by Jane Richey | Nov 26, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Billionaire Warren Buffett, always popular among Democratic redistributionists, says he wants a “minimum tax” on the very rich. Never mind that we already have one, and that what he proposes would hurt both the economy and the middle class. The third...
by Jane Richey | Nov 26, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The economy’s “new normal” is decidedly new, but certainly not normal. Statistic after statistic attests to the simultaneous downshifting of America’s economy and our expectations with it. Only by comparison can we put the current economy into...
by Jane Richey | Nov 21, 2012 | Free Markets
Americans have gone crazy over the possible loss of Twinkies, Ho Ho’s, Ding Dongs, and Hostess CupCakes after the company said it was shutting down because its bakers’ union opted to walk off the job for a strike. People are already asking exorbitant prices on eBay...
by Jane Richey | Nov 21, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Over the past several weeks, the overall stock market has resembled a roller coaster — down up, down up and then a quick drop. That is the case no matter which major market index we look at. The only real difference among the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P...
by Jane Richey | Nov 20, 2012 | Agenda 21
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has shuttered its Center on Climate Change and National Security, an office created in 2009 to serve as the “focal point” of the agency’s work on the topic. CIA spokesman Todd Ebitz said the agency’s work on climate change has...
