THE AMERICAN SPECTATOR The Current Crisis By R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. on 4.28.11 @ 6:09AM WASHINGTON — While inspecting the body politic, one encounters one clear sign that Liberalism is dead. It is the condition of our political discourse. Polite commentators note that the dialogue is “rancorous.” Some say toxic. Actually it is worse than […]
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New labor plan: Nationwide protests By: Ben Smith April 21, 2011 02:31 PM EDT In a major strategic shift, the Service Employees International Union plans to use its giant political operation to try to build a grass-roots movement of public protest and organization similar to the massive show of pro-labor support that overran Madison, Wis.
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APRIL 25, 2011 The subsidies to buyers of ‘qualifying’ insurance policies will induce sharp reductions in the supply of labor. By DANIEL P. KESSLER Mr. Kessler is professor of business and law at Stanford University and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution Supporters of ObamaCare acknowledge it will have some unintended consequences. Yet surprisingly
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Amazingly, an era of energy abundance is upon us, unless politicians and environmentalists get their way. Steven F. Hayward April 18, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 30 When Andrew Liveris took over as CEO of Dow Chemical at the end of 2004, the company was in the midst of a
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APRIL 25, 2011 Want a federal contract? Show politicians the money. EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE:And what do you know? The draft order doesn’t cover federal employee labor unions, the Democratic allies whose free speech rights were recognized alongside corporations in Citizens United. Nor do the disclosure requirements extend to recipients of federal grants, which often
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FORBES Apr. 22 2011 By PETER FERRARA A fundamental misconception about America’s welfare state misleads millions of voters to reflexively support ever bigger and more generous government. William Voegeli fingers the attitude in his book, Never Enough: America’s Limitless Welfare State: “no matter how large the welfare state, liberal politicians and writers have accused it
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) The status quo is far more ‘extreme’ than the Republican budget Yuval Levin April 18, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 30 Late last month, Senator Charles Schumer of New York led a conference call in which Senate Democrats briefed reporters about the ongoing budget battle. At the outset, unaware that
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A FASCINATING MOVIE – FIND WHERE IT IS PLAYING IN YOUR AREA
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APRIL 15, 2011 When thousands of Chicago property owners went on a tax strike, the mayor threatened to cut off their water. By DAVID BEITO Many historians depict the Great Depression as a turning point when bitter economic realities finally led the middle class to break from laissez-faire tradition and demand bigger government. This is
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