Ronald Bailey: The Unseen Consequences of "Green Jobs"

Will investing in clean energy harm the economy?

In his State of the Union speech a couple of weeks ago, President Barack Obama planned to “win the future” by, among many other things, having the federal government “invest” in “clean energy technology—an investment that will strengthen our security, protect our planet, and create countless new jobs for our people.” But  ... MORE

VIDEO: John Stossel's State of the Union

High debt, rampant spending and a government growing like a cancer.

What's a competent president to do?

Joseph Ashby: Investment in Decline

Pinning a nation's economic hopes on bridges to nowhere gets nowhere.

As the young year progresses, the dominoes of American decline continue to fall. From a White House soiree with Red China to President Obama's "investment"-plugging State of the Union to the Administration's response to Egypt's uprising a rudderless America is on full display.  If 2010 was the year of national legislative suicide ... MORE