Axios: "Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Trump's former labor secretary, drank on the job, misused government funds and oversaw a 'toxic, intimidating and humiliating' environment." Big government means giving people like this power over our lives.

New Gallup poll reported by Axios shows most Americans are wrong on labor unions. In the US, unions are coercive monopolist institutions, which violate workers' freedom of association and damage the economy. cato.org/policy-analysis/ref…

Trump proposes renaming Lake Ontario. Like a trade war, that would set off a chain reaction as other politicians sought advantage. For prime minister Carney, Lake Neil Peart would be a slam-dunk popular move.

WaPo says Trump's policies are hammering farmers, and they want another $12b in subsidies on top of all the subsidies shown in the chart. And that's on top of $10b/year Congress gives farmers in so-called insurance subsidies. washingtonpost.com/business/…

I've long argued that the Feds should allow states to stop subsidizing junk food in SNAP. Trump has allowed 23 states to cut subsidies for sugar drinks. A new study finds that affected SNAP households have cut sugar drinks 12%. nber.org/system/files/workin…

ProPublica finds that the Army wasted $533 million on an artillery shell factory that produced no shells. The reporters point to "a deep-rooted culture at the Pentagon and in Congress in which expensive failures lead only to more spending." propublica.org/article/gener…

A drop in U.S. crime is making headlines. The White House is taking credit. But the survey includes nine Canadian cities, and the percentage drops are similar. majorcitieschiefs.com/wp-con…

I illustrate how federal programs fail in many different ways. The federal budget is a "leaky bucket," and the spillage is not just fraud. cato.org/blog/programs-fail-…

Axios: "More premium car buyers are trading down to mainstream brands." Why? "You can get many of the same tech and convenience features once associated only with luxury cars in a Chevy, Toyota or Hyundai." That's how markets would work everywhere if the politicians allowed.

Cato's Tad DeHaven details the Trump administration's growing socialism. The government has now bought, or is buying, parts of 30 companies! Donald "Mamdani" Trump. See the full table here cato.org/blog/government-own…

Howard Husock makes that point for the US here downsizinggovernment.org/hud…

Congress is naively optimistic about spending programs. Here are 10 reasons why the benefits are nearly always lower than planned and taxpayer costs higher. dailywire.com/news/ten-leaks…

In the Daily Wire, I provide 10 reasons why the costs of federal programs are usually higher than the benefits. Based on a study by @MrRBourne and I dailywire.com/news/ten-leaks…

The UK economic decline is depressing. Thatcher showed them the way, and then a bunch of timid and short-sighted men in both parties botched it. thedailyeconomy.org/article/…

How would members of Congress score? How about the president?