The Sequester and the New Washington Reality
President Obama insists that he’s prepared for a fight over the sequester with House Republicans. But his remarks read less like a politician scrapping for a fight than one who’s had a[...]
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Don’t Blame Me; I Didn’t Vote, and Here’s Why
I’ve been reading a lot of analysis these past few days by people trying to figure out how Mitt Romney could have lost to Barack Obama. Much of the analysis[...]
The March of Folly: The Absurdities of the Wall Street ‘Occupation’
The recent “occupation” of Wall Street has shed light on what is becoming an unfortunate phenomenon in American society; the purposeless protest, the destructive demonstration, movements that serve only to[...]
Environment/Energy · Politics · Regulation
GOP Responsible for Light Bulb Ban, Other Current Outrages
Ron Arnold, writing at The Washington Examiner, has a column slamming the so-called “light bulb ban” that is phasing out incandescent bulbs in favor of more energy-efficient bulbs — the[...]
More on Paul Ryan’s Speech to the Economic Club of Chicago
Paul Ryan made an excellent speech to the Economic Club in Chicago this week. The focus was his debt reduction plan. In it, Ryan observes that government spending has increased at[...]
Economics · FIRE · Health Care · Politics
Heartland Institute Reacts to Paul Ryan’s Speech to Economic Club of Chicago
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), chairman of the House Budget Committee, delivered a speech Monday to the Economic Club of Chicago in which he defended his Medicare reform ideas and proposed[...]
The GM (Government Motors) Debacle, and Gas Prices
I received an email from my friend, Seldon B. Graham, Jr., a veteran of the oil industry, possessing both engineering and law degrees. I first became aware of him through[...]
FIRE · Liberty · Politics · Regulation · Taxes
‘New York’ Magazine Critique of Libertarianism Has Positive, Unintended Consequences
A recent New York magazine article has raised a bit of a ruckus on the right. In his long article on libertarianism, Christopher Beam appears both fascinated and puzzled by[...]
Nothing New for Former ShoreBank, Except Its Name
Earlier this year in posts for Heartland’s FreedomPub blog and elsewhere, I tracked how the politically- and presidentially-loved community lender ShoreBank received favorable treatment from regulators that other similar institutions[...]
Build America Bonds Creating Excessive New Debt
With the credit and bond markets remaining frozen, many states and municipalities are finding it difficult to raise funds for large-scale projects. In order to “revitalize” the bond market for[...]
Economics · Regulation · Taxes
Bailouts don’t provide ROI
Into this tragi-comedy of political idiocy, unemployment, and huge deficits, defenders of the bailouts point to a paltry few pennies returned to the treasury as a sign of “success” while ignoring the billions (or trillions, even) in lost revenues based upon bad government policies.
On the Election’s “Recoil Against Liberalism” Meme
One of the purposes of this blog is to give fans and friends of The Heartland Institute a peek into the kinds of debates we have around here. Spirited discussions[...]
IRS Turns TARP Into the Theft that Keeps on Thieving
From Steve Stanek, a research fellow for budget and tax issues at The Heartland Institute: How ironic that President Obama and other leading Democrats oppose extending tax cuts for “the[...]
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- There's No Such Thing as 'Good Government' | Cato @ Liberty
- The American Spectator: Being (Saved by) John Malkovich
- Bush Wasn’t a Conservative and Obama Isn’t a Liberal | The Beacon
- IRS Tea Party Intimidation An Echo Of Raids On Gibson Guitar - Investors.com
- The Real Lesson of the IRS Scandal | Hoover Institution
- Firefly & Lessons in Contract Law | The Legal Geeks
