Public sectors union leaders put their fat salaries and peace of mind ahead of their union members and you the taxpayer. It’s time to cut the fat. IRS agents were taking cues from union leaders when they decided to target the Tea Party, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell charged on Friday. “When the head of […]
Archives for July 2013
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi Has Been Ousted in a Military Coup
Writing in The American Conservative, Pat Buchanan outlines the historical track of American foreign policy. It’s hard to see where many lessons have been learned. U.S. foreign policy once seemed to make sense. We put vital interests ahead of democratist ideology. We stood by those who stood by us. We did not spend time inspecting […]
States Increase Budgets After Windfall
States have increased their budgets after a one-time windfall drove tax revenues higher. Unfortunately, this one time revenue surge will likely become the new baseline and states will be forced to choose between sustaining their new levels of spending by increasing taxes next year and cutting spending. The better move for these states would have […]
The Generals Are in Charge in Egypt
Muslim Brotherhood TV stations are being taken off the air in Egypt. Writing in the International Herald Tribune (reprinted in The New York Times), Tim Sebastian explains the stark lack of viable options for voters in Egypt. The generals’ plan is to bring Egypt’s politicians together, write yet another constitution and hold elections. Don’t hold […]
Obamacare: Trust but Don’t Verify
With the Health and Human Services Department ignoring its rules for when businesses must report their employees’ insurance status to the government, the Obama administration is also ignoring the verification process that is supposed to prevent Americans who already have insurance from getting subsidies. Needless to say, that’s not how Obamacare was initially sold to […]
Fortifying Your Garage
What’s the downside of having a bike in the garage? Mine comes in handy when the summer traffic creates grid-lock in the narrow streets of Newport, RI. It’s a cheap way to travel too. Tom Vanderbilt writes in The Wall Street Journal about cargo bikes. ON A RECENT SUNDAY, Brandon Jones, a 44-year-old fund manager […]
Judicial Nomination Showdown in Tennessee
Gov. Haslam of Tennessee should exercise his authority under a 2009 amendment to judicial nomination law and appoint a judge himself when Justice Janice Holder retires in 2014. He should resist the trial bar’s attempt to insert itself into the nomination process. Collin Levy explains why at The Wall Street Journal. In February, the state […]
The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: #3
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., has created one of the most vital books on the health of your family you will ever find. The lavishly illustrated, 358-page weighty tome gives you more vital information on foods that can keep your family healthy than any other publication I have ever come across. And I am always on […]
Foreign Aid to Egypt Should be Cut. There Has Been a Coup.
The Obama Administration sits on the sidelines dumbfounded, showing not a shred of leadership. Writing in The American Conservative, W. James Antle III outlines with clarity the action that needs to be taken. Existing federal law may force the U.S. government to do something previously proposed by Rand Paul: cut off foreign aid to Egypt. […]
Obama’s Energy Defeatism
Pete Du Pont explains in The Wall Street Journal that human ingenuity will beat defeatism from the left, including President Obama who tries to scare Americans with dire energy prophesies. While fossil fuels will be our primary energy sources for several decades, we need progress in renewables so they can eventually supplant today’s fossil fuels. […]
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