10.05.2011

Wall Street protesters scratch the surface

By Bill Wilson — If one has been following the news lately, it probably has been impossible to miss a nascent radical protest movement in New York City dubbed “Occupy Wall Street.”  On its face, it appears to be a typical leftist attempt to spark populist outrage […]

10.04.2011

Obama is surprised that banks increased fees

It’s funny to watch Obama express shock that banks are raising fees on their customers in the wake of new regulations from the “Dodd-Frank” financial overhaul legislation that passed last year. Before this bill was signed into law by Obama, it was widely expected that […]

10.04.2011

Must Reads for October 4

10.04.2011

Protectionism reigns: Senate passes cloture vote on legislation aimed to wage trade wars

By Adam Bitely — By a 79-19 vote , the Senate passed a cloture vote Monday evening to move forward with debate and final passage on S. 1619, the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act. This legislation is expected to pass a vote later this week. While the authors […]

10.04.2011

What the frack is going on here?

By Paul Driessen — Hydraulic fracturing sends “huge volumes of toxic fluids” deep underground at high pressure, to fracture shale rock and release natural gas, Food & Water Watch claims. “Billions of gallons of toxic fluids” will “contaminate” groundwater and drinking water “for generations.” We […]

10.04.2011

NLRB history of being overturned in court

By Bill Wilson — “The Board is not a court nor is it equal to this court in matters of statutory interpretation.” That was how the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals put it in a 1983 case that involved the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issuing its […]

10.03.2011

Must Reads for October 3

10.03.2011

The Chicago Way: Part I

Report compiled by Brad Tidwell — Despite Rahm Emanuel’s departure from the White House, the coercive, dominating style of the Chicago Way is still infiltrating Barack Obama’s presidency. Americans for Limited Government (ALG) put together a report highlighting examples of the president and his team’s […]

10.03.2011

Term Limits–Not Totalitarianism

By Howard Rich — North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue’s recent suggestion that federal elections should be suspended until after the economy improves is a testament to political tone-deafness. Self-serving career politicians in Washington, D.C. are directly responsible for our nation’s ongoing economic malaise — and […]

10.03.2011

Senate contemplates taking first step to start a trade war with China

UPDATE: The Senate passed a cloture vote which paves the way for final passage of S. 1619, the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act, for later this week . By Adam Bitely — Some Republicans and Democrats in the Senate have found something they can agree on. And that is rattling sabers to start a trade war with China. S. 1619, the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act , is aimed to hit the Senate floor today. The […]

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