By Bill Wilson — Things are starting to get serious.  First Peter Orszag, Obama’s former Director for Management and Budget called for “a bit less democracy,” advocating issues relating to the economy be turned over to a panel of experts.  No pesky elected representatives of the people need apply.  Then, North Carolina Democrat Governor Beverly Perdue suggested we skip elections — just […]

By Rick Manning — The Labor Department’s green jobs training debacle unearthed by the Department’s own Inspector General reveals that the program has failed miserably to achieve its goals .  The Labor Department initially claimed that 79,854 would get jobs, while only 8,035 found employment.  Even worse, only 1,336 of the trainees who found employment still had the job six months later. […]

By Robert Romano — Foreclosure filings jumped once again in the third quarter, this time to nearly 196,000, according to RealtyTrac , highlighting the continued weakness in the housing market and the general economy. Americans for Limited Government President Bill was not surprised by the rise in foreclosures, citing government […]

As originally published at The Washington Examiner . By Bill Wilson — Even before the lingering recession compelled companies to shed additional anti-competitive encumbrances, labor unions were already on the decline in America. Not even an unprecedented bonanza of government bailouts, multibillion-dollar loans and other taxpayer-funded subsidies has been able to prop up Big […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox,  click here ! Good Friday morning, Here are the  Must Reads according to  Adam Bitely : Occupy D.C. attacks Obama The next depression The media anoints Mitt but GOP voters are yet to speak Obama’s performance rating continues to slide Stossel: Government, the job killer Congress, Governor’s nix Obama’s high speed rail boondoggle Watch Mitt praise Ted for his role in RomneyCare Who else besides Solyndra got loan guarantees? New Free Trade Agreements will promote growth and jobs U.S. government threatens action against U.S. consumers who take advantage of cheap prices

By Frank McCaffrey — The confused message of “Occupy Wall Street” has also hit the streets of Washington, D.C.  ALG’s Rebecca DiFede has the story.

By Frank McCaffrey — The National Basketball Association lockout has a lot to do with the National Labor Relations Board. We spoke with ALG Counsel Nathan Mehrens about how this government organization is working to help millionaires in the NBA. Reporter Frank McCaffrey has the […]

By Robert Romano — The next depression is already here.  It is a realization this author does not come to lightly, but unless and until the capital regime formalized internationally in Basel, Switzerland in 1988 is brought to a swift conclusion as the greatest colossal mistake ever […]

By John Vinci — On October 6, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued its 297-page report that the Obama Administration will use to define what is including in the “Essential Health Benefits” (EHB) list.  The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is expected to define the […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox,  click here ! Good Thursday morning, Here are the  Must Reads according to  Adam Bitely : New legislation would defang the NLRB Pop goes the green jobs bubble Tax Me More!: Warren Buffett made over $62 million last year Buffett’s company still owes $1 billion in taxes…. Shock: Cain leads GOP pack in latest poll… Typical Politicians: Romney and Cain defend the bailouts… George F. Will: Here’s to a long life for Occupy Wall Street Occupy Wall Street vs. Jobs Sometimes doing nothing is better than doing something New Hampshire primary to be held in December???