CFPB ‘Invitations Coordinator’ May Get More Than $100,000 Per Year
In the midst of the administration’s efforts to drastically reduce the nation’s military personnel and hike pay for government employees comes this gem: the Consumer… Read More
Articles by Lachlan Markay
Obama’s NLRB ‘Recess’ Appointees Circumvent Background Checks
Two of President Obama’s “recess” appointments will begin their tenure at the National Labor Relations Board without having undergone background checks required of all nominees… Read More
Former Obama ‘Car Czar’: President Should Approve Keystone Pipeline
“We need the energy, we need the jobs, and it can be done in a safe way.” That was former Obama administration official Steve Rattner’s… Read More
Obama DOJ Undercuts President’s ‘Recess’ Appointment Stunt
The White House announced Wednesday that President Obama would recess-appoint Richard Cordray as chairman of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and three new members… Read More
Revisiting the Supreme Court’s Rebuttal of Voter ID Detractors
The Justice Department’s lawsuit against South Carolina has rekindled political war over state voter identification laws. While the merits of the suit will surely be hashed… Read More
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary Roasts the EU … at the EU
Innovation and market disruption can be powerful forces for economic growth. But government involvement in the market tends to be a force against disruption, and… Read More
Scribecast: What Really Motivates the ‘Occupy’ Protesters?
“Occupy” protesters wear their movement’s leaderless decentralization on their collective sleeve. The attitude fits with a group that claims “democracy” as its chief political end…. Read More
Most Charitable Nations Are Among the Most Economically Free
Four of the world’s five most charitable nations also rank among the ten most economically free, a comparison of a pair of studies finds. The… Read More
Pelosi’s Economic Policy Forums Included Husband’s Business Partner
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is knee-deep in allegations that she used her influence to personally enrich herself and her family since becoming speaker… Read More
Remembering Brian Terry, One Year Since His Death
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the death of Marine and U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, and the start of the political firestorm surrounding… Read More
