Rachel Greszler
Articles by Rachel Greszler
EconomyCommentary
California’s $20 Minimum Wage Is a Cautionary Tale for Los Angeles’ Olympic-Sized Wage Hike
Rachel Greszler|July 22, 2025
In a classic case of central planning, lawmakers in Los Angeles passed a bill in May to bring the minimum wage for hotel and airport… Read More
Social Security Trustees’ Report Delivers Bad News for Americans Young and Old
Rachel Greszler|June 20, 2025
Social Security turns 90 this year, and as the Social Security Trustees’ 2025 annual report makes clear, the program is on shaky ground. If policymakers… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Grounded by Bureaucracy: Trump’s Chance to Ditch the Feds, Commercialize the Skies
Rachel Greszler|May 19, 2025
Air travel in America isn’t great—and that’s putting it lightly. Our nation’s antiquated air traffic control systems cost Americans tens of billions of dollars annually…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
Study: Asylum-Seekers Primarily Responsible for Large Spike in Homelessness
Rachel Greszler|May 05, 2025
Between 2022 and 2024, the U.S. saw a record 43% rise in “sheltered homelessness”—staying in some sort of emergency shelter, as opposed to living on… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Under Trump Order, Federal Unions May No Longer Be Able to Protect Poor Performers
Rachel Greszler|April 28, 2025
First things first: President Donald Trump’s executive order on collective bargaining does not “strip unionization rights from most federal workers,” as some media outlets have… Read More
Health CareCommentary
2 Bills Cutting Red Tape for Employee Benefits Advance in House
Rachel Greszler|April 27, 2025
Two bills that would cut red tape and make it easier for employers to provide child care and elder care benefits and educational opportunities for… Read More
LawNews
Bill Prohibiting Union Time on Taxpayers’ Dime Would Extend Trump EO to Entire Federal Workforce
Rachel Greszler|April 08, 2025
Senator Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., introduced companion versions of the No Union Time on the Taxpayers’ Dime Act on April 7…. Read More
PoliticsCommentary
What Trump Memo on Taxpayer-Funded Union Time Means for Federal Employee Unions
Rachel Greszler|March 18, 2025
Part of the Trump administration’s efforts to improve efficiency, accountability, and transparency in the federal government include minimizing the amount of taxpayer-funded time that federal… Read More
EducationCommentary
Student Loan Forgiveness’ Unintended Consequences for Recipients
Rachel Greszler|February 26, 2025
Instead of alleviating rising debt burdens, Joe Biden’s student loan debt “forgiveness” has caused recipients to take on additional non-student loan debts, a new economic… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
In New Record Low, Unionization Rate Falls to Single Digits in 2024
Rachel Greszler|February 03, 2025
Despite the Biden-Harris administration’s “whole of government” attempt to increase unionization, the percentage of American workers belonging to unions notched down each of the past… Read More
