Bankruptcy expert David Skeel makes the case that federal bankruptcy has precedent over state law. Skeel isn’t suggesting a federal bailout, but isn’t that the next step? If pension debt by irresponsible states becomes every state’s problem, then why wouldn’t a fiscally responsible state want to succeed from the union? The unintended consequences of federal […]
Sheriffs Lead the Charge Against Colorado Gun Control
On Richardcyoung.com we’ve long maintained that the Sheriff is the ultimate local authority, tasked with guarding the constitutional rights of his constituents. Nearly 30 of Colorado’s sheriffs are taking that philosophy to heart by opposing the unconstitutional gun control legislation passed in the Centennial State earlier this year. Breitbart.com’s AWR Hawkins lays out one of […]
Obama’s Goose is Cooked!
President Obama’s job-approval rating has dropped to its lowest level since 2011, according to the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, at a lowly 45%. His cratering poll numbers come as he embarks on another Summer Jobless Tour. It’s not quite the momentum he hoped for to soften the crowd. The Wall Street Journal reports: […]
55 City Employees per Resident in Detroit
The Obama administration’s bailout of the autos did not help the city of Detroit. The bailouts made government officials complacent. Why worry when you think Washington’s got your back? As Investor’s Business Daily points out, there have been nearly 40 municipal bankruptcies since President Obama took office. In denial, it kept 10,000 city government workers […]
Why I Moved from Liberal to Conservative
During the Detroit riots of 67′ Michael Barone was a summer intern for Detroit Mayor Jerome Cavanagh. He tells us why he moved from liberal to conservative here: When people ask me why I moved from liberal to conservative, I have a one-word answer: Detroit. I grew up there, on a middle-class grid street in […]
Unions Killed the Golden Goose in Detroit
It was the unions that killed the golden goose in Detroit.They should be de-certified and dropped in a shallow grave never to again see the light of day. It’s really only a matter of Outcome Analysis. The Wall Street Journal lays out the grisly details. United Auto Workers President Bob King, speaking publicly on the Detroit […]
Obama Nominates former Detroit UAW Organizer
In light of Detroit’s bankruptcy and carnage at the hand of unions you would think President Obama would use some Outcome Analysis. But that’s far from the case. The latest proof that community organizing is the life blood of this administration is the nomination of Nancy Schiffer to the National Labor Relations Board. Bill McMorris details […]
“Detropia”: Coming to a City Near You
As you walk up the staircase in my parents’ house, there hangs one of my favorite pictures of my dad wearing a Ronald Reagan hat and smiling. The picture was taken when he was at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit during the Republican National Convention in 1980. I remember how energized my mom and dad […]
Detroit Pensions: We Cannot Pay It
A huge amount of blame for Detroit’s problems goes to the politicians that kept making pension promises without backing them up as a sound fiduciary would. Michael Corkery writes: Detroit’s road to financial ruin started decades ago with city leaders agreeing to generous pension benefits, which were managed by boards with overly optimistic projections for […]
Moron Mondays
You can bet that if pro-business policies are working in a state then somewhere liberals are seething. That place is Raleigh, North Carolina. Today will be the 12th Monday where liberal protestors descend upon the Capitol building to protest. “Thom Goolsby, an outspoken GOP state senator, has jokingly dismissed the protests in Raleigh as ‘Moron […]
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