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Why do some politicians and bureaucrats constantly forget that when governments meddle in our mostly free market that bad things happen? Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled…

President Joe Biden’s announcement that he will not seek re-election raises questions about his priorities as he finishes his term. Student loan forgiveness remains on top…

Donald Trump, who has offered little details surrounding his planned economic policies for a possible second presidency, has made headlines by announcing his proposal to eliminate…

In 1970, Venezuelans were the wealthiest people in Latin America. With annual incomes comparable to those of the Finns and the Japanese, they earned two-and-a-half times…

America’s national debt hit a record $35 trillion last month. With no end in sight to deficit spending, economists warn that a fiscal crisis could be…

Your Tuesday editorial criticizing the response to the Interstate 15 wreck involving large lithium batteries uses the phrase “California officials.” This omits factors created by the…

One of the most famous phrases in history is one that my high school Latin teacher Sister Mary David intoned with deep solemnity as we were…

Being far away from home in Iceland and Britain for the past two weeks was perfect timing. Just as President Joe Biden was proving to the…

When does political protest seem to become an end in itself? Climate firebrand Greta Thunberg, 21, seems to raise that question when looking at photos of…

$34,824,988,766,984. Think about that — more than $34 trillion, with a “t.” That is the U.S. debt, and as the United States continues to run deficits,…