Another week, another government bailout. In light of a 50 state joint investigation into the alleged improper filing of foreclosure claims by financial institutions, several Capitol Hill lawmakers are now calling for a national moratorium on the entire foreclosure process. Those include embattled Representatives Alan […]

Can the U.S. pay off the national debt without printing more money? By mid-August, 2011, the Federal Reserve will hold over $1 trillion of the $13.6 trillion U.S. national debt, making it the largest holder in the entire world, greater than Japan or China . Right now it holds over $821 billion worth of treasuries , roughly equal […]

After an exhaustive investigation of all available public records, Americans for Limited Government (ALG) News Bureau has uncovered the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s “secret” donation list. In recent days, Barack Obama has accused the Chamber of accepting foreign donations to influence the elections, which would […]

It was not so long ago, in 2008, that the commodities bubble was rocking the American economy. Oil marched upward almost every day, peaking at close to $150 a barrel . Right before that, gold had proceeded to over $1,000 an ounce . The American people were getting killed at the pump, with gasoline peaking at over $4 a gallon . There was much speculation at the time […]

Are U.S. taxpayers helping China to modernize its armed forces via interest payments owed on the national debt? Every year, the U.S. pays out substantial interest on its now $13.6 trillion national debt. In 2010, those interest payments totaled $203 billion based on the latest numbers , some $15 billion more than the White House Office […]

Sometimes it takes an outsider to put everything clearly into perspective. Daniel Hannan, a British member of the European Parliament, has a warning for America. Appearing on FOX News , Hannan asked Sean Hannity if he was familiar with the work of H.G. Wells’ Time Machine. Channeling the classic, […]

They had better mean it. The House Republican Conference has unveiled its “Pledge to America ,” a broad set of principles by which a new Republican majority would govern by. Included are promises to “roll back government spending to pre-stimulus, pre-bailout levels,” and to “establish strict budget caps to limit federal spending from this […]

“There are no American soldiers in Baghdad,” Iraq’s Information Minister famously proclaimed on then Iraqi state-run media, even as U.S. forces were descending into the capital city after Operation Iraqi Freedom began in March 2003. It was one of the last broadcasts of a dying […]

Republican primary voters have cast a decisive verdict against the Washington establishment in 2010. In ousting incumbent Senator Lisa Murkowski in the Alaska Republican primary, and denying Representative Mike Castle the party’s nomination in Delaware for the open Senate seat there, grassroots Republicans are doing […]

Tennessee congressional nominee Bret Carter wants Nancy Pelosi to step aside as House Speaker because, he says, “She has become a lightning rod who is keeping us from getting our message out.” In other words, the San Francisco Democrat has been a toxic distraction that could make it impossible for Democrats to get reelected in November, let alone pick […]