Bob Adelmann
Rep. Paul Ryan’s New Budget to Repeal ObamaCare, Replace Medicare
The underlying assumptions of Rep. Paul Ryan's new budget to be unveiled on Tuesday, which include repealing ObamaCare and replacing Medicare, make his promise that the federal budget will be balanced in 10 years highly suspect.
Friday’s Surprisingly Strong Jobs Numbers Aren’t Real
According to Friday's Labor Department report, the economy generated 236,000 new jobs in February, dropping the unemployment rate to 7.7 percent. But these number do not reflect some unsettling facts: Part-time jobs increased while full-time jobs fell, and the labor force itself continued to shrink.
Ammo Shortages: More Than Simple Supply and Demand?
Despite much speculation that huge government agency orders for billions of rounds of ammunition are deliberately designed to result in "de facto" gun control, a more reasoned response is that demand is outstripping supply and it will eventually inevitably come back into balance.
Inspector General: Much of Money for Iraq Reconstruction Wasted
The Inspector General says a lot of money was wasted in trying to rebuild Iraq but fails to mention the real costs of war and its aftermath: the increasing risk of national bankruptcy and loss of freedom for Americans.
Michigan Governor Snyder Declares Detroit a Fiscal Disaster
The headline that Detroit's financial difficulties are so severe that Michigan's governor must name an emergency financial manager to run the place obscures the renaissance that is taking place right in the center of downtown Detroit.
10th Anniversary of U.K. Whistleblower Almost Averting Iraq War
Ten years ago Katharine Gun leaked a secret email from the U.S. National Security Agency ordering her and others in her section at the U.K.'s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) to spy on diplomats resisting efforts to support a UN resolution in favor of an attack on Iraq. It cost her her job and her career but nearly averted the Iraq War.
Colorado Gun Accessories Maker to Leave When Magazine Limits Bill Passes
In a magnificent gesture a gun accessories manufacturer near Boulder, Colorado, has vowed to move out of the state if the legislature passes a bill restricting magazine capacities, while in the meantime initiating its "Boulder Airlift" to "bring much-needed supplies to freedom-loving residents trapped inside occupied territory."
Maryland Senate Passes Governor O’Malley’s Gun Control Bill
The Maryland Senate passed Governor Martin O'Malley's signature legislation, a highly restrictive gun control bill, that may be not so much about decreasing crime and more about enhancing O'Mallley's political career.
Background Check Bill for Private Gun Sales Is Stalled
The pushback against a national registry of law-abiding gun owners appears to be more than sufficient to kill any such legislation from being enacted, at least for the time being.
Those Walmart E-mails and the U.S. Economy
The Wall Street Journal's conclusion that Walmart's slow start at the beginning of the year was a harbinger for the balance of 2013 has just been proven premature by Walmart's remarkable year-end financial results.
