Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and House Speaker Michael Madigan want to tax the rich even more. But the successful or those that create jobs are leaving the state. The WSJ reports: All of which makes it an ideal moment to consider how the Quinn-Madigan policies are working. One way to judge is to compare Illinois […]
Archives for April 2014
Worldwide Nuclear Energy Update
Germany will phase out nuclear, and France has lost it’s zeal for nuclear. Here at home, cheap natural gas has pushed nuclear to the back burner. But in China, nuclear is full speed ahead, as it is with coal. MIT Technology Review has all the latest intelligence here.
VIDEO: New questions over Rep. Cummings’ connection to IRS probe
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The War Dogs Got 90,000 Americans Killed in Korea and Vietnam
Here Pat Buchanan outlines this astounding number. The United States, Pat explains, has today no vital interest in Syria, Crimea, Iraq, Afghanistan, the South China Sea, or the Senkaku Islands. And Mr. Buchanan correctly notes that countries all over the world want America to come and fight their wars. On our TV talk shows and […]
Is a Serious Washington Foreign Policy Blunder Just Ahead?
Washington does not want to drive Russia and China together. China is nervous about Russia’s aggression in the Crimea. Cato Institute’s Ted Galen Carpenter provides detailed perspective and a warning. Henry Kissinger once observed that it should be a crucial objective of U.S. foreign policy to make sure that Washington’s relations with Beijing and Moscow […]
How Investor’s Are Getting Strong Armed
You need to sit up and pay attention. As if managing money weren’t hard enough already, there’s some fine print I want you to understand. The issue is whether your investment advisor/broker works under a fiduciary or suitability standard. There’s a big difference between the two. When you work with a broker, he is guided […]
Campaign Spending Increases Voter Knowledge
Cato Institute’s Trevor Burrus explains how campaign spending is actually helpful to voters. Imagine, writes Mr. Burrus, that contributions were limited to, say, $50 or $100. How long would it take a new candidate to amass enough money to get his or her name and ideals out there to challenge an entrenched incumbent? One study […]
Fewer and Fewer New Highs: Is the Bubble Ready to Pop?
Misguided Putin Aggression Sends Russian Stocks Down 16% YTD
The best way to deal with Putin’s aggression, inspired by Eurasianist Alexander Dugin, is to drive Russian asset values sharply downward while isolating Russia and its oligarchs from international financial institutions. There is also no debate that a plan to drive oil prices downward would have a powerful negative impact on Russia. On a somewhat […]
A Path to Permanent Residency (Green Card), Yes. Amnesty No.
Here is the view from the Cato Institute. If you think immigration reform is at an impasse, you’re wrong. Yes, a massive legislation like the bill passed by the Senate last June won’t be voted by the House this year, but this roadblock, strong as it may appear, does not block reform from happening. A bipartisan compromise […]
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