Fueling High Gas Prices
On the day President Obama took office in January of 2009, regular unleaded gasoline was selling nationally at an average price of $1.83...
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“Government Motors” Gives Taxpayers the Crankshaft
General Motors and Chrysler, so the story goes, have repaid the dollars the federal...
Pension Woes of Alabama Town a Warning to Others
The city of Prichard, Alabama, is the best proof that more states need Governors...
Obama’s Dodgy Remarks on Auto Industry Bailout
President Barack Obama has lately been touting the government’s takeover of two of the...
Economists Tell Congress to Enact Spending Cuts
Economists Richard M. Ebeling and Matthew J. Slaughter testified before the House Monetary Policy...
Fannie and Freddie: Still Mortgaging America’s Future to Stay in Business
Need more proof — besides the staggering national debt — that the federal government...
Tornadoes Worsen Economy of Alabama, Other Southern States
The state of Alabama was already struggling with high unemployment when it was pummeled...
Bernanke Press Conference Proclaims Inflation Not a Problem
Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke told reporters at the Fed's first ever press...
High Gas Prices Set to Cause Double Dip in Economy
"I'm sure the rising cost of energy is bothering the market," said Fred Dickson, chief...
University of Texas Takes Possession of $1 Billion in Gold
The University of Texas decided this week to take physical possession of some 664,000...
Beck May Leave Fox News and Pursue Own Channel
Speculation over the length of conservative pundit Glenn Beck’s tenure at Fox News has...
Fannie, Freddie, and the Feds’ Double Standard on Executive Pay
On February 4, 2009, President Barack Obama signed legislation establishing a $500,000 limit on...
Cash For Clunkers 2? It’s Coming
Even after the Cash for Clunkers program failed, the federal government refuses to give...
Financial Sector Lures Math Talent from Industry
Credit Time magazine for identifying, however imprecisely, a very important but little understood consequence...
LSU Economist: Obama Drilling Moratorium Cost Billions
President Barack Obama's imprudent moratorium on drilling for oil in the Gulf Of Mexico...
New York Times Web Site to Go Behind Pay Wall
In the realm of online news, the New York Times is one of the...
Postal Service Faces Shortfall
The number of activities contemplated by the Founding Fathers in the Constitution for the...
Foreclosures, Bankruptcies Hitting Churches
With the number of home foreclosures on pace to hit one million this year,...
Huffington Post Strikes Deal With AOL
Reports that the Huffington Post struck a deal with online company AOL, Inc. that involves...
USPS to Close Thousands of Post Offices
With at least $7 billion in losses expected in 2011 and similar setbacks over...