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The World (America) Is Upside-Down, Part 2 Tue Apr 16

David Limbaugh

Recently, I wrote a column arguing that the world is upside-down -- by which I meant "our" world, America. Today I offer more exhibits in support of my case that our culture is unraveling. ... more
America's Founders vs. the IRS Tue Apr 16

Chuck Norris

Documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request revealed that agents for the Internal Revenue Service are bypassing warrants and sifting through the email and other electronic communications of American citizens. ... more
Lead, Follow, or... Mon Apr 15

Rich Galen

President Obama has tried his version of leading - which has been mostly attempting to bully Congressional Republicans into submission. It hasn't worked. ... more
Do We Really Have to Pay for All This? Mon Apr 15

Bruce Bialosky

There are legitimate debates about public policy issues. Those discussions do not have to be turned into demonizing the other side as Al Gore stylized regarding Global Warming and Paul Krugman now personifies regarding our massive deficit and debt. ... more
Can America “Minimum Wage” Itself To Prosperity? Sun Apr 14

Austin Hill

What happens when the U.S. Secretary of Labor visits a church in Charlotte? If an incident earlier this month is any indication, faulty political promises and destructive economic policies continue to spread. ... more
Thatcherism: The Cure for An Ailing America Fri Apr 12

Brian and Garrett Fahy

With the passing of Margaret Thatcher, and the commemoration of Winston Churchill day, world attention this week was rightly focused on the greatest Prime Ministers of the 20th century. ... more
Better Never Than Late Fri Apr 12

David Limbaugh

The old adage "better late than never" might not apply in the case of President Obama's tardily filed budget. ... more
Discrimination Is Not the Issue Fri Apr 12

Linda Chavez

Fifty years after the passage of civil rights laws outlawing discrimination based on race, ethnicity and sex, blacks, Hispanics and women still earn less than white men. In many circles, this fact alone reinforces the belief that discrimination is widespread and only greater government intervention will solve the problem. ... more
Redundant Government Programs Contribute to Wasteful Spending Wed Apr 10

Dalton Vogler
The Time Has Come For Congress to Rein in Obama Labor Board Wed Apr 10

Fred Wszolek

This week, the U.S. House of Representatives is slated to vote on the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act (H.R. 1120) in an effort to rein a federal agency that has caused immeasurable harm to workers and the business community with its ill-conceived and biased decisions and rulings. ... more
Throwing in the Towel on Obama Wed Apr 10

Rich Galen

Barack Obama's second term is off to a very bad start. Even Liberal commentators - at least those with any credibility - are suggesting it may be time for him to lead more and campaign less. ... more
Team Obama Offers The GOP A Suicide Pact on the Debt Ceiling Wed Apr 10

Ralph Benko

The Fiscal Cliff, the Sequester, and the Continuing Resolutions now are behind us. The next Episode in the Continuing Saga is looming: the Debt Ceiling. President Obama has put down his table ante... ... more
Comprehensive Tax Reform Could Bring Economy Back to Life Wed Apr 10

Donald Lambro

No single labor statistic speaks more loudly, or more painfully, than the announcement that the Obama economy created a puny 88,000 jobs last month. ... more
Obama Sends Congress $3.8 Trillion Spending Plan Wed Apr 10

Washington, D.C.

President Barack Obama is sending Congress a $3.8 trillion spending blueprint that strives to achieve a "grand bargain" to tame runaway deficits. It would raise taxes on the wealthy and trim popular benefit programs including. ... more
Where Have All the Workers Gone? Tue Apr 9

Pat Buchanan

That America created only 88,000 jobs in March, less than half the number anticipated, was jolting news, indicating the recovery that the White House has boasted about may not be at hand. ... more
The March Jobs Report: How Numbers Can Deceive Mon Apr 8

Andrew Puzder

Last Friday’s jobs report was dismal. The labor force participation rate, that is, the percentage of the total population that is either working or actively seeking employment, dropped to 63.3%. That’s the lowest rate since May of 1979. ... more
Obama aims for deal with budget both sides hate Mon Apr 8

Washington, D.C.

President Obama is hoping to get Democrats and Republicans to compromise on a budget by sending them one they'll both hate instead of one they'll both like. ... more
Rebuilding a Ruined City Sat Apr 6

Ed Feulner

Many are warning that the United States could become the next Greece. But there’s no need to look across the ocean to see a poorly-governed area that’s deep in debt and crumbling. Just look to Detroit. ... more
Economists: Obamacare, Not Sequestration, a Factor in "Awful" March Jobs Numbers Fri Apr 5

Guy Benson
Jobs Numbers Demystified Fri Apr 5

Andrew Puzder

Trying to figure out what the “official” unemployment rate means can be very frustrating. Much of what we hear is complex and counter intuitive. The numbers seem inconsistent with what people are experiencing and many people are simply losing interest. ... more
Obama's Economy has Become a Synonym for Failure and Despair Fri Apr 5

Donald Lambro

WASHINGTON - President Obama heads into the third month of his second term, still unable to find a cure for a sluggish economy, weak employment numbers and his own slipping job approval scores. ... more
US Economy Adds 88K Jobs, Rate Drops to 7.6 Pct. Fri Apr 5

Washington, D.C.

U.S. employers added just 88,000 jobs in March, the fewest in nine months and a sharp retreat after a period of strong hiring. ... more
Is Disability the New Welfare? Wed Apr 3

Jonah Goldberg

The government in Britain recently did something interesting. It asked everyone receiving an "incapacity benefit" -- a disability program slowly being phased out under new reforms -- to submit to a medical test to confirm they were too disabled to work. A third of recipients (878,000 people) didn't even bother and dropped out of the program rather than be examined. Of those tested, more than half (55 percent) were found fit for work, and a quarter were found fit for some work. ... more
Capitalism Isn't Dying Tue Apr 2

Rachel Marsden

Be careful about how you interpret what you're seeing, as your eyes might be deceiving you. That's the advice I offered viewers the other day on Russia's global TV network's flagship program, "CrossTalk," when explaining that capitalism isn't facing any sort of crisis. ... more
A Free People, And A Resurgence Of Wisdom Sun Mar 31

Austin Hill

“People call this the ‘new normal.’ Let me assure you there is nothing normal about this at all. It’s the new ‘abnormal,’ and it won’t last, because as free people we won’t stand for it…” ... more
How the Government Could Save Move-And Protect Workers Sat Mar 30

Trey Kovacs

In this era of sequestration, why is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) awarding millions in grants to an organization under Congressional investigation? ... more