Sometime in the coming week, President Biden will follow his predecessors in a ceremony that spares a life. But little notice will be given, since the presidential pardon will be…
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Reprinted from the Independent Institute Feast and football. That’s what many of us think about at Thanksgiving. Most people identify the origin of the holiday with the Pilgrims’ first bountiful…
Reprinted from the Institute for Faith & Freedom On October 3, 1789 George Washington signed the first Thanksgiving Proclamation of the newly constituted American Republic. He called upon the American…
Initial claims for regular state unemployment insurance jumped by 17,000 for the week ending November 19th, coming in at 240,000. The previous week’s 223,000 was revised up from the initial…
The final November results from the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers show overall consumer sentiment declined for the month, holding near historically low levels (see first chart). The composite…
New orders for durable goods rose 1.0 percent in October, following a 0.3 percent gain in September. Total durable-goods orders are up 11.5 percent from a year ago. The October…
Sales of new single-family homes rose in October, increasing 7.5 percent to 632,000 at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate from a 588,000 pace in September. The October gain was the third…
The Biden administration has launched a full-scale economic offensive against China. Although the US has the stronger, more-advanced economy, victory will come only at a high price. Indeed, America could…
News that The Walt Disney Corporation’s former CEO, Robert Iger, would return to the helm of the firm surprised Wall Street, Disney employees, and ousted CEO Bob Chapek alike. The…
Reprinted from the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal Many people believe that if a college or university is accredited, that’s the equivalent of a guarantee of quality. Just…