10.31.2011

Must Reads for October 31

10.31.2011

Chevron Defies New York State Officials Who Seek Settlement in Ecuador Case

By Kevin Mooney — Chevron is not backing down to New York State officials who are pressuring the company to settle a multibillion-dollar lawsuit that involves plaintiffs from Ecuador who are suing over alleged environmental damages. On Oct. 7, Chevron submitted a Freedom of Information […]

10.31.2011

Ireland Versus Greece: Pay Attention, America

By Howard Rich — Ireland’s refusal to bow to Eurozone pressure on tax hikes has resulted in slow but steady economic growth on the Emerald Isle — while Greece’s insistence on tax hikes in lieu of tougher “austerity” measures has crippled its economy and threatened […]

10.31.2011

Maybe it’s just me

By Rick Manning — Maybe it’s just me, but is anyone else wondering if Harry Reid is the best the Senate Democrats can do?  Of course with Dick Durbin and Charlie Schumer waiting in the wings, maybe he is. Maybe it’s just me, but is anyone else […]

10.28.2011

Obama no sunshine

By Rick Manning — In early 2009, when “hope and change” expressed an ideal rather than a ridiculed symbol of policy failure, the White House issued a memorandum on the importance of openness in government through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) stating, “The Freedom of Information Act should be administered with a clear presumption: In the face of doubt, […]

10.28.2011

Obama Swings and Misses on Student Loans

By Frank McCaffrey — Obama is trying to help the economy by cutting back the amount students pay on their college loans. ALG’s Robert Romano thinks this will backfire.

10.28.2011

Pay no attention to the inflation behind the curtain

By Bill Wilson — According to legend, in Czarist Russia, Grigory Potemkin constructed fake villages to make Catherine the Great believe that the countryside was tranquil and prosperous, when in fact it was chaotic and stricken with poverty. Such it is with government economic statistics, as evidenced […]

10.27.2011

Must Reads for October 27

10.27.2011

Will the U.S. Bail Out Europe?

By Bill Wilson — Were it not so deadly serious, the spectacle in Europe would be a sure bet for the top slot on Comedy Central’s fall line-up. With each passing day, the twisted machinations of the “Eurocrats” and their underlings in the banks become more absurd. […]

10.26.2011

Harry Reid’s magical glasses!

Harry Reid

By Frank McCaffrey Some of what you have heard Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid say has been way off. Well ALG has found an infomercial that explains why. Check it out!

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