By Kevin Mooney — Even the New York Times has been forced to concede that global warming alarmism no longer resonates with the public on  both sides of the Atlantic. At the very least, The Times deserves credit for acknowledging the obvious. “If the scientific […]

By Adam Bitely – The $23 Billion States Bailout has died –for now. Yesterday, ALG President Bill Wilson sent the following letter to Congress asking them to oppose the legislation: May 27th, 2010 United States House of Representatives and Senate WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510 To the Members of the U.S. Congress: While the national […]

By Robert Romano – Earlier this week, FOX Business Network’s Erik Berte reported that Senator Bob Casey has proposed legislation (S. 3217) that would provide “for a bailout of troubled union pension funds. If passed, the bill could put another $165 billion in liabilities on the shoulders […]

NRD Editors Note: This column originally appeared at Investors Business Daily . The author, Howard Rich, is the chairman of Americans for Limited Government , the sponsor organization of this blog. By Howard Rich – The desire of politicians to obtain instant electoral gratification at the expense of long-term financial security has […]

By Robert Romano – The threat of a double-dip recession is real, but it should not be cause for more government “stimulus,” deficit-spending, bailouts, and low-interest monetary easing. The primary reason for the current market downturn is unacceptably high levels of sovereign debt and spending in Europe, […]

By Rick Manning – House Democrats plan to leave the country without a budget according to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer who stated, “ It’s difficult to pass budgets in election years because they reflect what the [fiscal] status is.” Now that’s courage, leadership and transparency. It is stunning that the Majority Leader of the […]

By Bill Wilson – A pension bailout for Big Labor is in the works for underfunded multi-employer pension funds. New legislation sponsored by Senator Bob Casey, S. 3157 , would give taxpayer backing via the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). If the union bosses get their way on this […]

By ALG News – It took four months for Senator Scott Brown to be transformed by the Washington establishment, but it has finally happened. No longer the 41st vote against far-reaching government takeovers, yesterday Brown availed himself as the 60th vote in favor of the […]

By Kevin Mooney — (Posted on TimesCheck.com) Does the so-called financial overhaul bill now moving closer to passage re-establish the controversial organization as part of new government agencies?  Even worse, does the legislation intend for new government agencies to actually replicate ACORN’s questionable financial practices? […]