Politics of hope are better than its reality. On September 13 at 10 a.m., the Census Bureau will release its annual report for 2010 on “Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States,” and, to judge by the way the bureau is handling the announcement, it’s going to be less than smashingly good news. “There will be no physical event,” the bureau’s advisory to ... MOREIra Stoll: The Poverty Of Nations
Politics of hope are better than its reality. On September 13 at 10 a.m., the Census Bureau will release its annual report for 2010 on “Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States,” and, to judge by the way the bureau is handling the announcement, it’s going to be less than smashingly good news. “There will be no physical event,” the bureau’s advisory to ... MOREChad Stafko: The Great Obama Welfare State
Government dependence is at an all-time high. Much has changed in America since Barack Obama was sworn into office as the 44th president of the United States on January 20, 2009. In less than 1,000 days as chief executive of the U.S., President Obama's failed policies and initiatives have resulted in a dizzying array of dismal economic statistics. As it stands now, Obama ... MOREA. Barton Hinkle: Obama's Crony Capitalism
What Solyndra reveals about Obama's economic policy. The president's address on jobs last night included some soaring phrases, but it left out one crucial word that epitomizes his approach to economics: Solyndra. Fourteen months ago, the president was using his sonorous baritone to deliver soaring rhetoric about how his policies helped launch that ... MOREPeter Hannaford: California's Nanny State Gone Wild
Busybodies destroying the babysitting industry. California is still a land of political surprises--outlandish, foolish, and mischievous ones. Consider the latest: The state legislature is about to pass a bill (AB 889) requiring that adult babysitters (age 18 and up) be paid the minimum wage, overtime pay and worker's compensation insurance. In addition, they must have a ... MOREBoston Herald: Same Old Barack Obama
Contends problems solved by more government spending. So that was it? That was President Barack Obama’s really big jobs speech? The one that required a joint session of Congress to be both window dressing and whipping boy? The one that after his nearly three years in office is going to set things right? Honestly? “There should be nothing controversial about this piece of ... MORE
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