Politics

Wisconsin Erupts Ground Zero for National Movements

Alex Newman – Madison, Wisconsin — nicknamed “Madtown” — launched the fight between government-union workers who want to continue the status quo, and taxpayers concerned over debt.

Politics

The Reforms, the Reality

Alex Newman – Claims and counterclaims have rung forth in Wisconsin’s budget battle. Here’s what’s happening.

Economy

Can We Cut “Defense” Spending?

Thomas R. Eddlem – Military and security spending amounts to $1 trillion every year, but there’s a lot to “defense” spending that doesn’t defend, and can still be cut — if America can abandon global empire.

Culture

Zeitgeist and the Venus Project

Alex Newman – The Zeitgeist Movement, which advocates environmentalism, world peace, shared wealth, atheism, and scientific problem solving, has gained many adherents. But should it?

Book Review

Rolling Back Racing Debt

Jack Kenny – Through reading Thomas E. Woods’ new book, Rollback, Americans not only learn how badly the government is doing — both generally and fiscally — but what they can do about it.

History - Past and Perspective

The Revolution’s Reactionary Radicals

Becky Akers – During the American Revolution, a group calling themselves Radical Patriots tried to use the armed conflict to institute a plan that could nowadays be deemed Marxist.

The Last Word

Cleaning Fannie’s and Freddie’s Stables

John F. McManus –

Wisconsin Erupts Ground Zero for National Movements

The Reforms, the Reality

Can We Cut “Defense” Spending?

Zeitgeist and the Venus Project

Rolling Back Racing Debt

The Revolution’s Reactionary Radicals

Cleaning Fannie’s and Freddie’s Stables