by Jane Richey | Apr 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Disappointing jobs data is driving fresh speculation over whether the Federal Reserve might take extra moves to boost the economy. If recent reports are an indication that the economy might be losing steam, the central bank could feel compelled to act with another...
by Jane Richey | Apr 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Politicians often cloak themselves in the mantle of statesmen from other eras who exemplified virtues that they lack. Barack Obama, like other politicians who sense Americans’ deep appreciation of Ronald Reagan, is out there invoking the Gipper. It’s like...
by Jane Richey | Apr 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
In his time in office, President Obama has made some seriously bad proposals and decisions on energy policy, and Americans are paying the price, whether it’s in higher energy costs, wasted tax dollars, or in jobs that have been left on the table. For those who aren’t...
by Jane Richey | Apr 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
A few highlights from a Reuters report: Since 2009, the wind industry has lost 10,000 jobs, even as the energy capacity of wind farms has almost doubled. By contrast, the oil and gas industry have created 75,000 jobs since Mr. Obama took office. “A $500 million...
by Jane Richey | Apr 14, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
The environmental left views the incredible rebirth of the American fossil fuel industry, wrought by unconventional methods (fracking and horizontal drilling), with alarm and disgust. The idea that the United States could easily fulfill all of its energy needs by...
by Jane Richey | Apr 14, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
President Obama used his weekly address to continue pressuring lawmakers to pass his “Buffett Rule” proposal, saying the measure would make the tax code more fair and help fund needed investments to grow the economy. “As many Americans rush to file their...
