01.20.2011

Must Reads for January 20

01.20.2011

Civility in Politics: Can it Exist?

By Rebekah Rast – One was slammed as an atheist and a “mean-spirited, low-lived fellow, the son of a half-breed squaw, sired by a Virginia mulatto father .” And another as a “monarchist who sought to become a king; he was also branded as a fool and a hypocrite .” Who are they? The presidential candidates of the 1796 race: Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. It was this race, the race to decide America’s second president that introduced the usage […]

01.20.2011

States of Insolvency

By Howard Rich – Paced by California and Illinois, state governments across the country continue to mimic the unsustainable fiscal excesses of the federal government – creating crushing deficits and soaring unfunded liabilities. Moreover, any state attempting to plug these holes with tax hikes or […]

01.20.2011

Obama Hears a Hu

By William Warren – This cartoon is about Hu’s visit with Obama, and how Obama keeps turning a blind eye to the human rights problems in China.

01.19.2011

ObamaCare Repeal Passes House

At 5:53 PM eastern, the House of Representatives passed legislation which would repeal ObamaCare. The vote was 245 to 189 . The effort was bipartisan, with three Democrats that switched over and stood with the Republicans to repeal Obama’s most prized accomplishment. Americans for Limited Government (the parent organization of this […]

01.19.2011

Uncommon Knowledge: Thomas Sowell on Basic Economics

The latest episode of Uncommon Knowledge features economist Thomas Sowell discussing basic economics. Thomas Sowell has studied and taught economics, intellectual history, and social policy at institutions that include Cornell University, UCLA, and Amherst College. Now a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Sowell has […]

01.19.2011

Obama Should Embrace Race and Gender Neutral Initiatives that Outlaw Government Sanctioned Discrimination

By Kevin Mooney — By an overwhelming margin, Arizona voters approved a ballot initiative in Nov. that explicitly forbids government agencies from discriminating on the basis of race, sex and ethnicity. Despite the best efforts of far-left pressure groups to mislead the electorate and intimidate […]

01.19.2011

Must Reads for January 19

01.19.2011

Our Regulated Society

By Adam Bitely – Obama has been quite busy reframing his image to the American people since the crushing results of the 2010 midterm elections. At the midway point of his first term, he is quickly attempting to cast himself as the middle-of-the-road independent in […]

01.19.2011

ObamaCare Repeal Vote is Merely Symbolic

By William Warren – My latest cartoon addresses the House’s vote later today to repeal Obamacare, which the White House dismisses as nothing but a “symbolic” vote.  I think the symbols I drew are pretty clear for what Obama has in store for himself.

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