Tankosphere Today: Oct. 6, 2008
Lehman Bros hearing — Rep. Maloney Blames Deregulation, Ignores Her Own Role as Fannie’s Enabler – OpenMarket.org At the hearing being held today by the… Read More
Lehman Bros hearing — Rep. Maloney Blames Deregulation, Ignores Her Own Role as Fannie’s Enabler – OpenMarket.org At the hearing being held today by the… Read More
There are several issues in Washington this week following the passing of the Bailout legislation. Here are some key issues to be aware of this… Read More
Federal Prisons:Mackerel Is The Currency of Choice – Carpe Diem WSJ: There’s been a mackerel economy in federal prisons since about 2004. That’s when federal… Read More
The Union Agenda – The Next Right There will be many sad and deplorable stories to come out of this bailout farce. One of them… Read More
A round-up of Op-Eds from the Heritage Foundation India: A Land on the March – Ed Feulner As The Heritage Foundation’s “Index of Economic Freedom”… Read More
A Blueprint for Securing America’s Energy Future – NEI Nuclear Notes The Institute for 21st Century Energy, an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,… Read More
Digital Lies & the Future of America – The Technology Liberation Front This is a good article by Harvard professor Harry Lewis. He worries that… Read More
Gore: To the Barricades! Everyone! (Well, Except Me) – Shopfloor.org Al Gore, who once swore to uphold the U.S. Constitution, tells young people to break… Read More
Incentives or Investments? – NEI Nuclear Notes Federal subsidies and their role in promoting our national interests have been debated since the earliest days of… Read More
Heritage fellow JD Foster explains what led to the credit crisis and why it cannot be ignored. There are unprecedented problems in the financial markets…. Read More
School Choice Q & A – Cato-at-Liberty This year’s SPN K-12 Education Reform Summit delivered yet another line-up of great information and hard questions. I’d… Read More
A round-up of Op-Eds from The Heritage Foundation Job Jitters – James Sherk America has faced much more serious problems in the past. If you… Read More
Card Check: Senators Stand Up for Employees’ Rights – Shopfloor Yesterday several leading Senators held a press conference in the Capitol with business leaders to… Read More
Can Taxes Be Cut Below Zero?: Touted Tax Plans, Transfers, and Net Beneficiaries – The Tax Foundation If the federal government provides a refund check… Read More
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Heritage’s Lisa Curtis explains why Congress must move quickly to implement the US-India Civil Nuclear Deal. The deal would stregnthen US-India relations. India is a… Read More
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There are three big issues in This Week in Washington. Last week the House passed a sham energy bill that does not give states an… Read More
A Positive Trend in Legal Thinking – InsiderOnline U.S. judges should be guided by U.S. law, not the judgments of foreign courts. However, there is… Read More
Roundup of Op-Ed’s from the Heritage Foundation Should Washington loan the Big Three automakers $50 billion to develop fuel-efficient vehicles? No By Nick Loris and… Read More
My Heart Bleeds – OpenMarket.org Oh dear, what a shame, never mind. In a threatening recession, with a looming energy crisis, the last thing we… Read More
FamilyFacts.org has compiled the Top 10 Findings that explore the link between parental involvement and academic success. Studies show that there is a strong positive link… Read More
Heritage’s Rea Hederman discusses three problems with the proposed Economic Stimulus Bill currently before Congress. In July, the Bill was projected to cost $25 billion… Read More
How the IPCC Portrayed a Net Positive Impact of Climate Change as a Negative – Cato-at-Liberty Arguably the most influential graphic from the latest IPCC… Read More
Dr. James Jay Carafano explains three simple ways Congress can improve Homeland Security. This is an issue that effects everyone and every member of Congress… Read More
Taxpayer Patent Extortion – The Technology Liberation Front Wow. Mike Masnick writes about NASA’s plan to auction off some of its patent portfolio to the… Read More
Regulating Away Improvement – Adam Smith Institute The bailouts are getting bigger. The rescue of US mortgage giants Freddie-Mac and Fannie-Mae is hailed as the… Read More
Top Ten Overlooked Facts About Trade – The Club For Growth The #1 Fact: “For 2008, the United States is on track to retain its… Read More
The two big issues in Washington this week are drilling and bailing out the automakers. Drill, baby, drill. For years, Congress has banned oil and… Read More
There is a lot of information about the national debt, but misconceptions cloud the debate. There are five common misconceptions about the national debt. This video explains… Read More
Nevada Research Policy Institute Launches Transparency Site – Government Bytes Check out the Nevada Research Policy Institute’s new transparency website, www.transparentnevada.com. Launched earlier this week,… Read More
An Earmark for Alien Research? – The Club For Growth As you will agree, efficient and effective operation of the Department of Defense (DOD) is… Read More