10.31.2011

Obama’s Trick or Treat

Cartoon by William Warren — Here is a classic Halloween themed Warren Toon from 2008 that still rings true today. NRD Editor’s Note: As always, you may reprint this cartoon anywhere you please, but we ask that you provide a link back to this source. […]

10.31.2011

Obama’s executive orders sidestep the political process

These unilateral executive orders from the Obama administration , whether on government-backed student loans and mortgages or FDA oversight, are intended to sidestep the consent of the governed, and as a result they overstep the President’s constitutional boundaries.  Obama can rhetorically dress this up however he likes, but his actions are not predicated […]

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

Copyright © 2008-2026 Americans for Limited Government