Author: HughS

One of the widely held beliefs among Obama apologists and congressional Democrats is that a policy of massive federal spending (stimulus, Keynesian policy...call it what you want) is more …

It's interesting that President Obama and the Democrats in Congress studiously avoided the issue of tax increases during the election, except when they accused then candidate McCain of wanting …

Last week I speculated that the worm was turning on the popularity of President Obama's spending programs. Today the Wall Street Journal notes American's growing anxiety over the budget …

During the Stimulus Legislation debate the Obama administration promised that earmarks would have no place in an emergency spending bill designed to jump start a sagging economy. To no …

Don Imus must be kicking himself. Instead of meeting personally with the entire Rutgers women's basketball team and begging forgiveness for calling them nappy headed hoes, he should have …

Jim Hoft has an excellent summary (watch the interview with Representative Mark Kirk (R-IL) of the current challenges faced by the Fed and the Treasury as both institutions navigate …

Clearly one of the assumptions on which the Obama administration and Congress are promulgating policy is that the American people have short memories. How else to explain President Obama's …

It's not clear yet how this will turn out but it is significant that the court wants to take a closer look: WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. Supreme Court …

The White House is apparantly feeling the heat after last week's unemployment data was released showing an historic spike in joblessness at 9.4%, a figure much worse than what …

That smell emanating from the Chrysler dealer closings has finally reached a level that forces prominent Democrats to complain. Yesterday House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, Rep. Chris Van …