Economics and Public Finance

Rep. Louie Gohmert delivered a moving and reassuring speech to Harrison County Republicans as they honored President Abraham Lincoln with at the organization's 45th annual tribute dinner to the former president Friday evening. Read more »

His national address Tuesday was part acknowledgment of the grave economic challenges, part pep talk. Read more »

At last night’s State of the Union address, HUMAN EVENTS was on the scene, talking to members from the House and Senate, getting strong reactions from Republicans to the new President’s first speech before a joint session of Congress Read more »

Our favorite congressman of the day, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R.-Tx) was on Hannity's show last night. This is a winner as far as I am concerned. Read more »

Subsidizing irresponsibility is just plain stupid Read more »

President Obama is expected to sign the economic stimulus bill into law on Tuesday Read more »

The Majority leadership finally made available at 11pm last night the final text of the 1,073-page borrowing-and-spending "stimulus" -- just 10 hours before consideration of the bill began on the floor this morning. The House unanimously approved a Republican proposal a few days ago to post the final legislation online for 48 hours for the American people to review before a vote is held in the Hou... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner’s vague and disappointing bank rescue plan has left everyone from Wall Street to Main Street increasingly skeptical of the government’s insatiable spending and misguided intervention in the private sector. Read more »

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner’s vague and disappointing bank rescue plan has left everyone from Wall Street to Main Street increasingly skeptical of the government’s insatiable spending and misguided intervention in the private sector Read more »

President Obama, speaking to the nation in his first prime-time news conference, last night warned of an economic "crisis that could become a catastrophe" if Congress does not act quickly on a massive stimulus package making its way through a Congress sharply divided along party lines. Read more »