Bureaucrats on Townhall

• Farewell to Hollywood's Favorite Bureaucrat Fri Apr 5
  Brent Bozell
  Now that it's almost departure time for Julius Genachowski, Obama's first chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, The Hill newspaper has noted one important sign of his priorities. In his four years at the helm, the FCC hasn't issued one fine to Hollywood for indecent content on broadcast television. ... more
• Actor Jeremy Irons talks trash with EU bureaucrats Thu Mar 7
  Reuters News
• Shed a Tear for those Under-Appreciated Bureaucrats Who Get Lavish Pensions and Live in $700K Homes Sat Mar 2
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  Is the Washington Post so biased and/or clueless that reporters really think that a 1.2 percent reduction in overall spending for the current fiscal year (which means the federal budget would still be larger than it was last year) represents a “sledgehammer of budget cuts”? ... more
• Pinhead Bureaucrats Threaten Family with Possible Prison Sentence for Rescuing a Baby Deer Wed Jan 30
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  I suspect the pinheads at the Indiana Department of Natural Resources are overpaid. So losing their pampered positions would be genuine punishment and it would send a message to the rest of the paper pushers not to harass innocent and good people. ... more
• The Secret Bureaucrat Fri Dec 28
  Paul Greenberg
  Franz Kafka is one of those authors whose name has become an adjective, as in Shakespearean or Faulknerian or this dictionary entry: Kafka-esque -- adj., referring to the nightmarish, surreal, illogical quality Franz Kafka evoked in works like "The Metamorphosis," "The Castle" and "The Trial." ... more
• Attack of the Taxpayer-Eating Zombie Bureaucrats Sun Dec 9
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  A regular feature on this blog is the government-stupidity contest between bureaucrats and politicians from the United States and the United Kingdom. ... more
• Insight: Facing austerity, Europe's bureaucrats chafe Sun Nov 18
  Reuters News
• Shocker: Bureaucrat-Dominated Panel Claims Bureaucrats Are Underpaid Tue Oct 23
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  The more important question is whether most federal bureaucrats should even have jobs. I’m mostly concerned about the fact that we have useless bureaucracies such as the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. ... more
• It's None of the Government's Business Tue May 29
  Phyllis Schlafly
  What is it about bureaucrats and school personnel that they want to pry into the personal life and habits of American citizens of every age? ... more
• So, the Senate Should Probably Confirm High-Up EPA Officials, Huh? Thu May 10
  Erika Johnsen
• EPA Official Resigns over his "Crucify Them" Comments Mon Apr 30
  Erika Johnsen
• [Poll] Even Government Employees Agree: The Private Sector Works Harder Fri Apr 6
  Erika Johnsen
• In Vegas, eyes roll after fed spending scandal Thu Apr 5
  AP News
• IPAB: It's Patients Against Bureaucrats Thu Mar 22
  Colin Hanna
  This week the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on one of the most damaging provisions of ObamaCare: The Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). The board is supposed to be President Obama’s solution to Medicare’s funding crisis, yet it still leaves the program bankrupt in nine years. ... more
• Survey Results Show ATF Leadership Has an Honesty and Integrity Problem Thu Mar 22
  Katie Pavlich
• Sackett v. EPA Still Awaiting SCOTUS Decision Fri Mar 9
  Erika Johnsen
• Just Say No to Health Insurance Fri Feb 24
  Rachel Alexander
  Everyone talks about reforming health insurance while ignoring a better alternative: healthcare risk pools. Powerful lobbyists for the healthcare insurance industry have convinced politicians to perpetuate the current system of health insurance, hoping that minor tweaks will solve the escalating crisis. ... more
• Gibson Guitars and the DOJ: The Investigation Is Ongoing Thu Feb 23
  Erika Johnsen
• Unbelievable: Dems Propose a 'Reasonable Profits Board' to Regulate the Oil Industry Thu Jan 19
  Erika Johnsen
• Reminder: Obama to Lay Off 80,000 US Soldiers Tue Jan 10
  Guy Benson
• The Business of Poverty: Why Poverty Will Never End Tue Jan 3
  Brian Birdnow
  The anti-poverty industry, although populated by idealistic and earnest workers, depends on an intractably large and growing underclass as a precondition for the continued existence of their own jobs. ... more
• A Libertarian Year Ahead? Wed Dec 28
  John Stossel
  As 2011 draws to a close, I wonder: Is freedom winning? Did America become freer this year? Less free? How about the rest of the world? ... more
• Irish CEO Gives Speech Reminiscent of John Galt at EU Summit Thu Dec 22
  EU
  "This is the first time I think that I or Ryanair have ever been invited to a conference by the European Union. Because as most of you know, the European Union spends most of its time suing me, torturing me, criticizing me or condemning me for lowering the cost of air travel..." said CEO Michael O’Leary. ... more
• California’s Top-One-Percent Bureaucrats Sat Dec 17
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  I can only imagine how horrible it would feel to be a California taxpayer, particularly since the story just cited is merely the tip of the iceberg. ... more
• Eat Less Salt, or Else Thu Dec 1
  Steve Chapman
  "Put down the salt shaker and back away from the table. And don't even think about going for the chips." Those are lines you may hear on a TV police drama of the future, when the federal drive to curb salt consumption reaches cruising speed. ... more

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