By Adam Bitely — As attention turns away from New Hampshire to South Carolina, Ron Paul is on the move. Not Rick Santorum. Nor Jon Huntsman.  But it is now Paul who stands in the best position to become the only candidate that can challenge […]

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By John Vinci — The Obama Administration underestimated the costs of Obamacare regulations by billions of dollars says the non-partisan Mercatus Center at George Mason University in a working paper it issued on Monday . The study examines eight Obamacare regulations issued in 2010 that became law before public comment was allowed because of the brief timeline Obamacare gave for their implementation. […]

By Rick Manning — U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch released a shocking report on Jan.  10 on the outstanding public debt that threatens to sink our state and local governments in a sea of red ink. Hatch, who serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee rings alarm bells […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox,  click here ! Good Tuesday morning, Here are the  Must Reads according to  Adam Bitely : Who will finish second in New Hampshire tonight? Romney, Paul tied with Obama… Romney’s authenticity problem In NH, where’s the tea party? The Romney riddle Mitt on mercantilism Does New Hampshire even matter? Simon: Forget Iowa and NH, Romney has the nomination in the bag Ted Kennedy would have opposed Obama’s recess appointments Will Congress stop King Barack the First? Rep. Paul Ryan now opposes SOPA The end of the euro? Some sins of textbook economics The income-inequality myth The new authoritarianism Steve Jobs, the inhumane humanist Why your dog doesn’t own your house, and the government doesn’t either

By Robert Romano — As the European Central Bank (ECB) continues with secondary market bond purchases of sovereign debt to keep down rates, taking its total ante up to €213 billion , it appears to be having very little effect on the rates of the bonds themselves. Consider the following rates on Portugal, Ireland, Italy, […]

By Robert Romano and Rick Manning   — Americans for Limited Government released this morning an Amicus Curiae brief by the late Senator Ted Kennedy from 2004 where he argued against the validity of the appointment of Judge William H. Pryor, Jr. to the federal bench in a recess appointment. The discovery of the Kennedy legal brief is particularly significant […]

By Rick Manning — Imagine that a company wants to leave a market and sell their assets to a competitor, who is a willing buyer as they want to invest in expanding their operations. Imagine that the company that wants to sell has decided to not invest […]

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) has announced that he will opposes  H.R. 3261 Stop Online Privacy Act also known as SOPA ! According to Rep. Ryan : “The internet is one of the most magnificent expressions of freedom and free enterprise in history. It should stay that way. While H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act, attempts to address a […]

William Daley will be resigning as Obama’s Chief of Staff at the end of the month. He will be replaced by OMB Director Jacob Lew.