For decades, American politicians have promised to revive manufacturing, especially factory jobs. This is viewed as a way to rebuild the middle class and restore national pride. Donald Trump has made it a central promise of his campaigns, repeatedly vowing…
In the short term, the picture is clear: until the pandemic hit, the Trump-era economy performed well, with low unemployment, GDP growth, and a booming stock market. When Democrats crossed the threshold of the White House again, American families began…
Legislators will soon determine what path to take on tax reform. They should pay special attention to the negative economic impacts of a failure to extend key provisions within the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). The manufacturing industry directly…
Though now proud to call America my home, I was born in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, in a rural, semi-nomadic community with no modern amenities whatsoever. I grew up surrounded by people who worked very hard, but they never…
“Kids these days.” We often hear older generations complaining about the younger generation because of how they’ve gotten softer and had much easier lives than previous cohorts. Young people respond with “OK Boomer,” blowing it off as something the old,…
Last week, someone in Georgia won the Powerball lottery and became an overnight multi-millionaire. The jackpot was over $478 million and the winner had two options for collecting their prize — a smaller (though still hefty) lump sum cash payment…
What good are “good union jobs” if there aren’t any jobs? Steelworkers contesting the acquisition of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel of Japan might ask themselves that question since opposing the deal will mean just that. (READ MORE: Get Lost, Kid) Nippon Steel…
One of the most striking things about higher education is that many of the world’s greatest geniuses never had much, if any. Johann Sebastian Bach was 18 years old and never went to school again; his five years in a…
As we stand at the crossroads of a nation in need, we’re faced with a stark reality: our welfare system, designed to uplift, has inadvertently ensnared millions in a cycle of dependency. The poverty trap, a labyrinth of well-intentioned but…
