Elections on Townhall

• The Pros and Cons of Amnesty Mon May 13
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  I’ve been peppered with all sorts of questions about immigration this week. Many of them deal with the Heritage Foundation study, including the “dynamic scoring” issue and Jason Richwine’s resignation. ... more
• Russia Continues to Arm Asad Government Against Al Qaida Sun May 12
  Night Watch
  Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said in an interview in Warsaw that Russia is filling already existing contracts and has the right to sell to the Asad government, still the only legitimate government in Syria. ... more
• Americans Fighting Their Own Government For Economic Survival Sun May 12
  Marita Noon
  Polls repeatedly show most Americans believe that reducing the budget deficit should be a top priority, yet policy gets in the way of democracy and prevents practical solutions. ... more
• Protecting Obama’s Right to Bear Arms Sun May 12
  John Ransom
  The argument seems to be that since we regulate something, we ought to regulate everything. "Because I said so" seems to be the argument most liberals are making right now. ... more
• Going Galt: More Americans Vote with their Feet against Obama Sun May 12
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  I’ve written many times about how investors, entrepreneurs, small business owners and other successful people migrate from high-tax states to low-tax states. Well, the same thing happens internationally, as France’s greedy politicians are now learning. ... more
• Obama's Race to the Bottom Sat May 11
  Ransom Notes Radio
  The US, Europe and Japan are all racing to devalue their currency. It’s a race to the bottom – which makes one wonder: Do we really want to win? Michael Tanner, Senior Fellow at Cato, also joined the program to talk about National Debt and why Paul Krugman is such an idiot. ... more
• Obama Cheated, That’s How Sat May 11
  John Ransom
  This article is not about how the GOP self-destructed, nominating a candidate so lame that the Republican Party now feels the need to ideologically douche itself by raising taxes, talking amnesty and considering other portions of the liberal agenda. ... more
• Great Moments in Government: The IRS Apologizes for Bias while Denying Bias Sat May 11
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  I’m happy to bash the IRS, but I usually try to explain that our anger should be focused on the politicians who created the corrupt, 74,000-page tax code. But sometimes the IRS deserves some negative attention. ... more
• Go to School, Take on Debt, and Become Unemployed Fri May 10
  Ransom Notes Radio
  Ah. . . The American Dream: Go into debt furthering your education, and then enter an abysmal jobs market. Also, Townhall’s Guy Benson joined John to bring everyone up to date on the Benghazi scandal. ... more
• ECB Ponders Buying Toxic Debt of the Periphery Fri May 10
  Mike Shedlock
  Talk of "temporary public support" ought to scare everyone in Germany to death. Heck, this kind of talk should scare the UK to death as well. It serves as a warning signal for the UK to exit the EU while it can. ... more
• Which Presidents Are Right about Government? Fri May 10
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  When I was becaming interested in public policy, I thought Jimmy Carter was the epitome of a bad President. But as I began to learn economics, I realized that Richard Nixon and Lyndon Johnson also were terrible and belong in the Hall of Fame of bad Presidents. ... more
• It’s All About the Rally Thu May 9
  Ransom Notes Radio
  The market goes up, and up. And it’s being spurred on by QE, the BOJ, and newly released (possibly manipulated) Chinese economic data. Emmet McGroarty also joined John Ransom for a conversation about the dangers of Common Core – and how the states can fight it. ... more
• What is the Orwellian Translation for Marketplace Fairness? Thu May 9
  Michael Schaus
  Well. . . It has been quite a while since Al Gore invented the internet. So, I guess it’s about time government finds a way to tax it. Generally speaking, when the word “Fairness” appears in a tax bill, you can guarantee someone is getting ripped off. ... more
• Negative Real Interest Rates Fuel Yet Another Housing Bubble Thu May 9
  Mike Shedlock
  It's easy to spot a Fed-sponsored housing bubble if you look in the right places. ... more
• When a question is a lie; it makes all the difference Thu May 9
  Shawn Mitchell
  What difference does it make that Secretary of State Clinton ran the kind of shop where pleas from an ambassador in the hottest of global hot spots could be either denied by SOS or ignored by staff? ... more
• First They Junked the Constitution Wed May 8
  Charles Payne
  There is a serious push to junk the US Constitution, and it's not going away anytime soon. It's scary to think, but the same approach for legalizing pot and for pushing immigration is being used. Chip away with a subtle approach aided by some folks on the fringe, then make the circle tighter and tighter. ... more
• When All Else Fails, Blame Your Staff, Not Yourself Wed May 8
  Mike Shedlock
  President François Hollande's popularity has sunk to a new low of 24%. Rather than blame his own policies for the huge rise in unemployment and the lack of competitiveness in France, Hollande pins hopes of fresh start on cabinet reshuffle. ... more
• Nigel Farage Jubilant After UKIP Soars in Local Elections Tue May 7
  Mike Shedlock
  The UK will rightfully kiss the EU goodbye, shedding the shackles of the nannycrats in Brussels at long last. ... more
• Pakistani court bars ex-president from elections for life Tue Apr 30
  Reuters News
• Should Drugs Be Legalized if It Means Bigger Government? Tue Apr 30
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  Some politicians want a 30 percent special tax on marijuana, which is on top of the regular taxes that would be imposed. That would be fine with me – if the proposal specified that the additional tax revenue was offset by a tax cut of equal size. But as I explained in my “starve-the-beast” post, higher taxes usually finance bigger government. ... more
• The Problem with Social Security Reform is the Gov Already Stole the Money Tue Apr 30
  Bill Tatro
  I’ve been waiting in the wings very patiently for the all the uproar to die down before I weighed in on the incredibly stupid 2010 comment made by former Wyoming Senator Alan Simpson in which he called me and my fellow senior citizens, “The greediest generation.” ... more
• Cameroon ruling party sweeps senate elections Mon Apr 29
  Reuters News
• A Closer Look at a Weird Day in the Markets Sun Apr 28
  Political Calculations
  It normally takes anywhere from two to four minutes for the market to respond to news it wasn't expecting, and the response in the automatic selloff reaction certainly fits within that typical window of time. That stands in contrast to how the noise event began however, as stock prices responded almost instantly to the false news report, which almost gives the impression that traders were expecting the news. ... more
• Krugman is Wrong, and Ezra Klein is Still an Idiot Sat Apr 27
  Ransom Notes Radio
  Kyle Oslen, CEO of eagnews.org, joined John Ransom for a discussion about common core standards. Also, Yahoo news say Paul Krugman was right. . . About everything. . . ... more
• South Korea Tests the North's Intentions Fri Apr 26
  Night Watch
  Politically the offer is a test of the North Korean leadership's ultimate intentions. In the past, Kim Chong-il typically raised tension in order to extort aid or other concessions from the South in return for a restoration of normality. ... more
• Should Lawmakers be Exempt from Obamacare? Fri Apr 26
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  I get upset by a lot of what happens in the corridors of power, but two things really irk me. First, I hate it when the rich and powerful use the coercive power of government to screw ordinary people. Second, I hate the utter hypocrisy of the political elite exempting themselves from the bad policies that get imposed on everyone else ... more

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