What's the Real Significance of this Election to the American Economy?
If the pundits and commentators are correct, today’s election will be historic in scope. Most think the House will change hands and some believe the Senate might change as well. Simply changing party...
View ArticleLife, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happy Meals – The Road to Serfdom?
What is happening in America today? According to a piece in Investor’s Business Daily this week, children in San Francisco will not be allowed to buy a McDonald’s Happy Meal starting December 31st,...
View ArticleBig Government Employee Unions vs. Taxpayers – What's the Correct Balance?
In The Wall Street Journal this week, the Governor of Minnesota, Tim Pawlenty writes an important article on government employee unions vs. the taxpayers that views the issue from a moral perspective....
View ArticleThe Constitution, Congress, Individual Liberty, and Prosperity – Yes, They...
Roger Pilon, VP of Legal Affairs at the Cato Institute, has an excellent article in The Wall Street Journal today on the Constitution, Congress, and individual liberty. It shows the path America has...
View ArticleBailouts or Bankruptcy – How Can America Help Financially Troubled States?
In an important op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal this week, University of Pennsylvania Law Professor David Skeel takes on the issue of financially troubled states such as California, New York,...
View ArticleEconomic Prosperity vs. Economic Mediocrity – What will America Choose?
As food prices continue to soar in our supermarkets, as gasoline prices continue to skyrocket at the pumps, as the housing market continues to sputter, and as unemployment continues to be very high –...
View ArticleCarbon Dioxide Emissions – The EPA to Propose 30% Limitations – A Top Story...
This week’s top news story seems to be about the EPA proposing a new rule on carbon dioxide emissions. The Wall Street Journal, Fox News, The Washington Post are all carrying top news stories on...
View ArticleDodd-Frank – The ObamaCare of the Financial System?
This week The Wall Street Journal offers an interesting op-ed piece on the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, also known by the name Dodd-Frank. On Tuesday, it will be the four year...
View ArticleAmerica’s Greatest Political and Economic Lesson in the Last 125 Years
What is America’s greatest political and economic lesson in the last 125 years? Can you guess what it is? Have you thought about it? What one lesson would you tell your children and grandchildren...
View ArticleSorry Socialists and Progressives … Businesses Create Jobs!
If you listen to at least one public figure, corporations and businesses don’t create jobs. I’m sorry, socialists and progressives, but businesses do create jobs! Please look at the empirical...
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