by Jane Richey | Jun 6, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
The Wisconsin recall election was a local microcosm for a national debate between two competing visions for America – a debate that will be settled, one way or the other, on November 6th, 2012. On one side of the debate are power-hungry big government overspenders who...
by Jane Richey | Jun 5, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
The amount of methane released from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is half what the Obama administration estimates, according to a study released Monday by the American Petroleum Institute and the America’s Natural Gas Alliance. Howard Feldman, API’s...
by Jane Richey | Jun 5, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
The Defense Department is looking for a little help from its friends overseas as the Pentagon and White House try to break Senate opposition to an international treaty on maritime law. Meeting with the defense chiefs of several Asian powers during the Shangri-La...
by Jane Richey | Jun 5, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
With five months left until Election Day, Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve must weigh whether to launch another round of stimulus that could spur the economy but invite charges of politicking for President Obama. The central bank’s reputation, tested by the...
by Jane Richey | Jun 5, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) at the request of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee evaluated federal subsidies received by the various energy industries for fiscal year 2011. The agency found that energy-related subsidies totaled $24 billion, of...
by Jane Richey | Jun 5, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Our government exists to secure these God-given rights, deriving its just powers from the consent of the governed. Our Constitution limits the power of government under the rule of law, creating a vigorous framework for expanding economic opportunity, protecting...
