On: 12/17/2008 10:52:54 In: Big Labor   By J. Justin Wilson Ever wondered what a UAW contract looks like? Here is all 22 pounds of it (in this case, Ford’s 2,215 page 2007 master contract; Coke can is for scale and because I was thirsty). I’ll tell […]

On: 12/11/2008 10:23:39 In: Elections   ALG Editor’s Note: In the following featured editorial, the New York Post does us all a favor by reminding the New York governor—and readers—of the obvious: elected officials are elected to serve the people—not themselves.   Wednesday, December 10, 2008 […]

On: 12/04/2008 10:08:46 In: School Choice By Howie Rich Let’s not kid ourselves. Barack Obama isn’t the first (and he certainly won’t be the last) Washington politician to send his children to exclusive private schools. In fact, Sidwell Friends – the elite private academy chosen by the […]

On: 12/22/2008 09:42:44 In: California News Despite Arnold Schwarzenegger’s propensity to be less than amiable towards many limited government issues, the California Governor has done all Californians a favor—and served as a great example to the rest of our nation’s leaders—by promising to terminate state Democrats’ latest […]

On: 12/16/2008 09:36:04 In: Energy Crisis, Global Warming Fraud, and the Environment By Robert Romano “We need to start in January making significant changes…This year coming up is the most important opportunity the world has ever had to make progress in really solving the climate crisis.”—Former Vice President Al Gore in a recent telephone interview […]

On: 12/10/2008 10:04:23 In: Economy The latest bailout buzz finds that the White House and Congressional negotiators are near a deal to provide the Big Three automakers with some $15 billion in emergency “loans,” which if the companies fail to become profitable, will never be paid […]

On: 12/04/2008 10:08:15 In: Economy By Robert Romano   The bigger they are, the harder they fall. When the Big Three came in for loans last month, they had asked for $25 billion, which was rejected. This had come on top of $25 billion in loans from earlier […]

On: 12/31/2008 09:58:04 In: Hard Left By Bill Wilson Everywhere you look today the authoritarian impulse in raising its ugly head in an aggressive, predatory snarl. This streak is not that well recognized in the United States due in large part to the myth that we are a free […]

On: 12/22/2008 09:42:09 In: Economy By Robert Romano “This is a difficult time for a free market person. Under ordinary circumstances, failed entities — failing entities should be allowed to fail… I have concluded these are not ordinary circumstances, for a lot of reasons. Our financial system is […]

On: 12/16/2008 09:35:23 In: Capitol South   ALG Editor’s Note: “Capitol South” is a weekly comic strip created by William Warren and distributed by ALG Features Syndicate. “Capitol South” follows the lives of staffers on Capitol Hill and the shenanigans of day to day Washington politics. This […]