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Economics Featured

Illinois’ $15-per-hour Minimum Wage Proposal Is Just ‘Pie in the Sky’

written by Nancy Thorner

Environment/Energy
Bottom-Up Cronyism – No Better Than Top-Down Cronyism

by Seton Motley June 30, 2017

Government cutting special deals for special friends – is always obnoxious, obnoxiously bad policy.

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Budgets/Taxes
Higher Property Taxes, Lower Home Values and Increased School Spending Plague Illinoisans

by Nancy Thorner June 27, 2017

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Illinois averaged more than 40,000 permits for new single-family houses per year prior to the so-called Great Recession.

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Environment/Energy

A Tale Of Two Governors: Massive Cronyism And Other Terrible Policy

written by Seton Motley

Fracking Ban Would Hurt Environment February 21, 2020
If a policymaker proposed banning cars and trucks or reducing the speed limit to 5 mph to reduce traffic fatalities, he or she would be laughed off the stage.
I Lived In Russia When Bernie Sanders Visited, And He's A Dupe February 21, 2020
Bernie Sanders, a man who could be led astray so easily by KGB minders and a Potemkin tour of the USSR, should never be president of the United States.
How MLB Should Have Punished The Astros For Cheating In 2017 February 19, 2020
MLB should erase the Astros' participation from the record books and vacate the 2017 championship, not because they won by cheating, but because they cheated.
Pontificating Politicians Plan To Outlaw The Engine, But Forecasters Say Nothing Much Changes February 19, 2020
A big gap is opening up between what politicians say, urged on by high-profile environmentalists like Greta Thunberg, and what is happening in the real world.
Reaching Peak Progressivism February 19, 2020
The frightening visions of the new peak progressives will ensure the reelection of Donald Trump.
The ‘Other Side’ Is Not Dumb February 16, 2020
In psychology, the idea that everyone is like us is called the “false-consensus bias.”
Media Will Never Understand U.S. If They Keep Hating Trump Voters February 14, 2020
The mainstream media will spend a lot of effort this year reporting on Trump voters, but very little effort trying to understand or empathize with them.
After Attending a Trump Rally, I Realized Democrats Are Not Ready For 2020 February 14, 2020
The more voices outside the left that I listened to, the more I realized that these were not bad people.
It's Time For Classical Architecture To Bring Down Hideous Totalitarians February 13, 2020
The movement to bring back classical architecture in both Britain and the United States is long overdue.
Let's Not Forget Frontrunner Bernie Sanders Has A Lot Of Crazy Plans February 12, 2020
Here are just 19 of the insane policy proposals and radical ideas Bernie Sanders would champion as president.

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