Congressional Ethics an Oxymoron?
USA Today seems surprised at the number of ethics cases making headlines recently, referring to the trials being faced by Representatives Charles Rangel...
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A Taxing Proposal for Online Retailers
There are many positive features about shopping online, including convenience, selection, and speed. There...
Financial Reform: Expanding Hubris, Limiting Freedom
When the House passed the 2,319-page Dodd-Frank financial reform bill by a vote of...
Third “Freedom Index” for Current Congress
The just-published (July 5) issue of The New American includes our third congressional scorecard...
Federal Flood Insurance Drowning in Red Ink
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is drowning in red ink — $19 billion...
Senate Considers Making the President King of Cyberspace
The Internet is a wonderful invention that has allowed for the dissemination of a...
Consumer Protection or Consumer Prying?
It seems that every day we learn of some new horror in the financial...
Have a DNA Sample on the House
“Millions of Americans arrested for but not convicted of crimes will likely have their...
Ron Paul: Auditing the Fed is Responsibility of Congress
Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) addressed his colleagues from the floor of the House on...
Finance Reform Bill Would Undermine Effort to Audit the Fed
One aspect of the behemoth finance reform bill now being debated in the Senate...
10,000 Commandments — The Hidden Tax
When the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) announced the conclusions of its annual “Ten Thousand...
Dodd’s Finance Reform Bill Would Strengthen Fed
There are from time to time political events that attract attention and controversy, only...
Healthcare Debate: The Real March Madness
In the spirit of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, President Obama and his starting...
McCain-Lieberman Bill Would Deny Civilian Trials for “Enemy Belligerents”
On March 4 Senators John McCain (R-Ariz) and Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) introduced a bill...
Congressional Democrats Nix Anti-torture Measure
House Democrats have caved in to Republican pressure, removing an anti-torture provision from the...
House Republicans Call for Bigger Deficits Than Obama
An alternative budget proposal submitted by Congressman Paul Ryan (Wis.), the House Budget Committee's...
Obama Signs $1.9 Trillion Debt Limit Increase
President Obama signed into law February 12 a bill that would increase the federal...
Bernanke Confirmed Despite Track Record
If there were any lingering doubts that official Washington rewards incompetency and lack of...
Bernanke’s Kudos, Criticisms Miss the Point
A preliminary vote today for Ben Bernanke’s reappointment to a second four-year term as...
Congress Votes to Raise Debt Limit
The Senate voted on December 24 to allow the federal government to borrow an...