Author: Michael Laprarie

Back in March of this year, Austin TV station KVUE reported: State funding for volunteer fire departments is taking a big hit. It is going from $30 million to …

For the first time since WWII, the US economy posted zero job growth for the month of August. Yes, you read that right. The US economy created no jobs …

My colleague Rick already posted an entry about Solyndra, a manufacturer of solar panels and related technology that just filed for bankruptcy protection.  Solyndra is not only the latest …

Warren Buffett, who says he’d be glad to pay more in personal income taxes, apparently doesn’t feel the same way about his business, investment giant Berkshire Hathaway: If were …

The Daily Mail is reporting: White House sources today claimed that the First Lady has spent $10 million of U.S. taxpayers’ money on vacations alone in the past year. …

The Financial Times is reporting: Deven Sharma is stepping down as president of Standard & Poor’s only weeks after the rating agency issued an unprecedented downgrade of the credit …

As Rick Perry approaches front runner status among the Republican Presidential candidates, the mainstream media will surely begin to develop a narrative designed to damage Perry’s credibility and cast …

We first learned that when the Obama White House organized and implemented its special restructuring plan for GM and Chrysler, it failed to set aside money to pay wrongful …

The lack of economic understanding among our ‘best and brightest’ never fails to amaze me.  The latest example is Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack: I should point out, when …

According to this piece at Big Government.com, more than 70 businesses with affiliate relationships to online retailers like Amazon.com and Overstock.com have closed their California businesses and relocated elsewhere.  …