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 26, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The Philadelphia Police Department will receive more than $3 million in federal money to hire new officers, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced Monday. The grant, part of $111 million in funding being awarded to law enforcement agencies around the country,...
by Jane Richey | Jun 26, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Two prominent Republican lawmakers are heading for a showdown over whether Congress should use money from closing tax loopholes to avert major cuts to Pentagon spending. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) has sent a strong signal he does not...
by Jane Richey | Jun 25, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Germany’s finance minister is rejecting U.S. President Barack Obama’s calls on Europe to move faster in fighting its debt crisis, telling him to get the American deficit under control instead. Wolfgang Schaeuble told public broadcaster ZDF in an interview...
by Jane Richey | Jun 22, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Economy: Ever since he uttered those famous six words about the private sector, President Obama has been running away from claiming that anything much in the economy is “doing fine.” He’s just not looking hard enough. Yes, the economy is barely eking...
by Jane Richey | Jun 22, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
There’s been a great deal of talk lately on the likely demise of this Grand Republic of ours. Very wise and scholarly Americans have taken to opining publicly on the dire state of things, all asking the basic question, “Can this Republic be saved”?...
