Obama Needs to Know Why Small Businesses Will Hire and Invest Next Year
A survey of small businesses say they plan to hire and invest next year, but it’s not because of something President Obama did, but what he didn’t do.
Secondary Markets: The Ticket to Economic Success
The societal benefits of the secondary ticket market depend on the right of ticket purchasers to transfer their tickets as they choose.
Tax Reform as a Diversion
It was a disappointment to see President Obama use tax reform as little more than a bait-and-switch for his same old demand for higher taxes and more federal spending.
Obama Likes Temporary Infrastructure Jobs, Except When He Doesn't
President Obama wants to spend federal money on more infrastructure projects that he says creates good jobs; so why not approve the Keystone XL pipeline which will create infrastructure jobs without spending taxpayer money?
Copyright, Control and Censorship
The copyright review process can be a helpful occasion to update copyright law, but it should not give credence to baseless criticisms manufactured for ideological purposes.
The Real Politics of Taxing the Internet
Comparing some of his positions to the polling data, Mr. Enzi might be better off if the voters don’t look too closely at his record, particularly his long time fight to allow state tax collectors to reach across state lines to force businesses in other states to collect tax for them.
Another ObamaCare Assumption Bites the Dust
President Obama promised that ObamaCare would reduce emergency room visits and save money; a new study explains why yet another ObamaCare assumption is dead wrong.
IP and the Bieb
Understanding that many are truly ignorant of the bounds of copyright, content providers (and also copyright critics) can now move from punishment fixation and together seek increasingly better ways to educate the public, and focus on the increasingly important role that copyright plays in our economy.
Will Spending More on Border Security Achieve Its Goals?
The government has a right and obligation to secure its borders; but will spending billions of dollars more achieve that goal when the government is so bad at achieving most of its goals?
Of Misleading Studies and Political Grandstanding
The New York Times and several U.S. senators, with GAO report in hand, seem to have a problem understanding the difference between marginal and effective tax rates. Should they be opining on tax reform?