Video: Happy 101st birthday, Mr. President
Two visions. Americans for Prosperity has a new one-minute advertisement reminding us that today is the 101st birthday of Ronald Reagan — and that we face a crucial question of vision in this nation....
View ArticleReport: Dependence on government up 23 percent under President Obama
Great. President Barack Obama has proved his adeptness at exploiting the vote pump: Dependence on government has increased by 23 percent under his administration, according to the Heritage Foundation...
View ArticleToward Cashlessness?
One of my students came across a humorous blog post from February, 2012. Titled, “What your payment method reveals about you,” the author listed a series of unlikely payment actions and a line on the...
View ArticleJindal: It’s called the Declaration of Independence, not dependence
And for good reason. As I’ve said before, if picking the candidate for Romney’s running mate were up to me, you can bet your bottom dollar that Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal would be at the top of...
View ArticleQuotes of the day
Independence. The assumption of natural rights expressed in the Declaration of Independence can be summed up by the following proposition: “first comes rights, then comes government.” According to...
View ArticleBank of America Shareholders May Pursue Lawsuit Over MERS, Mortgages
BofA shareholders may pursue lawsuit over MERS, mortgages (Reuters) — A federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) of misleading shareholders about its exposure to...
View ArticleWhat is the goal of the food stamp program?
Getting people back on their feet or increasing government dependence? Yesterday, Daily Caller reported that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is using tax dollars to push the...
View ArticleMarriage is good for society … and the GOP
Married voters back Romney by 13 points Marriage plays a key role in strengthening civil society and reducing poverty. Families of married couples, for example, are approximately six times less likely...
View ArticleObamateurism of the Day
Culture of dependence. Barack Obama seems to have trouble with his economic citations. Just last week, he noted a favorable review from what Obama described as a “non-partisan” economist … who just...
View ArticleNYT: Oddly, our dependence on Saudi oil seems to be rising
Like our gas prices. Who’d have predicted this? Just about everyone, as Josh Trevino reminded us last night: If only there were some friendly neighboring oil-producing country that we could build a...
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