Proposers versus Producers
Posted in The Goal Is Freedom on 28 August 2009
Stats: 119 views and 18 Comments Why do people who really make us better off get nowhere near the attention when they die that prominent national politicians get? "Prominent national politicians" isn't quite what I mean. "Prominent politicians who favored government power over liberty" is more on target. The media spotlight on the late Sen. Edward Kennedy ...
Posted in The Goal Is Freedom on 28 August 2009
Stats: 119 views and 18 Comments Why do people who really make us better off get nowhere near the attention when they die that prominent national politicians get? "Prominent national politicians" isn't quite what I mean. "Prominent politicians who favored government power over liberty" is more on target. The media spotlight on the late Sen. Edward Kennedy ...
Cash for Clunkers is a Loser
Posted in Articles on 27 August 2009
Stats: 699 views and 45 Comments August 25, 2009 was the last day of President Obama’s Cash for Clunkers program, inspired by the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act. As I drove through a major shopping area that day, I passed a large and highly successful Toyota dealer. Just past the sparkling showroom and sparsely ...
Posted in Articles on 27 August 2009
Stats: 699 views and 45 Comments August 25, 2009 was the last day of President Obama’s Cash for Clunkers program, inspired by the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act. As I drove through a major shopping area that day, I passed a large and highly successful Toyota dealer. Just past the sparkling showroom and sparsely ...
Stealth Expansion of Government Power
Posted in Articles on 20 August 2009
Stats: 381 views and 3 Comments The government of the United States is in the midst of debating major new undertakings, ranging from health care to climate change to energy development to tax reform. Yet far more fundamental is a basic but stealth shift in national priorities—in the form of a rapid and pervasive expansion of ...
Posted in Articles on 20 August 2009
Stats: 381 views and 3 Comments The government of the United States is in the midst of debating major new undertakings, ranging from health care to climate change to energy development to tax reform. Yet far more fundamental is a basic but stealth shift in national priorities—in the form of a rapid and pervasive expansion of ...
New York State Government Remains Gridlocked
Posted in In brief on 7 July 2009
Stats: 12 views and No Comments "For almost a month, ever since Republicans briefly won two Democrats to their side and tried to seize control, the state Senate in New York has been paralyzed, split 31 to 31, as a stack of legislation -- legalizing same-sex marriage, extending the mayor's control of New York City schools, ...
Posted in In brief on 7 July 2009
Stats: 12 views and No Comments "For almost a month, ever since Republicans briefly won two Democrats to their side and tried to seize control, the state Senate in New York has been paralyzed, split 31 to 31, as a stack of legislation -- legalizing same-sex marriage, extending the mayor's control of New York City schools, ...
SEC to Step Up Fraud Prevention Efforts
Posted in In brief on 6 July 2009
Stats: 113 views and No Comments "The Securities and Exchange Commission lost credibility when it emerged that a tipster had been trying to blow the whistle on Madoff for years but had been brushed off repeatedly. Since Madoff's case came to light, the agency has announced a series of changes it hopes will improve enforcement, making ...
Posted in In brief on 6 July 2009
Stats: 113 views and No Comments "The Securities and Exchange Commission lost credibility when it emerged that a tipster had been trying to blow the whistle on Madoff for years but had been brushed off repeatedly. Since Madoff's case came to light, the agency has announced a series of changes it hopes will improve enforcement, making ...
