Paul Ryans Plan Unveiled, Reviled, Applauded
Now that Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has unveiled his “Path to Prosperity” budget, nearly all discussion is focusing on the details and not on the proper role of government....
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$4 Trillion in Cuts Proposed by GOP Rep. Paul Ryan
During an interview on ?Fox News Sunday?, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.), chairman of the House Budget Committee, outlined many of the details of the GOP's 2012 budget proposal that...
Cato Puts Budget-cutting Debate in Perspective
The Cato Institute’s just-announced ad campaign in major newspapers around the country asks rhetorically, “This is leadership?” and then neatly summarizes numerous areas where major budget cuts could be...
Continuing Revolution Tea Party Rally Raises Questions
Mark Meckler, co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots, is the organizer behind Thursday’s “Continuing Revolution” rally at the Capitol, and said that: ...
A Harvard Professor’s Goofs, Gaffes, and Blind Spots
Harvard Professor Gregory Mankiw (picture, left), in writing a hypothetical speech in the New York Times for the President in the year 2026, thinks politicians can kick the entitlements...
Funding of Bretton Woods II by George Soros Exposed
When billionaire George Soros wrote two years ago that what the world needed now was “a new world architecture,” he was already laying plans for Bretton Woods II, April...
Portugal PM Resignation Rattles EU
When the Portuguese Parliament failed to pass an austerity bill on March 23, the country’s Prime Minister, Jose Socrates, resigned. That move leaves Portugal leaderless for at least two...
Housing Decline: Only Halfway Home
When Reuters and CNBC.com announced the awful housing numbers from February, most observers were surprised. The housing market appeared to have found a bottom last fall, and many economists...
Maine Gov. Paul LePage: Taking a Page from Gov. Christies Book
Newly elected Governor of Maine Paul LePage appears to be a clone of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, adopting his blunt, in-your-face style of communication. ...
Federal Red Ink Forever
When the Congressional Budget Office’s preliminary analysis of the Obama Administration’s 2012 budget was announced last week, observers were shocked — shocked! — to learn that deficits over the...
Trillion-dollar Tax Holiday Sought by Multinationals
Claiming that granting a “tax holiday” for her company (and other large multinationals) would be beneficial to the United States, Oracle President Safra Catz said that such a holiday...
Tea Party Cements Patriot Act Into Place
In light of recent extensions of the Patriot Act, it can be concluded that many Tea Partiers are reneging on parts of the Tea Party agenda. Of the 41...
CFR: Tea Party Dangerous, Obstructive
When the internationalist-minded Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) decided it was time to take a hard look at the growing influence of the Tea Party movement in America, it...
Shutting Down Fannie and Freddie: Locking the Barn Door
It appears that there is at least one thing the Obama administration and the GOP can agree on, and that is that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have got...
Increasing Gas Prices: What’s Seen and Not Seen
With the national average price of gasoline hitting the highest level in history for this time of the year, the impact of that increase reaches far beyond the pocketbook...
The Great Recession and American Boomer Reality
In its extensive study of how the Boomer generation is faring, the Wall Street Journal focused mostly on their difficulties, challenges, disappointments and missed opportunities. It had little to...
In America, an “Honor Killing” Is Still Murder
When One News Now broke the story that the Arizona Muslim father charged in the “honor killing” of his daughter had been convicted of second-degree murder, it was because...
GOP Uses Flyswatter to Defend Against Incoming Debt Missile
Even with only modest cuts in the continuing resolution bill offered by the GOP-controlled House of Representatives, it is highly unlikely to see the light of day when the...
President Grover Cleveland: the Democrat Who Vetoed 300 Bills
Prior to serving two non-consecutive terms as President of the United States (#22 from 1885-1889 and #24 from 1893-1897), Grover Cleveland’s reputation for “obstinate honesty” actually served him well...
Defense Department Builddown Coming?
As calls for cuts in the defense budget increased, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates knew what he would have to do: throw the cutters a bone, and then dig...