Elizabeth Warren

February 20, 2019

Elizabeth Warren’s universal child care proposal: What you need to know

Senator Elizabeth Warren unveiled a plan for universal child care, to be funded by a national wealth tax, late Monday night. Here are the facts you need to know. What are the details of Warren’s universal child care proposal? Continue Reading...

January 25, 2019

What you need to know about Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax

On Thursday, Senator Elizabeth Warren announced on Twitter that she will institute a wealth tax if she is elected president in 2020. Here are the facts you need to know: Warren tweeted her plan on Thursday afternoon. Continue Reading...

November 23, 2016

Who did Democrats forget?

In this week’s Acton Commentary I weigh in with some reflections on the US presidential results: “Naming, Blaming, and Lessons Learned from the 2016 Election.” I focus on much of the reaction on the Democratic side, which has understandably had some soul-searching to do. Continue Reading...

May 15, 2015

How To Turn The American Dream Into A Nightmare

If one decides to destroy the American Dream, there are a few steps that would be necessary. Put Big Government in charge. The average American can’t figure out his or her own dreams, let alone what it would take to make them a reality. Continue Reading...

March 04, 2015

Strong Opinions, Weak Statistics And Middle-Class Economics

Is the middle-class economically stagnant? And is “middle-class” a misnomer? Should we really be talking about the bottom of the economic pile? After all, isn’t the 1% controlling everything? Cato Institute Senior Fellow Alan Reynolds says the government’s claim of middle-class stagnation is based on faulty statistics. Continue Reading...

March 11, 2014

Student Loan Debt is Not Just an Economic Problem, It’s a Marriage Problem

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a potential 2016 presidential candidate, recently argued that Congress should hike taxes on families and small businesses making more than $1 million, then use the tax revenue to let debt-ridden students refinance their college loans. Continue Reading...

October 29, 2013

Religious Activists Petition SEC for Greater Corporate ‘Disclosure’

“Byrdes of on kynde and color flok and flye allwayes together,” wrote William Turner in 1545. If he were with us today, the author might construct an interesting Venn diagram representing the activist birds scheduled to testify tomorrow before the Securities and Exchange Commission. Continue Reading...

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