James M. Roberts, author at DailySignal.com

G-20 Summit: Obama Should Declare the Welfare State Bankrupt

James M. Roberts | November 03, 2011

Air Force One winged its way to another exotic destination last night. When President Obama arrives at the posh seaside resort in Cannes, France, for… Read More

Economy

Gibson Guitar Targeted as the Lacey Act Falls Flat in Nashville

James M. Roberts | October 27, 2011

In recent months, the U.S. government has dispatched heavily armed federal law enforcement officers to raid Gibson Guitar factories—American guitar factories!—in Tennessee for violations of… Read More

News

Losing Economic Freedom: U.K. Riots and the Moral Hazard of Dependency

James M. Roberts | August 11, 2011

People have been shocked by the images of destruction and violence coming out of Great Britain in the past few days. But if they tracked… Read More

Energy

Radical Environmentalists’ Continuing Campaign Against Economic Freedom

James M. Roberts | July 29, 2011

Recently, radical environmentalists have waged a campaign to stifle free enterprise and economic freedom. Here are some of their recent skirmishes, ranging from crop destruction… Read More

Foreign Aid: Coburn Focuses on Economic Growth, Corruption, and Results

James M. Roberts | July 27, 2011

Senator Tom Coburn’s (R–OK) plan to reduce the federal deficit by $9 trillion over the next 10 years includes cuts to the State Department and… Read More

Energy

Protectionist Green NGOs are Hurting the World’s Poor

James M. Roberts | July 22, 2011

Wrongheaded environmental policies and “green” protectionism are endangering millions of jobs and costing consumers in both developing and developed countries. A new report about the… Read More

Belize: Lights Dimming on Economic Freedom

James M. Roberts | June 22, 2011

On June 20, the government of Belize expropriated the 70 percent ownership interest in the Belize Electric Company (BEL) held by the shareholder-owned, Canada-based energy… Read More