To receive the Must Reads in your inbox,  click here ! Good Thursday morning, Here are the  Must Reads according to  Adam Bitely : Boehner rejects Obama’s request to address Congress; Obama reschedules for Sept. 8, the night the NFL returns… Obama’s jobs program: Rhetoric, reality, and the Great Recession “Mission Accomplished” in Libya? Sunburned: Half a billion in “stimulus” money gone… Stop using tax dollars to fund “Big Green” lawsuits Hurricane Irene: Government fails another hurricane test Hilda Solis purchases a Canadian made car thinking it was American… George F. Will: Colorado’s fresh brew Barone: Obamacare and Clarence Thomas Weiner’s old seat not so safe for Dems… The government goes to war against Gibson guitars Would Dems please drop the race baiting? The Conservative reversal on science Free trade vs. protectionism Farmer’s Almanac: DC is the wimpiest weather city

Buying products solely made in one political territory is a silly idea. Competitive markets require countless sellers, not restricted to one political territory, so that consumers have the most possible options. But to Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, she sets aside commonsense economics and […]

By Frank McCaffrey — The once proud city of Detroit looks war-torn today. Take a look at what unions have done to the American auto industry and Motown.

By Robert Romano —  A provisional deal struck by a Chinese tycoon to purchase 115 square miles of territory in northeast Iceland has renewed concerns of the long-term geopolitical and economic designs of China. Is the Red Dragon attempting to gain a strategic foothold in the North Atlantic? Ostensibly, the $8.8 million purchase is to build an eco-tourism resort and a golf course. But considering […]