Archives: Hotlines

Bernie Sanders: Democrats Are a Threat to Democracy
Here’s our “they said it” item for the week. Bernie Sanders now admits that there hasn’t been a fair presidential primary within the Democratic Party

Airport Security Lines Grow as the Union Workers Break Out in Song
Everyone hates the long security lines at airports, but consider yourself lucky that you weren’t in Las Vegas last Friday, where almost the entire TSA

What “Tax Cuts for the Rich?”
Here’s the rundown of which income groups get the largest and smallest tax cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill. It’s from former House Ways

Trade and Technology Conquered Inflation
We’ve long argued that by far the two most powerful factors for keeping prices low over the past forty years have been trade and technology.

Stupid Idea of the Month
Here’s the headline from a land down under: An unrealized capital gains tax would tax investors, farmers, ranchers, real estate investors, and seniors on the

Only Four Blue States Had Net Gains In Inter-State Migration Last Year
The map below from the WSJ shows which states had net inter-state migration gains (in blue) and which states had net migration losses. What’s remarkable is that

Josh Hawley and Right to Work
We got some pushback last week from our HOTLINE item on Republicans who are against right-to-work laws. Some readers don’t believe that Missouri Senator Josh

Anatomy of a Federal Medicaid “Racket”
Late last, year liberal New York Governor Kathy Hochul attacked a Medicaid home care program for seniors as “one of the most abused programs in

Inflation Still Moderate Under Trump – So Far
Time for our latest report on prices. Everyone – including us – warned that the Trump tariffs could reignite inflation. The jury is still out,