by Jane Richey | Aug 24, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
After every other recession since World War II, the U.S. economy always regained what was lost and got even stronger before the next recession began. During this “economic recovery”, we have not even come close to getting back to where we were in 2008. In...
by Jane Richey | Aug 23, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
Obama’s campaign speeches always seem to include a line about how he can take credit for increasing domestic oil and gas production. As the official White House website has it, “domestic oil and gas production has increased every year President Obama has...
by Jane Richey | Aug 23, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
A third round of “quantitative easing” could be coming soon from the Federal Reserve if the economy does not pick up steam, according to minutes released Wednesday. Several members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) said the Fed will need to do...
by Jane Richey | Aug 22, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
In America’s struggling economy, fossil fuel production stands out as a bright spot. Currently, 9,000,000 Americans work in the oil and natural gas industry, and another 550,000 Americans work in coal mining. Wages for these jobs are well above average, and production...
by Jane Richey | Aug 22, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
New regulations issued by the Environmental Protection Agency will lead to the closure of older, coal-fired power plants and boost electricity prices in some parts of the country, according to a new reportfrom the Government Accountability Office. The GAO, at the...
by Jane Richey | Aug 21, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
In his book “Capitalism and Freedom” (1962) Milton Friedman (1912-2006) advocated minimizing the role of government in a free market as a means of creating political and social freedom. Here is an excerpt from an interview with Phil Donahue in 1979. Click...
