By Bill Wilson – Yesterday, global markets had quite a scare as news emerged that European banks might shut down lending amid increased fears that the sovereign debt crisis is spreading beyond the borders of Greece. Despite the adoption of the IMF-EU €110 billion bailout , and the passage of austerity measures, traders still are not confident that Greece will not ultimately […]

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 McCain Amendment in the Chris Dodd Financial Takeover Bil l: “This is the line in the sand. If you are for the McCain amendment, you truly are standing with American taxpayers […]

By Adam Bitely – Exactly one month ago, I wrote in this spot about Net Neutrality being dealt a severe blow in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The Court ruled unanimously against the FCC enforcing Net Neutrality regulations against Internet Service Providers. In that same article from last […]

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 […]