The always wise Ludwig von Mises can provide great insight on today’s political problems: “If one rejects laissez faire on account of mans fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action.” Read more from Mises at […]

By Robert Romano – Yesterday, Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) is attempting to defend Fannie Mae and Freddie from a bombardment of criticism over its primary role in contributing to the housing bubble that, when it popped, nearly brought down the financial system, reports Politico . Frank, one of the […]

By Howard Rich – A little over a year ago, a columnist for the newspaper that once served as the official communications organ of the Central Committee of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) had some choice words for what remains of America’s free […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson ’s quote of the day in reference to the creation of a Financial Intelligence Agency in the Dodd Financial Takeover Bill : “This is basically the creation of a financial intelligence agency to monitor all economic activity in the country without regards to […]

By Adam Bitely – House Appropriations Chairman and Pelosi ally David Obey (D-WI) will be retiring at the end of his term in 2010. Obey’s announcement is the largest from a House Democrat this cycle. According to Politico : Elected in 1969, the liberal is a […]

By Rick Manning – The person who appears to be responsible for attempting to commit mass murder at Times Square in New York is not a member, nor has he ever been a member of the tea party. He is one of the usual suspects – a […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson ’s quote of the day in reference to Sanders’ amendment to Audit the Fed : “The lack of transparency at the Federal Reserve helped to contribute to the financial crisis. If markets had more reliable information regarding […]

By Dan Mitchell – The correct capital gains tax rate is zero because there should be no double taxation of income that is saved and invested. This is why all pro-growth tax reform plans, such as the flat tax and national sales tax, eliminate the […]

By ALG News – Americans for Limited Government (ALG) called on the Inspectors General of both the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Treasury Department to investigate an apparent criminal violation of the Internal Revenue Code by either members of the Florida IRS or […]