By Rick Manning — America’s democratic republic depends upon the basic belief by the governed that those who represent them were elected through fair and honest elections. While the losing side in an election contest can be disappointed, if they know that they lost “fair and square” […]

By Bill Wilson — It has been nearly two years since Obamacare was signed into law, and the costs keep climbing. Through 2022, taxpayers are on the hook for gross costs of $1.75 trillion , a 10-year figure that will only continue to rise as we near the law’s full implementation years. It has already resulted in more than 2,000 pages of new regulations — more […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Monday morning, Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : Senate transportation bill funds more federal government land grabs Is the U.S. cruising toward a 2013 fiscal cliff? 67% say ditch ObamaCare mandate Deconstructing ObamaCare Expanding Ex-Im’s mandate is a big mistake Boeing’s bank The ‘inevitability’ vote Are voters uninformed? Manufacturing an economic myth What is causing drug shortages? Get DC bureaucrats out of school lunch rooms What Occupy Wall Street gets wrong 5 ways Citizens United is making politics better

By Rebekah Rast — The U.S. Senate has approved of a $109 billion bill that provides two years of funding for transportation and transit projects around the country. The bill may or may not be taken up by the U.S. House Representatives depending on if they choose to write a separate House bill, but hopefully what will be left out of any final version is an amendment […]

By Adam Bitely — Political scientists and perhaps some politicians are usually surprised that more people do not participate in elections. A high turnout for an election in the U.S. is around 50 percent of the eligible population, or a little more. Many economists, though, […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Friday morning, Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : U.S. tab for European bailouts hits $20 billion CBO: Obama budget adds $3.5 trillion to the deficit Cost of living soars… Deconstructing ObamaCare Millions could lose employer-provided health coverage due to ObamaCare Your tax dollars at waste GOP field stirs less enthusiasm than McCain… Romney: No ‘secret deal’ with Ron Paul What ever happened to “Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice”? GOP could make hay by opposing Export-Import bank Union business, on the taxpayers’ dime In praise of petroleum

By Howard Rich — The stated objective of Barack Obama’s socialized medicine law is to expand access to quality, affordable health care in America — hence the statute’s title, the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.” As far as intended outcomes are concerned, greater access […]

By Rick Manning — One of the primary assumptions of the public is that journalists are supposed to provide the perspectives of diverse points of view in reporting stories.  Editorial pages, on the other hand, are expected to provide readers with an unvarnished point of view, free […]

Check out this interesting infographic from the Republican Study Committee showing how our tax dollars are wasted:

By Adam Bitely — Did you know that the Federal Government was spending taxpayer dollars on organizations that would lobby local governments to tax sugar and soda? Were you also aware that such activity is illegal? Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says […]