On: 08/18/2010 01:23:49 In: Economy ALG Editor’s Note: In the following oped from the Wall Street Journal featured yesterday, former Fannie Mae chief credit officer Edward Pinto makes the case against an explicit government guarantee of government mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: The Future of Housing Finance By Edward Pinto Today the Obama […]

On: 08/11/2010 21:44:07 In: Economy By Adam Bitely We live in an odd world. All too often, good news is turned on its head and made out to be bad news. Such good news that is often dragged through the mud is the trade deficit widening. Each time […]

On: 08/05/2010 21:47:27 In: Economy By Bill Wilson Nancy Pelosi is excitedly hustling back to D.C. with her congressional cohorts to pass a $26.1 billion state and teacher union bailout bill. With teacher unions alone garnering around $40 million in dues money from their $10 billion chunk of the bill, it is easy […]

On: 08/01/2010 23:47:55 In: Economy By Bill Wilson Not less than a week after a $26.1 billion bailout to bankrupt states like New York and California was stripped from a must-pass war supplemental, it has returned. Senate Democrats had failed to muster the 60 votes needed for passage […]

On: 08/29/2010 21:14:12 In: Entitlements Krugman’s Attack on Paul Ryan’s “Roadmap” Perpetuates Entitlement Myths By Kevin Mooney Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has offered a comprehensive, highly detailed plan for financial and economic renewal that has inspired small government activists across the country. It has also earned positive media […]

On: 08/23/2010 22:23:15 In: Economy ALG Editor’s Note: In the following featured article from Bloomberg News , leading economists are openly questioning whether near-zero interest rates are the economic panacea once thought: Bernanke Must Raise Benchmark Rate 2 Points, Rajan Says By Scott Lanman and Simon Kennedy Raghuram Rajan accurately warned central bankers in 2005 of […]

On: 08/16/2010 22:24:45 In: Health Care By Rick Manning We all remember the Obama promise. The promise that, “if you like your health plan you can keep it,” promising that nothing in the health reform law would force businesses or consumers to change health plans or change their doctor . Now that the bill is passed […]

On: 08/11/2010 21:43:39 In: Economy By Robert Romano One overlooked provision in the $26.1 billion states bailout that the House passed on Tuesday , and signed into law by Barack Obama, requires states to accept federal funds for public teachers — whether the state approves it or not. According to Section 101(8) of H.R. 1586 , as a part of the $10 billion fund […]

On: 08/05/2010 21:46:59 In: Health Care NYT Attempts to Pre-Empt, Discredit Missouri Vote Against ObamaCare By Marginalizing Tea Parties By Kevin Mooney Big government activists knew they were going to lose this one going into it. On Tuesday, Missouri became the first of at least three states to vote […]

On: 08/01/2010 23:46:09 In: Health Care