By Frank McCaffrey – President Barack Obama continues to say he’s focusing on creating jobs yet the numbers remain bad. Is there more to it than meets the eye? Does he get political gain out of high unemployment? What can be done about certain groups […]

The latest unemployment data shows that the unemployment rate was unchanged from September to October. The unemployment rate remains at 9.6%–the longest sustained unemployment above 9.4% since the Great Depression. As ALG President Bill Wilson put it: “October marks the 18th straight month that unemployment has been at or above […]

By Kevin Mooney — 2010 voters have more faith and confidence in business owners to recharge the economy than they do in the leadership of organized labor, according to a survey from Public Opinion Strategies. Moreover, the poll points to a growing concern on the […]

The sovereign debt bomb is ticking — and time is running out before it goes off. On November 3rd, while the American people were soaking in the results of the Republicans’ historic rout of congressional Democrats, the Federal Reserve had its long-awaited meeting to discuss […]

By Howard Rich – Mere days after winning the presidency on the strength of his proposed “middle class tax cuts,” U.S. President Barack Obama switched gears and began outlining his vision for a massive “economic stimulus” – one that he promised would create three million […]

For voters who have become increasingly disillusioned with their government in an era of record debt levels, never-ending bailouts and government takeovers, high unemployment, and a weak economy, the election of November 2nd, 2010 is seen by many as the last recourse to changing the […]

By Kevin Mooney — Voters will have the opportunity to express their policy preferences on controversial topics this Election Day through state level ballot initiatives that have been overshadowed by House and Senate races. If approved, these measures could help roll back big government schemes […]

“In fairness, Larry Summers did a heck of a job…” Barack Obama started to say of the performance of his embattled top economic advisor , who will be leaving the Administration before year’s end, amid high unemployment and slow growth. Comedy Central host Jon Stewart appreciated the irony of Obama giving his adviser, the architect of the $816 billion […]

By Kevin Mooney — Despite being heavily outspent, the proponents of Proposition 23 in California are within range of an election victory that could help unravel energy rationing schemes that originated in their state. Outgoing Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed off the Global Warming Solutions […]

From Reason.com : (H/T Cafe Hayek )