Obama, “Fairness,” And Your Right To Not Work

The reality of Americans choosing to not work – or, at a minimum, choosing to work less – would seem to be a very intentional consequence of President Obama’s agenda. [...]

A New Gold Commission?

Big media is paying attention to proposals for a new Gold Commission.  This concept first was floated by Kentucky Senator Rand Paul and reported by The Weekly Standard. [...]

Are Conservatives with Ginsburg or the Founders on the Constitution?

Do you realize Social Security is unconstitutional? While conservatives are correct when they bemoan the left's trampling of the Constitution, the problem is that they don't have clean hands. [...]

Newspapers Defend Their Crony Capitalism: Outdated Monopoly on Public Notices

The newspaper industry has successfully lobbied for the past 10 years to preserve their archaic monopoly over the printing of public notices. They use deceptive technical arguments to sway conservative Republican legislators in Arizona and other states. It is well overdue to stop this corporate welfare that keeps liberal newspapers artificially alive longer, and move [...]

New Contraception Law is an Idiot’s Nightmare

The real problem with this unconstitutional provision is that some people really think that this is a FREE gift from Obama. Now here’s the rub, how much are the premiums going to go up. [...]

Sheep and Goats

"No one comes to the Father" but by stealing from the rich to buy more votes from the poor. [...]

America: Ever Heard of Fiscal Responsibility?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the War on Drugs are only two examples on a huge list of programs that are not only incredibly costly, but ineffective. [...]

Let’s Try the Free Market – Instead of Even More Free Rides

Rather than selling off portions of the spectrum, the left wants to hand it out free.

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The Empire Of Liberty: Thomas Jefferson, Ron Paul And The Sacred Fire Of Freedom

Ron Paul has a fair claim to be our era’s Thomas Jefferson.

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The Disappointing Economics of Rick Santorum

I’m fairly sympathetic with Santorum’s overall mentality on economics.  It’s when I look at his detailed proposals that I start to get worried. [...]

Bullying Statists Are Destroying Private Philanthropy

In light of the Susan B. Komen fiasco, it is time for Congress to stop funding Planned Parenthood. The bureaucrats and lawyers who regulate charities tend to be big-government statists who disrespect private property and other constitutional rights. [...]

The High Cost of Liberalism – 10 Million Jobs

Last week the Obama Administration proudly proclaimed that in January we added 243,000 new jobs to the economy and the unemployment rate dropped to 8.3%. The facts however are quite different.

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Wisconsin Governor Walker as Object of Union Hate

Seething, palpable hatred might decide summer's recall elections that foreshadow national elections come November. [...]

Personal Freedom Requires Personal Responsibility

Our Constitution was not designed to protect us from ourselves, nor should it. There is no mention of insurance in our Constitution because insurance is a free market tool to mitigate risks: life, auto, health, employment. [...]

Effects of Sustained Deficits and Debt on the US Economy

As long as China (and any other foreign government) keeps buying our debt, we are just fine and can keep living beyond our means. But at some point economics says that the "piper must be paid."

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Newt Gingrich: Transforming Economic History (And The Rapscallion Factor)

The truth of Gingrich’s claim to having stood, and effectively, shouting Stop athwart a history hurtling toward socialism is indisputable. [...]

I Guess I Will Be The One To Say It. Newt, You Are A Liar!

There never was a balanced budget going back to the Republican Revolution of 1994. [...]

Obama’s State of the Union – What can the President do to make America Prosper?

CEI's experts give their analysis of President Obama's speech last night.

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The Newt Gingrich Swing: For The Fences

Gingrich plus Paul rolled up an absolute majority of votes in South Carolina.  These are the candidates actively campaigning on, or interested in, the gold standard.  [...]

Who Will Bail Out China?

Europe was looking for China to help fund its emergency financial bail out, but that doesn't look like it's going to happen now as China is headed towards bankruptcy too.

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In Praise of a Do-nothing Congress

So if you complain about a do-nothing Congress, I ask, what is it exactly that you want them to "do," whom do you think they'll "do" it to, and what do you think will be done to you? [...]

An Open Letter to the Occupiers from Generation X

I come from Generation X, and we are in the same boat financially as the Occupiers, if not worse off since we now have families and mortgages. But the answer is not more big government. The naive young Occupiers should not indebt future generations as was done to our generations. [...]

Mother Government

Take note of how many children today are supported by government. Since government pays for their pre-natal care, birth, medical insurance, food, etc., why wouldn't government be considered their mother?

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Do Social Conservatives Care About Capitalism?

Will religious social conservatives embrace Mitt Romney? Economics is absolutely a “moral issue."

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November is Coming!

Time to boot them out, not just the Democrats but the Republicans in Congress who have sold us out. [...]

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