by Jane Richey | Sep 20, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Twenty years ago, when Democrats tried to oust an incumbent Republican president from office, they questioned his economic stewardship. Vice presidential candidate Al Gore famously bellowed: “Everything that ought to be down is up, and everything that should be up is...
by Jane Richey | Sep 4, 2012 | Politics
This election year, millions of Americans will donate to the political candidates and initiatives of their choice at the local, state, and federal levels. But for unionized workers, union dues come out of their paychecks and go to political causes—and they aren’t...
by Jane Richey | Sep 4, 2012 | Politics
The political left in America is outraged at Clint Eastwood’s recent presentation at the GOP convention. The shock and disbelief of Rachel Maddow at MSNBC and the Blitzer gang at CNN is heavy with condemnation of this inimitable American icon. The establishment...
by Jane Richey | Sep 1, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Chairman Ben Bernanke sent a clear message Friday that the Federal Reserve will do more to “help” the still-struggling U.S. economy. His remarks seemed to leave two questions: What exactly will the Fed do? And when? It’s no longer a matter of “if.” It’s going to...
by Jane Richey | Sep 1, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
Most Americans realize that Labor Day is about celebrating workers, not union bosses. But that won’t stop Big Labor’s apologists from seizing the spotlight to demand more power. Fact is, modern unions are built on the legal privileges of compulsion and...