Morning Bell: Who Is Responsible for Protecting America?
On October 25, 1983, the first of 7,000 U.S. troops landed on the shore of Grenada under the command of President Ronald Reagan. The goal… Read More
Articles by Mike Brownfield
Morning Bell: Still Jobless After All These Years
Yesterday at the White House, President Barack Obama faced the media to once again plug the American Jobs Act–his plan for more stimulus spending, paid… Read More
Morning Bell: Is the Postal Service Doomed?
Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat is supposed to stop the United States Postal Service (USPS) from delivering mail, but can it be saved from… Read More
In Pictures: How Much the Top Earners Already Pay in Taxes
America has heard a lot of talk about the “Buffett Rule” — President Barack Obama’s plan to make the tax code more “fair” by permanently… Read More
Morning Bell: Come Clean and Cut Funding
What did the President know and when did he know it, goes the old Washington adage. Thus did the American people learn yesterday in separate… Read More
U.S. Taxpayers Paying Big for New United Nations Building
Ready to fork over some of your hard-earned dollars to help the United Nations construct a new building — and for New York City to… Read More
Morning Bell: Ready for A Debit Card Tax?
Use a debit card? Now it’s really going to cost you. Bank of America announced last week that it will begin charging customers $5 per… Read More
Morning Bell: Obamacare’s Soaring Price Tag
On January 21, 2009, Barack Obama stood on the steps of the U.S. Capitol and, in his inaugural address, pledged to America that he would… Read More
Morning Bell: Time for Action on Pakistan
The Obama Administration is quickly trying to contain the damage in another potential foreign policy debacle, this time with nuclear-armed Pakistan. Last week, Admiral Mike… Read More
‘Buffett Rule’ Tanks in California, Is Bad News for Tech Startups
President Obama is touting his new mega tax on millionaires–a.k.a. “the Buffett Rule”–as the best thing since sliced bread (or since his plan to spend… Read More
