By Frank McCaffrey – The Obama Administration is trying to help a few positions avoid having to go through confirmation in the U.S. Senate. This means some interesting characters can slip by. Here’s ALG’s Don Todd with the scoop.

By Kevin Mooney – What began as a benign effort to allow financially strapped property owners to receive tax benefits in exchange for specified development rights, has morphed into a government land grab. The chief culprit here is The Nature Conservancy (TNC), a well-funded 501(c) […]

By Bill Wilson – Barack Obama is threatening that if Congress does not increase the $14.294 trillion national debt ceiling, the nation will default. In a letter to Congress, Obama’s Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner wrote , “Failure to raise the limit would precipitate a default by the United States.” It is a rather curious formulation. Note that the […]

By Adam Bitely – Following the beginning of the “lockout” in the NFL, the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) decertified itself as a labor union — meaning that it no longer represents the players to the team owners. According to the National Football Post , the NFLPA announced within moments […]

The Obama Administration is trying to help a few positions avoid having to go through confirmation in the U.S. Senate. This means some interesting characters can slip by. Here’s ALG’s Don Todd with the scoop.

By Howard Rich – For years, America’s left-leaning mainstream media outlets have belittled and rebuked members of the new media — questioning their credibility, impugning their integrity and assigning all manner of self-serving motivations to their contributions to the marketplace of ideas. In the immediate […]

With talk of budget deal gimmicks swirling on Capitol Hill about the late-night budget deal reached last Friday that averted a government shutdown, some are saying that the deal is not as good as advertised. The Chairman of the Republican Study Committee, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), has announced his opposition to the deal ( amongst other conservatives also opposing ): […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Tuesday afternoon, Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : GOP should negotiate on 2012 budget from strength Default a big lie if debt ceiling not raised Veronique de Rugy: A bankrupt option Sowell: Another spending cut plan Byron York: The liberals’ plan–gut defense and tax, tax, tax Congress has become the least dangerous branch… House GOP unveils trillion dollar spending plan The IRS running amok: Forcing America’s banks to comply with foreign tax law The case against government subsidies for public broadcasting The public school ban on homemade lunches Government by waiver Fix public campaign financing by eliminating it The green jobs myth

The Obama administration is pushing a lie–and a big one to boot. But when aren’t they pushing falsehoods for political gain? The current mistruth from the Obama administration is about what would happen if the debt ceiling is not raised. They claim that if the […]

Even though it violates existing law, the IRS is seeking to impose a regulation that will discourage foreign investment in the U.S. economy and undermine the competitiveness of American banks. This Center for Freedom & Prosperity Foundation video provides five reasons why this proposal is […]