David McCormick became a U.S. senator on Friday, the first day of business for the 119th Congress. A Republican, McCormick squeezed out a victory over the Democrat, Robert P. Casey Jr., the longtime incumbent whose political career goes back decades. Casey's father, the "real" Bob Casey, ...
Free markets are very good at helping the economy function efficiently; when prices rise, profit seekers are attracted to that sector and try to cash in on the profit potential by creating supply, helping society allocate resources where the demand is. With the creation of the internet and ...
Until 1957, when my grandmother passed away, my brother and I shared a bedroom. We shared the same antique bed where my grandparents' eight children were conceived and born. Thank goodness no one ever told us that when we were kids. The heat for our house came from one of those old ...
In western Pennsylvania, oil and gas companies are everywhere. They sponsored STEM events at my middle school. I passed several fracking pads on my drive to high school. I know many people who feel deep pride in the good these companies have done for the economy. As an environmental ...
Capitalism has created more wealth than any other economic system. Material wealth is not the only measure of happiness, but conservatives are right to credit capitalism for lifting millions of people out of poverty. I understand why many people love capitalism, but it has some issues. ...
As we maneuver through the day-to-day preparations of the holiday season, many of us must prepare for that endurance test of being around that one relative or in-law who redefines the concept of disagreeable. Now, don鈥檛 get me wrong鈥攖his is not about politics (for a change). It蘑菇视频 ...