Kansas Governor Laura Kelly (D) has signed an executive order aimed at ending the economic “border war” between Missouri and Kansas. In the signing ceremony Kelly stated that the action “ends the border ...
Read More »NBA icon Charles Barkley has advice for black Democrats
Charles Barkley, a former NBA star and now an NBA analyst on TNT, said after the Democratic presidential candidate debate on July 30 that political parties have been neglecting economic opportunities for ...
Read More »Trump’s workforce initiative reshaping American job market
A whopping 300+ companies have thrown their support behind President Donald Trump’s White House workforce initiative, committing to train over 12 million Americans for new job skills over the next five years. ...
Read More »Boris Johnson to lead Britain as Prime Minister
Just a few years ago, Boris Johnson was described as Britain’s version of Donald Trump. The outspoken and often brusk British politician seemed constantly at odds with the established British political class ...
Read More »Kansas City business wants end to ‘border war’
The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce president is praising Missouri Governor Mike Parson (R) for signing legislation into law that’s aimed at ending the economic “border war” between Missouri and Kansas. Joe Reardon ...
Read More »Use of food stamps continues to decline
Over 5.8 million people are no longer on food stamps since President Donald Trump completed his first month in office in February 2017, according to the new data by the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
Read More »The strange greatness of Donald Trump
With the Democrats still trying to throw a Hail-Mueller Pass with time out on the scoreboard and with the economy humming, it’s time to confront the central issue: “Has Donald Trump been an awful, OK, or ...
Read More »Biden says ‘physical revolution’ needed to combat poverty
Without presenting actual data, former Vice President Joe Biden stated Monday a “physical revolution” could help overcome what he sees as Republican opposition to left-leaning poverty initiatives. He failed to mention the ...
Read More »Missouri aims to end economic ‘border war’ with Kansas
Legislation aimed at ending the economic “border war” between Missouri and Kansas has been signed into law this week by Governor Mike Parson in Kansas City. The Bolivar Republican notes the legislation, ...
Read More »Conservatives boost candidacy of Quintin Lucas for mayor
The election for Kansas City’s new mayor doesn’t offer conservatives much of a choice. Instead of a race between a Democrat and Republican, the Tuesday, June 18 contest is a battle between ...
Read More »Myths of tariffs finally debunked
You wouldn’t know it from the media reports on tariffs and the trade war with China. Tariffs leveled by the U.S. against unfair trading partner countries aren’t that bad for our economy. ...
Read More »Giving to churches up in booming economy
It seems the nation’s booming economy under the Trump administration is having a positive impact on America’s ministries and evangelical churches. Across the country, churches and non-profit organizations saw an increase in ...
Read More »Consumer confidence at 15-year high
U.S. consumers are the most confident about the economy at any time since the early 200s. Positive views on wages, purchasing and job outlook by Americans jumped to a 15-year high in early May ...
Read More »Socialism isn’t free: millennials learn hard lesson
Free isn’t always free. That’s what a new study finds millennials are leaning when it comes to government programs and socialism. The survey by the Harvard Institute of Politics shows 18-to-29-year-old voters ...
Read More »President’s approval numbers rise as Democrats investigate
In spite of, or possibly in reaction to, announcements of new Democrat investigations into him, President Donald Trump’s approval rating grew to 53 percent. That’s according to a polling firm on April ...
Read More »Feds wait too long, so state AGs begin their move against tech giants
It has become increasingly apparent over the years that the major Silicon Valley-based tech companies have tried to straddle the line between being open platforms for the sharing of information or biased ...
Read More »Millennials are experiencing American prosperity; the Mueller report; and that young mayor guy
An amazingly solipsistic and inaccurate assessment of the American economy, coming from a Millennial with a big platform; a report that Robert Mueller is finished with all of his indictments; and a ...
Read More »Midwest fairs better than Northeast in population migration
For years, the Northeast has lost a steady stream of residents to other parts of the country. New data suggests that trend has recently accelerated. The Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey released ...
Read More »Arrest rates for youth almost 4x that of their grandparents
A shocking study reveals that America’s youth are going to jail in historic numbers. Americans under the age of 26 years old today are far more likely to be arrested than older ...
Read More »Food stamp use decreases as poor find jobs, abuses stopped
Nearly 3.9 million Americans have moved off food stamp benefits since new economic policies and job opportunities expanded after the 2016 election. The drop is saving taxpayers more than $8.5 billion. Some ...
Read More »Lower tax refunds show how the tax cut is keeping money in your hands all year long
When Republicans transformed America’s broken tax code for the first time in three decades, then-Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi famously predicted “this is Armageddon” for the nation’s economy. Barely a year later, how ...
Read More »Trump gets 92% negative media coverage but his approval rating is clobbering Obama’s
In spite of overt animosity by the media toward President Donald Trump, the president still draws support from a significant portion of the American people, in greater numbers than former President Barack ...
Read More »President expands opportunities for minorities
President Donald Trump is pledging to expand opportunities for Americans of every race, religion, and creed as he commemorates Black History Month. Speaking to hundreds at a White House reception on Feb. 21, ...
Read More »Voters respond positively to President’s speech
Polls taken immediately after the State of the Union speech show broad approval for the President’s themes. A CBS News poll showed 73 percent of Americans liked the tone of the speech ...
Read More »Job growth surges by 312,000 in December; wages increase best since 2009; unemployment at 3.9%
U.S. employers hired the most workers in 10 months in December while boosting wages, pointing to sustained strength in the economy. Nonfarm payrolls surged by 312,000 jobs last month, the largest gain ...
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