Business environment continues to deteriorate. Federal regulators are keeping America from moving forward. According to recent news stories reviewed by my colleagues at the conservative nonprofit organization Engage America, federal red tape has squelched at least 736,203 potential jobs. If these positions were filled, today's ... MOREDeroy Murdock: Red Tape Costs US 700,000 Jobs
Business environment continues to deteriorate. Federal regulators are keeping America from moving forward. According to recent news stories reviewed by my colleagues at the conservative nonprofit organization Engage America, federal red tape has squelched at least 736,203 potential jobs. If these positions were filled, today's ... MOREJohn Ransom: Darrell Issa's Discovery Summer
Shining light in dark places. With the presidential campaign in full gear, expect Darrell Issa (R-CA), chairman of the House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform to expand his public probe of the Obama administration’s green crony program that included risky loans to below-investment-grade companies like now-bankrupt Solyndra. The ... MOREPeter Schiff: Economic Reality Bites
The hangover is setting in. Many people became convinced that data releases earlier this year indicated that "recovery" in the U.S. was imminent. But as I have been saying for months, this evidence would ultimately be shown to be as reliable as sightings of Bigfoot. Lots of people claim to say they have seen it, some even produce plaster footprints, but in the ... MOREBaylen Linnekin: Nanny Bloomberg's War On Soda
A busybody mayor's regulation obsession. Last month I applauded New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for his graduation message in North Carolina in favor of marriage equality. But, I wondered at the time, why not "extend to food his own comments about [the] error of denying freedom"? Fat chance. On Thursday, Mayor Bloomberg ... MOREMary Ellen Clark: Medical Marijuana Legalized In Conn.
Connecticut's chronic disease patients score victory. Connecticut on Friday became the 17th U.S. state to legalize the medical use of marijuana. The state's Governor Dannel Malloy signed into law legislation allowing licensed physicians to certify an adult patient's use of marijuana for medical purposes, according to a statement from the governor's ... MOREAnimal Rights Legislation Would Make Eggs A Luxury Food
Government regulators could price you out of breakfast. One day soon, America could wake up to a dozen eggs costing $8 or more. And unless you are involved in some aspect of farming or agriculture, you would never know that egg prices are about to skyrocket or the reason why. With food prices already increasing due to high grain and fuel costs ... MORE
Jacob Sullum: Wealth Creation Is Not The Enemy
Obama's serious misunderstanding of capitalism. President Obama accuses Mitt Romney of putting profits above people by striving to create wealth rather than jobs during his 15 years at Bain Capital. This critique of Romney's work at the private equity firm, which Obama says will be central to his re-election campaign, betrays a ... MOREDiana Furchtgott-Roth: Parental Choice Is Best Reform
What if America gave its children the best education? The school year is almost over, but the year's debate over education reform has only just begun. President Obama, who has opted out of DC Public Schools by sending his children to Sidwell Friends, is trying to end funding for Washington D.C.'s Opportunity Scholarship Program, which provides ... MORE
Washington Times: Speed-Cameras Rake In The Loot
Expansion of photo-ticketing raises revenue. All around the nation’s capital, the use of robotic machines to dish out traffic tickets has surged. Starting next week, the District’s for-profit, Arizona-based vendor will begin mailing citations to unwary motorists from an additional two dozen hiding spots. The public thinks this is all about the money ... MOREWayne Crews: Is Privacy Dead?
Yes, if America's surveillance state drones on. In the sci-fi flick Colossus: The Forbin Project, the all-knowing computer was asked if it understood privacy. “Privacy: Being apart from company or observation,” Colossus intoned. Colossus didn’t really think much of respecting privacy; nor, it seems, do many legislators. Today’s convergence of privacy ... MOREThe 10 Most Powerful Lobbies Behind Higher Education
from the staff writers at Online Colleges. Corporations and big businesses often get the worst of the backlash against political lobbying, but it’s important not to forget that colleges are businesses, too, and they engage in lobbying as well, sometimes in a very questionable manner. Over the past few decades, the strength ... MOREAndrew Napolitano: Obama's Kill List
The rule of law versus the rule of presidents. The leader of the government regularly sits down with his senior generals and spies and advisers and reviews a list of the people they want him to authorize their agents to kill. They do this every Tuesday morning when the leader is in town. The leader once condemned any practice even close to this ... MORE
NY Times: NYC Seeks Prohibition On Big Sugary Drinks
Big government nanny wants to ban the Big Gulp. New York City plans to enact a far-reaching ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, movie theaters and street carts, in the most ambitious effort yet by the Bloomberg administration to combat rising obesity. The proposed ban would affect virtually the entire ... MORESteven Greenhut: More Perks For California's Ruling Class
Government gives more special privileges to itself. Democrats and Republicans in the California Legislature once again have broadcast this troubling fact: They are far more concerned about the ever-expanding demands of a relatively small group of public-sector union members than they are about the welfare of the citizens of our ... MOREKarin Agness: Congratulations, Grad, Your Unemployed
The grim reality for today's graduate. Just when it looked like the job market was going to rebound, recent unemployment numbers revealed a disappointing reality. The April unemployment rate decreased to 8.1 percent from 8.2 percent; however, the percentage of working-age Americans in the labor force dropped to its lowest rate ... MORE
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