By Rick Manning — On Feb. 1, Indiana became the twenty third state in the nation to pass a right to work law, and the first in the formerly heavily unionized rust belt to do so. After signing the legislation, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels released a statement […]

By Bill Wilson — Reflecting Europe is nowhere near agreement on how to “rescue” Greece — let alone prop up Italy and Spain — German Chancellor Angela Merkel again delayed finalizing any deal on Jan. 30, telling reporters, “We won’t have a thorough discussion of Greece because […]

UPDATE: Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has signed the law, making Indiana the first Rust Belt state with a right-to-work law on the books! This is excellent news! The Indiana Senate has passes right-to-work legislation that could become law today. All it needs is Governor Mitch Daniels’s signature. If this legislation is signed, Indiana will become the first Rust Belt state with right-to-work laws. Hopefully other states in […]

Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens’ plan to move the nation’s vehicle fleet to natural gas is creating excitement in the White House. President Obama has already unveiled a tax break for commercial trucks that run on natural gas .  And this is just the beginning of his plan; he hopes that other tax breaks and subsidies will result […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox,  click here ! Good Wednesday morning, Here are the  Must Reads according to  Adam Bitely : Romney crushes in Florida Delegate count Why Romney won and Gingrich lost Romney steps in it: “I’m not concerned about the very poor” Mitt receives Secret Service protection Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell defends RomneyCare… Gingrich’s campaign pays Newt and his companies… The politics of who pays taxes Obama’s phony tax reform Cartoon: Down the toilet Obama’s 4 years have seen highest deficits since 1946 The TSA’s war on innocent travelers No more bipartisan bailouts The glories of capitalism

By Rebecca DiFede — Why does the Senate put up with so much abuse? On Jan. 4, much to the surprise of Congress, President Obama made four supposed “recess” appointments — three to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and one to the Consumer Financial […]

By Rebekah Rast — In response to President Obama’s Executive Order “Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes,” which he put into order on July 19, 2010, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson said: “Protecting our oceans, coasts and Great Lakes […]

By Robert Romano — Why does Barack Obama play the politics of division on the income tax question? At the State of the Union Address Obama was at it again, quick to point out that “Warren Buffett pays a lower tax rate than his secretary.” It’s not […]

RE: On January 4, President Obama purported to appoint three individuals to be members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) (two of whom were only nominated two weeks before and had not even completed the necessary questionnaire required by Senate) and one person to […]

If you are unfamiliar with the flat tax and how it works, please check out this video from Dan Mitchell from Cato: