By Bill Wilson — Call it Keynes’ tragic comedy. If ever there was an example of how vapid and corrupt today’s financial system has become, and particularly the lengths governments will go to secure financing for their profligate spending habits, look no further than Greece’s recent recapitalization of four banks with €18 billion of financing provided by the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF). This latest […]

By Kevin Mooney — If there was any remaining doubt that Chevron is entitled to an investigation that probes into potentially fraudulent actions impacting its court case in Ecuador, those doubts have been removed. Judge Nicolás Zambrano, who issued an $18.2 billion judgment against Chevron, […]

By Adam Bitely — Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell is constantly doing things that perplex those that remember him claiming to be a supporter of limited government. Last week, he compromised on stopping voter fraud . This week he says police drones patrolling the Virginia skies is a “great” idea . When I think of what a limited government in Virginia would […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Tuesday morning, Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : What if Greece defaults? — NetRightDaily Are we headed for a fight with China? — Reason Baby budget hawks of the GOP — Cato Were the 2010 GOP ‘Tea Party’ freshmen all hype? — NetRightDaily Liberals put the squeeze to Justice Roberts — George F. Will Despite Solyndra, Obama still trying to reshape energy industry — Washington Examiner Captive citizens — Reason New study shows that Big Government undermines economic prosperity — Daniel Mitchell Obama’s deficit chutzpah — NetRightDaily Is it time to ditch “college for all”? — Robert Samuelson […]

By Rick Manning — “I don’t know how they’ve been bamboozling folks into thinking that they are the responsible, fiscally-disciplined party. They run up these wild debts and then when we take over we have to clean it up,” Obama said. “And then they point and say, […]

By Paul Driessen — Good for Wal-Mart! Despite intense pressure by anti-biotechnology activists, the retailing giant didn’t cave in to demands that it “reject” Monsanto’s genetically engineered (GE) sweet corn (maize). Other retailers had capitulated to intimidation campaigns by Food and Water Watch, Greenpeace and […]

By William Warren

By Kevin Mooney — Thanks to the heavy lifting of former Attorney General Edwin Meese, the concept of “originalism” has gained serious traction within the judiciary and even in certain sectors of academia. A key turning point came in 1985 when Meese addressed the American Bar Association (ABA) in Washington […]

As originally published at TheHill.com . By Rick Manning — Chairman Doc Hastings’s House Resources Committee released secret audio in which an Obama administration Interior Department official stunningly states, in connection to their rewrite of the 2008 Stream Buffer Rule, “this is not the real world, this is rulemaking” as a justification […]

As originally published at Investor’s Business Daily . By Howard Rich — The euro zone isn’t the only economy reeling from “failed states.” The United States has several of its own — most notably California and Illinois. According to the CIA’s world factbook, California’s economy is the ninth largest in the world […]