WASHINGTON — In the latest volley of policy proposals that seem more rooted in populist rhetoric than economic knowledge, President Joe Biden’s budget plan to hike the corporate income tax rate from 21% to 28% strikes me as particularly misguided. This move, ostensibly aimed at ensuring a ...
WASHINGTON — A recent headline in the Wall Street Journal expressed Hamas’ last chance in its terrorist war against Israel: “Hamas Pins Survival Hopes on Ramadan.” The sub headline reveals its strategy: “Group’s leader in Gaza counts on holy month to pressure Israel to end the ...
The state of Michigan just got its proverbial knuckles slapped by the feds for slow and inaccurate administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
More commonly known as SNAP, the federally-funded initiative provides food benefits to low-income families to supplement their ...
By The Associated Press
Today in History
Today is Saturday, March 16, the 76th day of 2024. There are 290 days left in the year.
Today’s highlight in history:
On March 16, 1968, the My Lai (mee ly) massacre took place during the Vietnam War as U.S. Army soldiers hunting for Viet Cong ...
WASHINGTON — I spent last week living and studying at the Vatican as a guest lecturer at the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, or PASS. PASS is an organization of scholars that explores ideas of interest to the Vatican. Last week, PASS addressed the philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas, ...
NEW YORK — The left has a new goal: degrowth!
We should “buy less stuff,” forgive debts, grow our own food, etc.
They say this will “build a more just and sustainable society” and “save the planet” from “climate chaos.”
This idea is popular with capitalism-haters.
One ...