Daniel Sutter

Hurricane Harvey is approaching the Texas coast and is forecast to end an almost twelve-year span since a major hurricane (categories 3, 4, and 5 on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane intensity scale) made landfall in the United States. 

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) taxes Americans without health insurance.  The unpopular individual mandate violates personal freedom and was targeted by Congressional Republicans in their recent “Obamacare” repeal efforts.

The Great Recession and its aftermath produced a sharp decline in employment. Almost eight million more Americans would be working today if the labor force participation rate were unchanged from 2007.  Some economists suggest that video games may explain this decline.

Barack Obama was the first president since the Great Depression not to preside over any year with at least 3 percent growth in inflation-adjusted Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Despite the invective hurled at President Trump, the Paris Accord would have done very little to prevent catastrophic global warming. 

With the recent explosive events taking place aboard airlines, we as consumers can take appropriate actions rather than relying on government restrictions.