AUGUST 26, 2011 How is increasing the price of imported oil and industrial commodities supposed to make U.S. industry more competitive? By ALAN REYNOLDS One year ago, on Aug. 27, 2010, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke explained the rationale for a second round of quantitative easing. “A first option for providing additional monetary accommodation is […]
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AUGUST 26, 2011 One program for recovery worked, and the other hasn’t. By STEPHEN MOORE If you really want to light the fuse of a liberal Democrat, compare Barack Obama’s economic performance after 30 months in office with that of Ronald Reagan. It’s not at all flattering for Mr. Obama. The two presidents have a
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AUGUST 24, 2011, 7:08 P.M. ET Notable & Quotable Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus on why student loans are skyrocketing—and can’t be escaped even through bankruptcy. Professors Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus at Atlantic.com, Aug. 17: As this semester begins, college loans are nearing the $1 trillion mark, more than what all households owe on
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August 25, 2011By Victor Davis Hanson To newly inaugurated Barack Obama and his prime-the-pump technocrats, the logic seemed so simple. America’s problem was a struggling economy. The solution was to spread around even more borrowed government money. The result would be a return to prosperity. But after nearly three years and $4 trillion in borrowed
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FOX NEWS segment in 2008 – Chuck Schumer and Barney Frank block Fannie and Freddie reform
HERITAGE FOUNDATION Morning Bell: Obama’s “Green Jobs” Pipe Dream Posted By Mike Brownfield On 08/23/2011 @ 09:25 am in Energy and Environment | 0 Comment(s) President Barack Obama has a problem on his hands when even his stalwart allies at The New York Times have no choice but to admit to a glaring reality: The
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The following photos (see below) were taken after a number of us attended the very inspirational church service of the Upper Room Church of God in Christ in Raleigh on Sunday, August 14. Lynda Shultz, one of our members, and her husband, Howard, of the Learning Consortium of Chapel Hill, were instrumental in organizing our
Obama’s immigration policy gamble By Joe Guzzardi Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Talk about bad timing! For the third time in three years, President Obama is on a 10-day vacation at tony Martha’s Vineyard. Disregarding soaring debt, high unemployment, home foreclosures, two costly wars and a tumultuous stock market, Obama took wife Michelle and daughters Malia
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August 22, 2011 Al Gore Goes on a Tirade By Jack Kelly Former Vice President Al Gore went on a profanity-laced tirade at the Aspen Institute Aug. 4 against the rising number of Americans who are skeptical about man-made global warming. According to a Harris poll in July, only 44 percent of us now believe
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