouTube screen shot Thomas Sowell Film Celebrates Legacy of the Man Leftists Should Fear the Most Debuting on Jan. 24, 'Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World' covers the life journey of renowned economist Thomas Sowell. By Michael Austin, The Western Journal January 14, 2021
Paul Morigi / Flickr Biden's Pick for Treasury Sec. Made Millions Over Past Couple of Years in Speaking Fees Team Biden wants to assure everyone the 74-year-old will be working 'on behalf of the American people,' not just the barons of finance. By Cameron Arcand, The Western Journal January 4, 2021