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Policy Debate: a “How To” for Obama
Written on 25 Jul, 2011 at 0:21 By: Deanna Marie Candler in 2012, Barack Obama, Budget, Economics, Featured, General, Government, National
Now I hope this doesn’t come across as too smug, but I genuinely feel that there are some things that I could teach Obama about how to debate. As a member of the three time National Championship Louisiana State University... (Continue reading)
Where’s the Outrage?
Written on 15 Dec, 2010 at 22:43 By: Michael Youngblood in Al Gore, Congress, Conservatism, Economics, Energy, Environment, Nancy Pelosi
Hat tip: Bob Morgan The Senate today passed the compromise legislation to continue the Bush tax credits. Within that legislation were production tax credits for bio-diesel and renewable diesel fuels, credits for steel industry fuel, alternative vehicle fuels, and an... (Continue reading)
Drilling for Green Jobs
The Obama administration has touted “green jobs” and renewable energy since the campaign days, citing that green jobs are clean, domestic, and free of foreign dependence. Implementing policy in support of these initiatives has been difficult, though, due to the... (Continue reading)
Doubling Down In Cancun
Much, if not most or even all, of the credibility behind the “science” of the global warming movement was blown away in the Climategate scandal a year ago, but that doesn’t seem to have chastened the purveyors of the theory.... (Continue reading)
Green Jobs Provide False Hope for the Unemployed
Written on 24 Nov, 2010 at 13:32 By: John Robert Butler in Barack Obama, Economics, Energy, National
President Obama’s plans to stimulate our economy are flawed in just about every way possible. His adamant bias against fossil fuel production is Obama’s most blatant display of poor policy. It is widely agreed upon that cheap, readily available energy is crucial to... (Continue reading)
The Absolutely Insane Welfare State
Via Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge comes something which must be seen to be believed. Using Mississippi data, Wyatt Emmerich of the Cleveland Current shows that a single-parent household with three kids can end up with more disposable income from a minimum wage... (Continue reading)
Milton Friedman On The Free Lunch Myth
When Milton Friedman quotes Frederick Bastiat, you know you’re gonna get some brilliant stuff…... (Continue reading)
Running City Government The “Right” Way: A Profile Of Mayor Robert Rose
Written on 22 Nov, 2010 at 23:15 By: David Huguenel in Bureaucracy, Conservatism, Corruption, Economics
When people think of small town mayors, they typically begin conjuring up images of southern good ‘ol boys like Boss Hogg and other equally corrupt stereotypes. However, there is one man in north Louisiana that is proving those old labels... (Continue reading)
Jim Rogers: Ireland Ought To Go Bankrupt
Got that right.... (Continue reading)
Heritage: Please, No More Success Stories Like GM
Today’s Morning Bell by the Heritage Foundation is spot on… Celebrating the company’s Wednesday initial public offering, President Barack Obama last night called his government takeover of General Motors a “success story.” “American taxpayers are now positioned to recover more... (Continue reading)