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Since 1998, the federal government has prohibited states and localities from imposing such taxes. This has helped Americans from all backgrounds gain access to the Internet. The economic and educational benefits of this policy are vast and immeasurable. It is long past time for Congress to make permanent the ban on Internet access taxes.

It’s a good thing Santa’s workshop is based at the North Pole and not in the U.S. His toy factory might not survive Washington’s anti-business regulatory aggression—especially over the past seven years.

While millions of lower-income Americans will be struggling to find a job or get enough hours to pay the bills, Obama won’t have to worry when he's out of office. 

The need for patent reform is not a new issue, but a recent ruling provides a perfect example of all that is wrong with our current system. 

The governors of 31 states, including Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, say they won’t take Syrian refugees. Merrill Matthews lays the blame for the refugee stalemate with the White House, not the nation’s governors; they have legitimate safety concerns, he wrote.

For the Loyola community, illegal downloading is a problem among students and faculty alike. About $12.5 billion is lost in the U.S. economy each year because of music piracy, according to a study by the Institute for Policy Innovation. 

Before Obama sets a narrative that the U.S. is xenophobic, the public might benefit from a few facts on immigration.

The insurer UnitedHealthcare has recently announced that it would consider moving away from the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges due to significant profit losses. If there are significant losses and little financial gains, more payers may consider leaving the health insurance exchanges as well.

President Barack Obama is once again faced with a problem of his own creation. After all, when you sow disgust you reap mistrust.

The irony here is that Obama came into office promising to restore the trust in big government.