John Fund writes for National Review Online about an interesting pronouncement from the top government executive in a deep-blue Midwestern state. There’s an old adage in politics: Watch what politicians…
On most days and most roads, most drivers treat posted speed limits as the recommended speed. A person driving at the speed limit can be the slowest vehicle moving on…
Guy Bentley of the Daily Caller highlights some good news for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. One of the world’s most well-known financial institutions which correctly predicted every presidential election…
The latest issue of Bloomberg Businessweek offers a clue about one potential reason for Russian strongman Vladimir Putin‘s recent adventurism: the county’s shaky economy. The Big Three ratings agencies have…
Remember when the financial crisis prompted lawmakers on Capitol Hill to promise to “do something”? Jim McTague of Barron’s does. He offers an update on the new regulatory “crackdown” in…
The bad idea that is a town or city running a broadband service keeps on taking. As Barry Smith of Carolina Journal reports: One North Carolina city borrowed millions from…
From Carolina Journal today: One North Carolina city borrowed millions from its water and sewer fund to support its municipal broadband service and paid the price with a downgraded bond…
Yes, there is a day of reckoning for limitless spending and borrowing. In a report issued Wednesday, Moody’s rated the debt of 30 cities, towns, villages, counties, and school districts…
If John Hood’s analysis of the current state of government pension obligations piqued your interest, you might want to check out the latest Barron’s cover story. There’s good news: The…
Former Republican Sen. John Sununu of New Hampshire tells TIME readers the Obama administration doesn’t seem to grasp the reasons for America’s debt problems — including the recent credit downgrade.…
From Jessica Anderson at Heritage Action for America: July 26, 2011 Dear Congressman, Earlier this summer, Heritage Action for America announced we would be a “no” on a deal to…
Details that have emerged about a potential debt-ceiling deal have done nothing to pacify South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint, as the Washington Examiner‘s “Beltway Confidential” reports. He explained that “the…