By Frank McCaffrey They are both off the mark and it’s for a reason. Check out this infomercial that explains how these two world leaders can be so out of it or just plain wrong. It’s because they are using “Harry Reid’s Magical Glasses” and […]

By Rebekah Rast — The U.S. Senate has approved of a $109 billion bill that provides two years of funding for transportation and transit projects around the country. The bill may or may not be taken up by the U.S. House Representatives depending on if they choose to write a separate House bill, but hopefully what will be left out of any final version is an amendment […]

By Adam Bitely — Political scientists and perhaps some politicians are usually surprised that more people do not participate in elections. A high turnout for an election in the U.S. is around 50 percent of the eligible population, or a little more. Many economists, though, […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Friday morning, Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : U.S. tab for European bailouts hits $20 billion CBO: Obama budget adds $3.5 trillion to the deficit Cost of living soars… Deconstructing ObamaCare Millions could lose employer-provided health coverage due to ObamaCare Your tax dollars at waste GOP field stirs less enthusiasm than McCain… Romney: No ‘secret deal’ with Ron Paul What ever happened to “Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice”? GOP could make hay by opposing Export-Import bank Union business, on the taxpayers’ dime In praise of petroleum

By Frank McCaffrey — Drilling for natural gas has helped North Dakota drop its unemployment statistics and make its economy boom. Why isn’t the rest of the country following its lead? Better yet, why isn’t Barack Obama following its lead?

By Howard Rich — The stated objective of Barack Obama’s socialized medicine law is to expand access to quality, affordable health care in America — hence the statute’s title, the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.” As far as intended outcomes are concerned, greater access […]

NRD Editor’s Note: This article appeared in The Washington Examiner on March 16, 2012. By Bill Wilson — Yesterday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a whopping $36.7 billion bailout of the banks that are owed money by the government of Greece. Shockingly, U.S. taxpayers are on the hook for […]

By Rick Manning — One of the primary assumptions of the public is that journalists are supposed to provide the perspectives of diverse points of view in reporting stories.  Editorial pages, on the other hand, are expected to provide readers with an unvarnished point of view, free […]

Drilling for natural gas has helped North Dakota drop its unemployment statistics and make its economy boom. Why isn’t the rest of the country following its lead? Better yet, why isn’t Barack Obama following its lead?

Check out this interesting infographic from the Republican Study Committee showing how our tax dollars are wasted: