Producer prices are moving higher again, and the trend is clear. Since “Liberation Day,” cost pressures faced by American producers have accelerated. That matters because producer prices act as an early warning sign. What businesses pay today often becomes what consumers pay tomorrow. The latest data confirm the shift. Producer prices rose 0.5 percent in December , equal to a 6.0 percent annualized rate . Core producer prices, which exclude food and energy, climbed even faste

Minnesota lawmakers are finally confronting an uncomfortable truth: government anti-poverty programs have become an open invitation to fraud, waste, and abuse. In several of the state’s largest cases, the schemes were centered in parts of Minnesota’s Somali community and involved billions of taxpayer dollars meant to help vulnerable families. That reality is not a smear. It is a documented policy failure. And it is a warning sign for the entire country. As Center for a Free E

Housing supply has emerged as a central concern among conservative tax and economic policy experts. Across multiple outlets and institutions, analysts are reaching the same conclusion. The tax code discourages homeowners from selling, reduces housing inventory, and drives prices higher. While the commentary continues to grow, Congress already has a clear solution. The U.S. House version is H.R. 1340 , and the Senate companion bill is S. 3332 . Together, they are titled the “M