Category: Economics

As Americans prepare to celebrate the 4th of July it's worth asking, are you better off than you were two years ago when Democrats took over Congress? Are you …

I speculated recently that the worm may be turning as it relates to the Obama administration's political capital. The near Teflon like protection that a fawning press afforded him …

I have mentioned before the contrast between the restructuring and hard choices being made by the private sector and the response of state and federal governments to the economic …

Yesterday the Washington Post was trying to make the point that President Obama is offering no solutions to the debt tsunami that has suddenly consumed the newspaper's attention: "To …

The UK's National Health Service is racking up serious negligence claims filed by families of those patients who have suffered and/or died at the hands of its government run …

In an earlier post I posited the question of what motivated congressional Democrats and President Obama to promulgate policies that hindered taxpayer's ability to pay off the substantial amount …

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 …

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is now spending $100 million to teach and promote free enterprise. The effort reminded me of similar efforts over the past few decades around …

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 …

In my column at American Issues Project this week I look at the way bad reporting on economic issues often results in skewed public perception.Since most politicians are reluctant …