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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

The Leadership Deficit Doom Loop October 8, 2021
American decline is not fated—unless our leaders make it so
Doesn’t Anyone in the U.S. Government Like the U.S.? - WSJ October 6, 2021
Another disturbing message seeps out of the Federal Reserve.
Vaccine Mandates Are Destroying American Livelihoods October 5, 2021
Okay, you’re going to require me now to get this? Obviously, the booster shots are right behind it. It’s a never-ending cycle. What else are you going to tell…
American Wokeness Threatens to Infect Europe September 28, 2021
There’s a sickness emanating from America that seeks to contaminate all of Western civilization.
Angelo Privilege › American Greatness September 22, 2021
Angelo Codevilla was many admirable things in his long, productive, and amazing life.
Angelo Codevilla, RIP | Power Line September 22, 2021
Terrible news out this morning of the death of Angelo Codevilla, at age 78, reportedly in a car accident.
2021 FIRE Campus Free Speech Survey: Widespread College Student Support For Censorship, Including Violence and Disruptions September 21, 2021
Two-thirds of students say it is acceptable to shout down a speaker to prevent them from speaking on campus,
Left Leans Into Champagne Socialism September 21, 2021
Being aligned with socialists in 2021 apparently means looking like the decadent elite in “The Hunger Games,” dodging taxes, and stiffing workers.
That Debt Limit Show - WSJ September 21, 2021
Democrats don’t need the GOP to raise the federal borrowing limit.
Epitaph for the ‘War on Terror’ › American Greatness September 21, 2021
Twenty years after the U.S. government declared war on terrorism, it consummated its own defeat in Kabul and Washington, in a manner foreseeable, foreseen, and…

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