Benjamin Franklin wrote in 1789, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” But although the outcome is always… Read More
When it comes to environmental policy, we’ve documented the Center for American Progress’ penchant for distorting reality before. Now they are at it again, this… Read More
The New York Times reports today that at least 29 governments, including China, Norway, and South Korea, have drastically limited the amount of food their… Read More
Liberals in Congress continue to blame anybody but themselves for the high price of energy today. Commenting on the passage of s bill directing the… Read More
The biggest reason liberals failed to get the Senate to pass the Lieberman-Warner mandatory carbon emission cap bill was because they failed to convince the… Read More
Worried about a “rising tide of protectionist sentiment” the Partnership for New York City released a report on the benefits of direct foreign investment in… Read More
A major plank of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) efforts to convince the American people that liberals actually want to reduce gas prices is a bill… Read More
Last year Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) inserted language into the fiscal 2008 intelligence authorization bill forcing the National Intelligence Council to issue a report on… Read More
Each morning, District of Columbia special police officer Dick Heller reports to his job protecting the Federal Judicial Center, where he takes possession of a… Read More
As the two videos below show, one from Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R-Tex.) and another from Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), leaders in both parties share… Read More
The latest news out of Capitol Hill is that the Senate will take up legislation enacting a much needed update of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance… Read More
Yesterday the Appropriations Committee approved funding for the 1,900 District of Columbia low income school children who receive scholarships to attend the school of their… Read More
There were no fewer than 12 events relating to energy costs on Capitol Hill yesterday: six news conferences and six hearings. Today another nine hearings… Read More
Great new video from reason.tv out today defending NAFTA by making the argument that the threat to American jobs from trade is no different than… Read More
Last week the New York Times finally reported the fact that Europe’s carbon capping scheme is a complete disaster causing higher energy prices, weakening industries,… Read More
Tomorrow British academic Nicholas Stern will testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on “Climate Change: Costs of Inaction.” Stern is the author of… Read More
The fight to rein in exploding Medicare spending through exposure to market forces took two giant steps back this week. First, the House voted early… Read More
Today the Washington Post continues its strong reporting on the left’s efforts to kill 1,900 scholarships for low-income students in the District of Columbia. The… Read More
Among those least amused by Barack Obama’s threats to unilaterally pull out of NAFTA are the Canadians. And being our next-door neighbors, they know exactly… Read More
NASA’s James Hansen is a hero on the left. He was among the first people to ask Congress to step up its control of the economy… Read More
Today the Senate is scheduled to vote on the housing bailout bill that has been circulating on Capitol Hill for so long its title today is… Read More
What happens when liberals are able to take over an entire city and implement all of their dream policies, many of which they claim will… Read More
The protectionist drift of the Democratic Party has free-market proponents across the pond worried. The Times of London writes: Mr Obama claims, for instance, that… Read More
The Washington Post may have shifted its coverage of the Wall Street bailout bill from the front page to the business section, but the newspapers… Read More
Pay close attention to the debate over the price of gas. Because in the coming years, you’re going to see the exact same debate play… Read More
The far left is apoplectic over Sen. Barack Obama’s announced support for the compromise bill passed by the House last week making essential updates to… Read More
They waited until well after the debate over Lieberman-Warner in the Senate was over, but the New York Times finally reported today that Europe’s carbon… Read More
The vast majority of economists agree that further reductions in trade barriers through the Doha Round of trade negotiations would spur economic growth around the… Read More
The 1996 Telecommunications Act is 137 pages long. The first six titles of the act, and over 134 pages, deal exclusively with regulation of the… Read More
The Washington Examiner has obtained a “confidential and proprietary” document produced by Bank of America and titled “FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of… Read More
