Opinion (Restoring America)

In this Nov. 6, 2013 file photo, people gamble at the Monticello Casino and Raceway in Monticello, New York.

Pennsylvania’s vice economy

Timothy P. Carney · October 6, 2026 11:32 am

File - A truck passes oil pump jacks at dusk near Karnes City, Texas, Nov. 1, 2023. On Wednesday, the Labor Department releases producer prices data for November. The producer price index is an indicator measuring inflation at the wholesale level, hitting businesses before they pass costs along to consumers.

Capitalism, or why American oil production is surging

Children rush to grab candy during the annual Fourth of July parade in downtown Brattleboro, Vermont, Monday, July 4, 2016.

Actually, the economy is in great shape

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Trump should make Xi pay for silencing Americans

Gov. Gavin Newsom

California’s wacko wealth tax

Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump meet at the 2017 G20 summit.

Trump should stop dancing to Putin’s nuclear waltz

Ivana Stradner April 15, 2025 6:00 am

Former President Donald Trump, Republican presidential candidate, speaks as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) listens during a news conference, Friday, April 12, 2024, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.

How to decouple from China sensibly

James Rogan April 15, 2025 6:00 am

A United Airlines jet lands at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport Saturday, March 29, 2025.

United Airlines wants you on planes maintained by China

Sean M. O'Brien April 15, 2025 6:00 am

Will DOGE actually accomplish anything?

Brady Leonard April 14, 2025 4:19 pm

Mike Braun seeks to root out marriage penalties

Timothy P. Carney April 14, 2025 3:21 pm

In this Nov. 13, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after a news conference in the East Room of the White House, in Washington. Former President Joe Biden has often touted the personal relationships he’s developed with world leaders over nearly 50 years in national politics as a factor that makes him uniquely equipped to revitalize the reputation of the United States following the presidency of Trump. He’s mentioned to aides that he’s developed a strong rapport with Erdoğan over the years, according to a senior administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.

Erdogan keeps pulling fast ones on Trump to harm American business

Michael Rubin April 14, 2025 2:13 pm

The U.S. Department of Agriculture building.

Move federal workers out West

William Perry Pendley April 14, 2025 1:04 pm

Chris Petersen looks at a Berkshire hog in a pen on his farm on April 17, 2020, near Clear Lake, Iowa. COVID-19 has created problems for all meat producers, but pork farmers have been hit especially hard. The federal government announced Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, a program that will provide $1.3 billion in debt relief for about 36,000 farmers who have fallen behind on loan payments or face foreclosure.

California, back off our bacon

Sen. Joni Ernst April 14, 2025 12:35 pm

A fan holds a flag on Gay Pride night in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game.

In Colorado, progressive Democrats actually are coming for your children

Brad Polumbo April 13, 2025 6:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks before signing the Laken Riley Act in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington.

Trump is to blame for sell-off in US Treasurys

James Rogan April 13, 2025 6:00 am

Yes, Congress should raise taxes on the wealthy

Henry Olsen April 12, 2025 6:00 am

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks before Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at a campaign event at Northwestern High School in Detroit, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

An Asian carp bite into Gretchen Whitmer’s political future

Tudor Dixon April 12, 2025 6:00 am