Yesterday, Matt, Debbie, and I met at our Naples office with Cato Institute chairman Bob Levy and cofounder and president Ed Crane. The goal was to increase our awareness of Cato’s research efforts and discuss the vital Cato capital campaign. Following the meeting, we all participated in the first of Cato’s Naples policy lunch briefing […]
Archives for March 2011
A Winning 2012 Presidential Ticket
Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina), in an act that’s worthy of a 2012 U.S. presidential candidate (more on that in a moment), is standing up to the unions. On Tuesday, DeMint introduced the National Right to Work Act, to do away with forced unionism. He and seven other cosponsors seek to protect the free choice of […]
Listen Up Here! Why Americans are dying.
Want to know why Americans are dying of cancer and increasingly suffering from depression, Alzheimer’s, obesity, allergies, diabetes, asthma and autoimmune diseases like lupus and arthritis? It is due to a diet high in grains. Yup, and the king of the hill and the mightiest offender is GMO corn. Yes indeed, corn is a killer! […]
Wisconsin Wins in Union Fight
How does “redistributive justice” sound to you? The term is applied to a judicial philosophy that allows courts to appropriate tax dollars to hand them out to plaintiffs in federal court cases. In other words, judges are “spreading the wealth around,” as President Barrack Obama likes to say. The president shares the philosophy of “redistributive […]
SEIU Harassment
SEIU harasses employer in California.
Sen Joe Manchin Carries Water for President Obama
Sen. Joe Manchin is attempting to neutralize GOP spending cuts by saying only the president can lead on budget negotiations. Mr. Manchin says neither the Democrats or Republicans have come out with the right plan for cutting the budget. This smells like a setup for the President as the “moderate” in the negotiations. Meanwhile, none […]
America Needs a New Domestic Energy Policy
In the United States, fossil fuels account for 85% of the energy consumed. According to Nansen G. Saleri, roughly 61% of energy produced is wasted through poor insulation, inefficient autos, and inefficient power plants. What does that mean? It means that the U.S. had better formulate an energy strategy, and fast. As Mr. Saleri points […]
The Tea Party Must Decide on Libya
Have Americans learned nothing from the debacles in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan? Butt out of foreign affairs. Withdraw America’s military forces from foreign soil. Seal the Mexican border, boost up Alaskan defenses, and stay out of other peoples’ business, especially in the Middle East. The situation in Libya gives Tea Party leaders, wishing to […]
President Resumes Trials at Gitmo
President Obama restarts trials at Gitmo.
Medicaid Breaking States
While the president lauds Obamacare, passed nearly a year ago, he is focusing on the CBO’s claim that the bill is “budget neutral.” Enough accounting gimmicks, double counting of revenues, and even new taxes (including the soon to be repealed 1099 filing law) were added to the bill to make it score as neutral at […]