Dwyer: Five bad ideas from Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Some of Sen. Elizabeth Warren's ideas could have consequences counter to what she says her goals are: helping workers, raising incomes and ensuring that the system is fair for everyone.
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Dwyer: State ballot measures in 2016 reflect a shift to left
When voters get thoroughly fed up with government and stay home on Election Day, they're making it easier for activists to gain access to the ballot in the next election.
Dwyer: Marijuana could replace tobacco as sin-tax jackpot
With fewer people smoking, cigarette tax revenue is declining. So it isn't far-fetched to imagine that pot could one day soon overtake tobacco as the better cash cow.
Dwyer: Trumponomics is scarier when you actually study it
What happens when you ask some politically neutral economists to look at the U.S. economy under a President Trump? A scarier scenario than even Hillary Clinton paints.
Dwyer: Trump’s plan to “drill, baby, drill” would distort market
If anything, Donald Trump's approach to energy would backfire. He would encourage so much production of fossil fuels that prices would plummet, not increase.