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    • Monthly Archives: January 2010

    The Mostly Free Anglo-American Alliance

    January 26, 2010 at 9:50 am

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    The 2010 edition of the Index of Economic Freedom poses a frightening paradox. Around the world, the economically freest countries are, by and large, those with a British legacy. Indeed, the top five – Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland – were either founded or influenced by the … More

    Morning Bell: The State of Our Union

    January 26, 2010 at 7:59 am

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    The President of the United States tomorrow will inform the Congress on the State of our Union, as he is constitutionally mandated to do. The past 12 months have seen our country head down a dangerous course, and The Heritage Foundation can only hope that the President will use this … More

    Green Jobs or Green Gyms?

    January 25, 2010 at 5:39 pm

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    How do you solve homelessness, obesity and global warming all at once? A green gym, of course: Cass Community Social Services (Cass) will further its commitment to the Detroit community and the environment on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 9:00 am when it opens the doors to its Green Gym. … More

    Video: Charles Krauthammer Speaks at Heritage on “The Age of Obama”

    January 25, 2010 at 4:52 pm

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    Dr. Charles Krauthammer, who described President Barack Obama’s first 12 months in office as “the year of living fecklessly,” spoke at The Heritage Foundation last week on “The Age of Obama” and gave his views of the President’s first year of foreign policy. Watch his speech below and share your … More

    Is Congress Exempting Itself From Health Insurance Tax?

    January 25, 2010 at 1:31 pm

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    It is still far from clear what the White House’s new strategy to pass health care reform will be in the face of Scott Brown’s election to the Senate. But according to Federal News Radio negotiations between the House and Senate are still ongoing, including this victory for House Democrats: … More

    “Mostly Free” Means Fewer Jobs, Less Money for Millions in U.S.

    January 25, 2010 at 1:11 pm

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    This year’s Index of Economic Freedom contains the unsettling news that the United States has dropped out of the exclusive club of free economies and is graded “mostly free” for the first time in the Index’s 16-year history. The United States’ Index score dropped from last year’s 80.7 to this … More

    China No Help In Recession

    January 25, 2010 at 11:38 am

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    China announced last Friday that its economy grew 8.7% last year. Among other things, this will prompt a chorus of claims that China is leading the world out of recession. Wrong. The typical way of thinking about this is to take China’s and every other country’s GDP growth, add it … More

    Okinawan Election Threatens U.S.-Japan Military Realignment Agreement

    January 25, 2010 at 11:10 am

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    The results of a small town mayoral election on distant Okinawa island risks undermining plans to build a U.S. base and may further inflame tensions in the already strained U.S.-Japan military alliance. Challenger Susumu Inamine, who opposes constructing the U.S. base, beat pro-base Yoshikazu Shimabukuro in the January 24th contest, … More

    Hugo Chavez Shuts Down Cable Channel Amid Growing Popular Unrest

    January 25, 2010 at 10:15 am

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    Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez took another step aimed at consolidating his authoritarian choke hold on Venezuela by forcing cable providers to dump Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) from their broadcasting lineups.  The popular, anti- Chavez channel first ran afoul of the populist leader for its critical programming back in 2007.  At the … More

    Morning Bell: Government Unions Win, You Lose

    January 25, 2010 at 9:39 am

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    Since President Barack Obama was sworn into office, the U.S. economy has shed 3.4 million jobs and the unemployment rate has risen to 10%. But not all sectors of the economy have been suffering equally. In fact, the sector of the economy most supportive of President Obama has not only … More

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    Ed Meese: We’ve Seen the Effect of “Amnesty” Before

    Experts can’t always predict exactly how public policy will affect the nation, despite our best efforts. But when it comes to immigration policy, we have tried many of the types of reforms advocated by today’s Gang of Eight—so we should consider the effects these reforms had in the past. In … More

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