By Victor Morawski – Officially dubbed “Medicare Advantage” (MA) in 2003, the program grew out of several Congressional attempts beginning in the late 1990’s to offer consumers a free market based alternative to Medicare’s traditional single-payer Fee For Service (FFS) Plan. And for many of […]

By Adam Bitely – Just one year ago, the Obama administration was touting the rollout of the “Summer of Recovery”, a summer long program in 2010 that would end with jobs created from coast to coast. On a specially designed website for the “Summer of […]

By William Warren – My latest cartoon comments on the ongoing scandal developing around Rep. Anthony Weiner.

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Monday morning, Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : Obama is spinning mightily Paul Krugman’s awakening? Dems play the default card… Has Obama made the troubled economy worse? George Will: Government by the ‘experts’ Apple store employee plants union seed… The end of Newt Gingrich’s career Romney leads the Drudge primary Does Gov. Chris Christie deserve a second chance on global warming? You Vote: Will Weinergate result in Rep. Weiner resigning? Weiner staff heading for the exits? White House: Weinergate is a distraction; won’t call for his resignation… Does government protection of intellectual property harm the free market? How intellectual property harms the free market The Gold Standard: Myths and lies Theory and facts on correcting the economy… Overcoming strategic myths in Afghanistan and Pakistan The Elite under Capitalism Confessions of a Washington reject

Many advocates of free markets believe that a government-run system to protect intellectual property is necessary for free market capitalism to thrive. Contrary to that false belief, when government protects intellectual property using patents and copyrights, monopoly power is granted to the person that is […]

By Bill Wilson – It’s the second time within a month, but I agree with the New York Times’ Paul Krugman.  This time, he writes that “bankers and wealthy individuals with lots of bonds in their portfolios” can count on the government to “protect the interests of creditors, no matter the cost”. […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Friday morning, Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : Police State Brutality: On the rise An unemployment catastrophe It’s Obama’s economy Contrary to Keynesians, cuts help default-prone The Gingrich campaign implosion Newt’s still a candidate, but how serious? Shock Poll: 56% say Weiner should not resign… Weiner: If I resign, how will I make money? Need a light bulb? Uncle Sam gets to choose Stossel: The cancer of government regulation More bad news for ObamaCare Opting out of ObamaCare A game of “chicken” between the FDA and the USDA Affordable housing means your house is worth less Did the massive solar flare cause a heat wave? A great read: My summer working for the government

By Robert Romano – On June 7, a massive solar flare was observed that spewed a cloud billions of tons of solar material into space, before much of it landed back upon the sun’s surface. I’m not a climate scientist, but it would seem that since the […]

By Rebecca Difede – It’s 9 O’clock, do you know where your organic chickens are? In light of recent differences between the new regulations dictated by the National Organic Standards Board (a section of the US Department of Agriculture) and those of the Food and […]

The first poll conducted on Rep. Anthony Weiner’s congressional district shows that his support in the district still runs high. The embattled Congressman is still polling at 56% favorable–after lying to his constituents and countless reporters. According to the poll that was conducted , “Of those polled, 56 percent say Weiner should […]