Caught: Illegal Voter Registration in VA and Rubix Cubes – The Next Right Warner Todd Huston just wrote about ACORN embezzling issues. Thankfully, we just gave a criminal organization another chunk of change in the Housing Bill… (tags: Voting Fraud, Housing) Comparing the Costs of Communism – Adam Smith Institute Anyone with even half a brain has been able to note that communism, as actually practised, hasn’t worked all that well. North v. South Korea, East v West Germany, Mainland China v. Taiwan, living standards and their rise or fall …
Global Warming Produces New Oil Boon – The Minority Report Well, Well, Well Hollywood couldn’t have written a more ironic twist to the potential outcome of global warming. While Man-made global warming alarmists are cowering in retreat… (tags: Environment, Oil) Mortgage Bailout Bill Is “Structurally Unsound,” $25 Billion Tab Is “Wild Guess” – OpenMarket.org Even the Washington Post admits that the housing bill that would bail out Fannie Mae is “structurally unsound” and would cost enormous sums that cannot even be calculated, making the predicted $25 billion… (tags: Housing) Just …
The Great Swindle – Adam Smith Institute I’m pleased to see that The Great Global Warming Swindle is still up on the website of the UK’s Channel 4 television station, despite the communication regulator’s critical remarks on it… (tags: Environment) Has Real Median Household Income Fallen Since 2000? – The Tax Foundation During the presidential campaign this year and throughout the current economic uncertainty, many in the media and political candidates have argued that real median household income has fallen since 2000… (tags: Economy) “What Matters is Freedom” – Technology …
Hollywood’s Conservative Underground – Washington Times A group of politically conservative and centrist Hollywood figures organized by actor Gary Sinise and others has been meeting quietly in restaurants and private homes… (tags: Entertainment) The Power of the Flat Tax, Bulgarian Style – FreedomTalks Stephen Moore has a great piece on WSJ.com illustrating the success that Bulgaria has had since implementing the flat tax. More specifically, he discussed the benefits it has… (tags: Flat Taxes) Confabbing Conservatives Talk Technology – InsiderOnline Many people think that the Left is way ahead of …
Who Pays Income Taxes – Government Bytes Have you been wondering whether the richest taxpayers in America paid their fair share of income taxes in 2006? Well, you’re in luck. The IRS has released data showing that the percentage of income taxes paid by the top 1% of filers increased slightly for (tags: Taxes) Public Interest’ Reports: Energy Development is Bad – Shopfloor.org Reading through the alumni bulletin the other day, we spotted an item about Columbia J-School grads going to work for ProPublica:.. (tags: Energy) July 22 – U.S. …
Let’s Have Some Love for Nuclear Power – WSJ.com All over the world, nuclear power is making a comeback. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has just commissioned eight new reactors, and says there’s “no upper limit” to the number Britain will build in the future… (tags: Energy) Economic Reality Check for Democratic Oil Rhetoric – The Tax Foundation There has been a lot of rhetoric from both parties with regards to what policies, if any, can bring down gas prices. John McCain has proposed one bad policy: a temporary gas …
Al Gore, You Are No Jack Kennedy, Sir – The Chilling Effect Al Gore owes the Associated Press for a big, sloppy kiss comparing his new challenge to the mystique of John F. Kennedy. All we can say is, wow… (tags: Energy) 19 Times Bigger than Enron, and the Networks Didn’t See It Coming – Business & Media Institute Another billion-dollar taxpayer bailout is on the horizon with the trouble at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but you won’t find much criticism of the mortgage giants… (tags: Housing) You’re in …
Union Pension Report Taints “Take Back the Economy” Day – U.S. Chamber of Commerce WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce echoed concerns raised in a study released today by the Hudson Institute, finding serious under-funding among many union-sponsored… (tags: Economy) Fannie, Freddie Spent $200M to Buy Influence – Politico.com If you want to know how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have survived scandal and crisis, consider this: Over the past decade, they have spent nearly $200 million… (tags: Housing) Memo to Congress: We Can Handle New Media – …
District of Columbia v. Heller: What’s Next? – Cato Unbound District of Columbia v. Heller, the final opinion of the Supreme Court’s 2007-08 term, Justice Antonin Scalia re-wrote Second Amendment jurisprudence… (tags: Second Ammendment) Replacing Housing Risk With Dollar Risk - Red State As of Sunday night, the US government, speaking through Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, has committed to guarantee the value of securities issued by the government-sponsored … (tags: Housing) Classic Demagoguery - Cafe Hayek Sen. Dick Durbin’s letter today is classic demagoguery. He presumes that his motives are purer than …
The Obama Health Plan – John Goodman’s Health Policy Barack Obama rarely gives a speech these days without mentioning “universal coverage.” Yet, in contrast to Hillary Clinton, Obama has no mandates (other than for children). Instead, he would rely on incentives…. (tags: Health Care) The Washington Post: A Tale of Two Comments – HUMAN EVENTS The Washington Post had two awful statements from Presidential campaign surrogates to work with last week. How it dealt with each of them is highly illustrative… (tags: Media) Alaska’s ‘Frustrated’ Governor on Nonsensical Policy – …
