On: 10/14/2008 15:41:41 In: Monetary Policy At its highly anticipated two-day meeting, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors finally did something good: Nothing. At last putting a stop to its excessive interest rates cuts—which were designed to stimulate the economy through the sub-prime mortgage crisis and the […]

On: 10/14/2008 10:40:27 In: First Amendment

On: 10/13/2008 12:33:12 In: Property Rights Gas prices and the thermostat are not the only things soaring these days. In Delaware you might just happen to spot some pigs flying as well. In a rare move, the Delaware state government made efforts Tuesday to reduce—that’s right—reduce its […]

On: 10/10/2008 19:11:33 In: Big Labor Proving his mettle once more, Governor Tim Pawlenty, a Republican, last month vetoed a resolution (SF 543) passed by the Minnesota State Legislature that called upon Congress to enact the “Employee Free Choice Act” (HR 800) that would remove workers’ rights to secret ballot elections […]

On: 10/09/2008 13:40:39 In: Energy Crisis, Global Warming Fraud, and the Environment As ALG News has reported to you in “Capping Growth, Trading Principles” and “McCain’s Energy Freeze” , Global Warming is an issue that will be central to the 2008 presidential race. And it has now fostered an errant energy proposal – Warner-Lieberman – that could easily destroy the […]

On: 10/09/2008 09:42:10 In: Entitlements Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) is concerned that the constant political bickering and backbiting in Congress could eventually bankrupt the economy, as the costs of Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security are allowed continue upward unchecked. So he requested that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to […]

On: 10/08/2008 12:54:31 In: 2nd Amendment Does the Second Amendment, which guarantees the right of individuals to keep and bear firearms, by extension guarantee the right to sell guns? New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg apparently does not think so, and the city is suing 27 out-of-state gun shops that it says are […]

On: 10/07/2008 15:38:55 In: Taxes If Virginia Democrats have their way, increases in the State’s gasoline and sales taxes will hurt the poor precisely at the same time as the economy is slowing down, gasoline prices are higher than ever, and many States are looking at […]

On: 10/07/2008 09:57:19 In: Government Transparency Charles Rangel (D-NY) believes that the best way to represent his constituents is to cruise around in expensive cars while visiting them. Unfortunately for his constituents, the only way Rep. Rangel is able to do this is because of a loophole which allows members […]

On: 10/02/2008 14:10:13 In: Big Labor By HOWARD RICH With America’s economic, national security and geopolitical interests teetering on an extraordinarily precarious footing, now is not the time for our nation’s leaders to allow a narrow special interest to circumvent the will of our democratic institutions. Unfortunately, […]