by Jane Richey | Jun 28, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
In his deciding opinion in the cases challenging the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (AKA Obamacare), Chief Justice John Roberts first says the mandate in the law requiring individuals to buy health insurance is not a tax. Then he says it is a tax. He...
by Jane Richey | Jun 28, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
The Center for Social Inclusion contends that the “structural racism” pervading American society can only be addressed by means of political policies designed to transfer wealth to nonwhite minority communities. • Views the U.S. as a nation infested with white racism...
by Jane Richey | Jun 28, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Uncertainties are crippling the U.S. economy, and there’s a good chance Thursday’s Supreme Court decision will add to the problem. U.S. businesses are stacking up profits on their balance sheets, but they’re not investing in new workers and plants. The No. 1 reason is...
by Jane Richey | Jun 28, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Senate and House negotiators have struck a deal to combine the transportation reauthorization, student loan bill and flood insurance legislation in a package expected to pass by the end of the week, according to congressional sources. The package likely represents the...
by Jane Richey | Jun 27, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Senator Jim DeMint: If Congress fails to act, Americans will face a $494 billion tax increase — the highest ever in one year — on January 1. What has been referred to as Taxmageddon might better be labeled “Jobsmageddon” because every dollar taken away...
by Jane Richey | Jun 27, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia unanimously upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) finding that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions are a threat to public health and the environment. Although not a surprising...
