by Jane Richey | Aug 18, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
President Obama on Saturday called on lawmakers to pass legislation to help cash-strapped state and local governments hire teachers and said Republican budget cuts would set back America’s education system. In his weekly address, Obama noted the coming start of the...
by Jane Richey | Aug 18, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
Unemployment increased in 44 states last month, proving that the rise in joblessness is being felt by everyone, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Alabama and Alaska were hit the hardest, both registering a 0.5 percent increase in jobless claims, according to...
by Jane Richey | Aug 17, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Milk and lemonade may seem like the staples of youthful innocence, but on Saturday a group of activists hope to turn them into the tools of protests when they take to the Capitol to demand the government stop interfering in sales of fresh milk and stop shutting down...
by Jane Richey | Aug 17, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Replacing Obamacare won’t be enough, according to a free-market economist — the U.S. needs real health-care change, starting with Health Savings Accounts. Although congressional Republicans talk about their commitment to repeal the Affordable Care Act, economist...
by Jane Richey | Aug 17, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
President Obama is proud of his bailout of General Motors. That’s good, because, if he wins a second term, he is probably going to have to bail GM out again. The company is once again losing market share, and it seems unable to develop products that are truly...
by Jane Richey | Aug 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
The wind production tax credit is set to expire at the end of this year, which has the industry crying out for continued subsidies. Heritage’s Nicolas Loris has made the case that the wind energy tax credit makes as much sense as a VHS production tax credit. Can you...
