Obama’s Green Unicorn
The true cost of renewable energy is being masked by government subsidies and bailouts. by Peter Roff • US News & World Report America is about as…
‘Cost of Government Day’ Is Here!
The government is making you work longer and longer to cover its hefty costs. It took Americans 186 days of work to pay for their massive government. by Peter Roff Just…
There Is No Better Predictor of Obamacare Than the Veteran Affairs System
The VA offers precisely what Obamacare offers: not a guarantee of treatment in time of need, but a guarantee of a place in line for treatment at a time of…
The Answer Isn’t Blowing in the Wind
Warren Buffett can do without a tax break for wind energy. By Peter Roff Does the “Oracle of Omaha” really need another tax break? It’s a fair question, given…
5 years later: How’s that Wreckovery working out for ya?
by Michelle Malkin On Feb. 17, 2009, President Obama promised the sun and the moon and the stars. That was the day, five years ago, when he signed the $800…
Congress was Right to Ring in the New Year by Ending Wind Subsidies
George Landrith, President of Frontiers of Freedom, commended Congress for allowing the decades-old practice of wasting billions of taxpayer dollars subsidizing the wind industry to expire with the New Year.…
GM’s CEO rejects repaying Feds for bailout losses
How many times did the Obama Administration promise that GM would repay every dime of the taxpayer provided bailout? And how many times have you heard the lie that GM…
For Obamacare, problems are features, not bugs
by Michael Barone The defects of the Obamacare website have become well known. But the problems with the law go further than the website. These problems are not incidental, but…
Study: ‘Cash for Clunkers’ created few jobs
The nearly $3 billion “Cash for Clunkers” program approved by Congress in 2009 did little to boost the environment and created few jobs, a new study released Wednesday found. A…
Food Stamp Bonanza Proof of Abused System
Ever wonder why generous people become outraged over food stamps? Look no further than two Louisiana Walmarts. A week ago, the technology that assessed spending limits on debit cards for…
Debt and Deficit are still the Problem
by Rand Paul During the shutdown, 85 percent of government stayed open despite the hoopla reported in the media. Government is now 100 percent open. Debt-ceiling deadlines have been averted,…
Now They Tell Us: ObamaCare Has Huge Hidden Costs
Healthcare: Just days before ObamaCare officially launches, the Newspaper of Record discovers that those allegedly low premiums liberals brag about won’t come cheap. At least, not if you want to…
Wind Power: A Costly, Inefficient Alternative
Wind power requires taxpayer-provided subsidies and loan guarantees and special regulatory favors to exist – if that sounds like Solyndra, you’re right. The recent auction of 113,000 acres just off…
The Unaffordable Careless Act
Small businesses won’t grow, and more employees will work fewer hours. That’s just for starters. by Karl Rove Harvard (and later Columbia) sociologist Robert K. Merton wrote in 1936 about…
Why get off welfare?
By Michael D. Tanner Contrary to stereotypes, there is no evidence that people on welfare are lazy. Indeed, surveys of welfare recipients consistently show their desire for a job. But…