While Senate Democrats named it the “Inflation Reduction Act,” most of the $500 billion in new spending would go to green energy and climate initiatives. And while the bill’s $80 billion for 87,000 additional IRS agents has gotten a lot of attention, few taxpayers know where that climate ...
“It’s the economy, stupid.” That was James Carville’s advice to Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign. Thirty years later, the economy is again a top concern of voters. However, this time the advice from the small-business community is, “It’s the economy and democracy, ...
You’ve heard about gullible suckers buying the Brooklyn Bridge and smooth talkers selling swampland in Florida. But in the 1920s and ’30s, one scam artist was so brazen he actually sold Paris’ beloved Eiffel Tower — not once, but twice. He stole money from a notorious gangster and ...
It is a dream still associated with the Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla: broadcasting electricity, making it available to users without a wire. Tesla took his plans for sending electricity through the air to the grave with him, having been one of the architects of alternating current, ...
It was announced in July that Matthew Holman, the director of the Office of Science in the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), was stepping down to take a job with Philip Morris International. The departure comes amid a crisis for CTP as the agency continues to ...
While inflation drives the cost of food, rent and gasoline higher and higher, elected officials should take every step possible to help lighten the load for working-class families. While many policy levers exist in Washington, local leaders have a critical opportunity to help those who need it ...
