D.C. Taxi Commission Faces Backlash for Sting Operation on New Car Service
A District of Columbia city council member is calling on the city’s taxicab commission to allow competition to its “mediocre and unreliable” taxi services in… Read More
Articles by Lachlan Markay
Solyndra Update: Friday Document Dump Raises More Questions
The White House’s Friday evening Solyndra document dump revealed a pair of interesting facts that should not be lost in the news cycle’s three-day-weekend lull…. Read More
Senate Conservatives Warn Reid Against PROTECT IP Blitz
Six conservative U.S. senators voiced concerns Friday over the substance and procedural context of controversial legislation to block Internet piracy, noting potential economic damages and… Read More
Americans Remain Unconcerned by Income Inequality
A new poll shows that, despite attempts by liberal protesters and politicians to inject class resentment into the national debate, Americans, by and large, remain… Read More
Grassley Not Buying DOJ’s Non-Recess Appointment Apologia
Calling the president’s illegal non-recess appointments “an escalation in a pattern of contempt for the elected representatives of the American people,” Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA),… Read More
Illegally Appointed NLRB Official Helped Block Reform at Corrupt Union
One of the officials President Obama illegally appointed to the National Labor Relations Board advanced policies in his position at a major labor union that… Read More
NLRB to Host ‘Meet and Greet’ For Illegally Appointed Officials
U.S. senators never got a chance to question or vote on President Obama’s illegal appointees to the National Labor Relations Board. Now that they’ve been… Read More
On Environmental Regulation, Obama Can’t Have It Both Ways
Whatever his other qualities, outgoing White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley seemed to understand that punitive environmental policies entail tradeoffs. When one environmentalist explained… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama’s Arrogant Authoritarianism
Last week, President Barack Obama took the latest step on his road toward an arrogant, new authoritarianism with four illegal appointments that entirely trampled on… Read More
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Scribecast: How One Couple Took on EPA and Ended Up at Supreme Court
Mike and Chantell Sackett just wanted to build their dream home in the Idaho panhandle. Instead, they’re headed to the U.S. Supreme Court in a… Read More
CFPB ‘Invitations Coordinator’ May Get More Than $100,000 Per Year
In the midst of the administration’s efforts to drastically reduce the nation’s military personnel and hike pay for government employees comes this gem: the Consumer… Read More
Obama’s NLRB ‘Recess’ Appointees Circumvent Background Checks
Two of President Obama’s “recess” appointments will begin their tenure at the National Labor Relations Board without having undergone background checks required of all nominees… Read More
Former Obama ‘Car Czar’: President Should Approve Keystone Pipeline
“We need the energy, we need the jobs, and it can be done in a safe way.” That was former Obama administration official Steve Rattner’s… Read More
Obama DOJ Undercuts President’s ‘Recess’ Appointment Stunt
The White House announced Wednesday that President Obama would recess-appoint Richard Cordray as chairman of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and three new members… Read More
Revisiting the Supreme Court’s Rebuttal of Voter ID Detractors
The Justice Department’s lawsuit against South Carolina has rekindled political war over state voter identification laws. While the merits of the suit will surely be hashed… Read More
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary Roasts the EU … at the EU
Innovation and market disruption can be powerful forces for economic growth. But government involvement in the market tends to be a force against disruption, and… Read More
Scribecast: What Really Motivates the ‘Occupy’ Protesters?
“Occupy” protesters wear their movement’s leaderless decentralization on their collective sleeve. The attitude fits with a group that claims “democracy” as its chief political end…. Read More
Most Charitable Nations Are Among the Most Economically Free
Four of the world’s five most charitable nations also rank among the ten most economically free, a comparison of a pair of studies finds. The… Read More
Pelosi’s Economic Policy Forums Included Husband’s Business Partner
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is knee-deep in allegations that she used her influence to personally enrich herself and her family since becoming speaker… Read More
Remembering Brian Terry, One Year Since His Death
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the death of Marine and U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, and the start of the political firestorm surrounding… Read More
Mickey Mouse, Adolf Hitler Allowed on Wisconsin Recall Petitions
Names such as Adolf Hitler and Mickey Mouse will be allowed on petitions to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), as long as they include… Read More
‘NAT GAS’ Energy Subsidies Would Enrich Pelosi
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has pushed for a piece of legislation that would directly enrich her financially. Pelosi owns a major stake in… Read More
Navy Buys Biofuels for $15 Per Gallon From Stimulus-Linked Firm
A California company has been hired to provide 450,000 gallons of advanced biofuels to the U.S. Navy – the “single largest purchase of biofuel in… Read More
‘Occupy’ Protesters Shut Down West Coast Ports as Violence Looms
Occupy protesters across the West Coast began blocking major ports on Monday in protest of “exploitation by capitalism,” as one protestor put it. Beginning at… Read More
Scribecast: Author Peter Schweizer Exposes the Permanent Political Class
Peter Schweizer doesn’t have many friends on Capitol Hill these days. So few, in fact, that he was told not to even show his face… Read More
In Pictures: Energy Department’s Renewable Energy ‘Investments’
The Washington Post put together a handy infographic examining the distribution of $36 billion in Energy Department financing for renewable energy companies. Solar power generation… Read More
Senate Proposal Would Outlaw Solyndra-Style Loan Guarantees
A Senate appropriations panel will consider a measure that would prevent the Department of Energy from subordinating taxpayers to private investors in the repayment of… Read More
Left-Wing Political Groups Protest Congress Under ‘Occupy’ Banner
“Occupy Wall Street” is being absorbed into the existing network of liberal grievance groups, turning what began as an unconventional, generally spontaneous amalgam of demonstrations… Read More
Huntsman Rejects ‘Unilateral Disarmament’ to Combat Global Warming
Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman clarified his position on how policymakers should deal with climate change. In a speech Tuesday at The Heritage Foundation he… Read More
Meet the Staff of Occupy Wall Street’s Downtown Manhattan Offices
CNN had an interesting look last week at the “Occupy Wall Street” offices in downtown Manhattan. The fact that they have offices seemed noteworthy in… Read More
