by Jane Richey | Jul 20, 2012 | Free Markets
Facing more bad news on the housing front and a surge in the polls by his Republican rival, President Obama changed his tune Thursday night about some roundly criticized comments that entrepreneurs don’t build businesses on their own. “I was saying the other day, we...
by Jane Richey | Jul 20, 2012 | Politics
A report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) finds that the already record-high numbers of Americans collecting government disability checks will continue to rise, further harming the program’s finances and making it harder for low-income Americans to find...
by Jane Richey | Jul 19, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
Recent coverage has shed light on Obama’s connections to two individuals specifically: Steve Westly and John Doerr. The latter is a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm whose portfolio includes16 recipients of federal...
by Jane Richey | Jul 19, 2012 | Politics
Australia is providing a case study in the self-destructive politics of green ideology, when believers of the religion of global warming gain political leverage. Between 1996 and 2007, John Howard became Australia’s second-longest-serving prime minister, with...
by Jane Richey | Jul 19, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
he number of displaced workers has risen dramatically since the start of the Great Recession, and this year a third of them had to raid retirement savings to make ends meet. Making matters worse, many who have lost their jobs have defaulted on 401(k) loans, causing...
