The Foundry

Even for Congress, $330 billion is a lot to give away. But the House of Representatives is managing that this week, passing companion bills that put taxpayers on the hook to give away that much to those struggling with mortgages – miscreants and victims

Israel at 60 - Nile Gardiner, HUMAN EVENTS

Few countries in modern times could claim the title “warrior nation”. The United States and Great Britain definitely can, and Israel certainly qualifies for this distinction too. Today is the 60th anniversary of Israel’s founding and a reminder of t

Critics doubt insurance bill will slash costs - The Tennessean

Bredesen to weigh business co-op plan

Democrats Could De-Fund War by Not Holding Vote - CNSNews.com

The Democratic leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives could halt funding for the war in Iraq simply by omitting any war-funding bill from the floor schedule, experts told Cybercast News Service on Wednesday.

Economic freedom and human rights - Las Vegas Review Journal

Don't think the two are related? Think again

Will Washington Heed the Wake-Up Call? - Townhall.com

On January 1 of this year, the first Baby Boomers became eligible for early retirement Social Security benefits—the first drop in an inevitable demographic flood which, over the next 20 years, will bring 78 million Americans into benefit eligibility.

Our view on agriculture payments: On good times and bad, farmers get their subsidies - USAToday

Powerful lobby thwarts efforts to rein in wasteful spending.

Speed kills (the polar bears) - The Boston Globe

MANY OF US remember the ubiquitous highway safety campaign of the 1970s: "Stay Alive - Drive 55." Today, driving the speed limit is crucial to another kind of survival: the planet's.

Hong Kong's Trust Busters - WSJ.com

The world's freest economy is too free. That's the message the Hong Kong government sent Tuesday, with the release of a consultation paper on a proposed competition law. This would be funny, if it weren't such a threat to Hong Kongers' economic well-being

Food and fuel follies - Ed Feulner, The Washington Times

"What could possibly go wrong?" That's what members of Congress probably thought when they started shoveling bigger subsidies at ethanol producers. Now, with food riots erupting in some parts of the world, we have our answer: a lot.

Myanmar's generals shun US aid - Agence France Presse

Tsunami-hit Indonesia and earthquake-jolted Pakistan once risked a backlash from their predominantly Muslim populations and allowed in US military forces to help in relief operations. But cyclone-ravaged Myanmar's ruling military junta is suspicious of an

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