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Vote for the French Gal in the Stimulus Debate

Vote for the French Gal in the Stimulus Debate

The folks at U.S. News & World Report have posted an online debate on the never-ending topic: “Does Stimulus Spending Work?“ You know my thoughts on the topic, including my… Read more »

Here’s a Powerful Example of Why Obama’s “Stimulus” Proposal for more Infrastructure Spending Should Be Rejected

Here’s a Powerful Example of Why Obama’s “Stimulus” Proposal for more Infrastructure Spending Should Be Rejected

As part of his latest “stimulus” scam, President Obama argues that the federal government should spend more money on infrastructure. Yet there is widespread evidence that politicians use such projects… Read more »

The Greece-ification of America

The Greece-ification of America

I’ve posted several times about the dangers of creating too much government dependency, including a set of cartoons that illustrates how small welfare states inevitably erode social capital and create… Read more »

Tom Sowell: So Many Left-Wing Hoaxes to Debunk, So Little Time

Tom Sowell: So Many Left-Wing Hoaxes to Debunk, So Little Time

I recently posted an excellent video showing how the War on Poverty has been a disaster for both taxpayers and poor people. Let’s now look at a specific example of… Read more »

The Danish Dr.-Jekyll-Mr.-Hyde Paradox and Wagner’s Law

The Danish Dr.-Jekyll-Mr.-Hyde Paradox and Wagner’s Law

What nation is a role model for economic reformers? I’ve certainly cited Hong Kong as an example, but I’ve also explained that we can learn lessons – at least on… Read more »

Economics 101 Video Tackles Poverty

Economics 101 Video Tackles Poverty

The latest video from our Economics 101 Series tackles poverty, an issue frequently used to pull heart-strings in support of big government policies. But as the video shows, big government… Read more »

I’m Proud of Americans for Rejecting the GM Looters and Buying Ford Instead

I’m Proud of Americans for Rejecting the GM Looters and Buying Ford Instead

I’ll start with an important caveat and state that Ford is far from a perfect company. It has its snout in the trough for boondoggles such as green energy programs…. Read more »

Happy Fiscal New Year (with an Unhappy Obama Hangover)

Happy Fiscal New Year (with an Unhappy Obama Hangover)

Today, October 1, is the first day of the 2012 fiscal year. And if you’re wondering why America’s economy seems to have a hangover (this cartoon is a perfect illustration),… Read more »

Obama Administration Bribing States to Create More Food-Stamp Dependency

Obama Administration Bribing States to Create More Food-Stamp Dependency

Only the federal government could be this stupid. We have two very big problems in our nation. o First, we have a giant, bloated federal government that is spending too… Read more »

The Tea Party Goes Global: The Revolt of the Greek Tax Slaves

The Tea Party Goes Global: The Revolt of the Greek Tax Slaves

The fiscal turmoil in Greece is not about fiscal balance. It’s a fight between looters and moochers such as Olga Stefou, who think taxpayers should endlessly subsidize everything, and the… Read more »