Morning Bell: Jobs Plan Fails, but Obama Doesn’t Get the Message
When President Barack Obama began his Midwest “jobs tour” in August, he set out to campaign for the passage of a yet-to-be-released plan to turn around… Read More
Steve Jobs and America’s Entrepreneurial Spirit
The recent passing of Steve Jobs, while sad, is a good reminder that the freedom to innovate is, after all, one of the things that… Read More
PODCAST: New Debit Card Fees Thanks to the Durbin Amendment
In this week’s Heritage in Focus, regulatory fellow Diane Katz discusses a provision in the regulatory reform bill, also known as Dodd-Frank, that is leading… Read More
Morning Bell: Free Trade Agreements Are A Win for Prosperity
Free trade agreements (FTAs) have economically benefited nations the world over since their inception. Poverty rates in countries with low trade barriers are significantly lower,… Read More
Obama Confirms Fears About New Financial Regulator
The newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took a step forward today to getting its first director, as the Senate Banking Committee voted 12–10… Read More
A Plan to Limit Dishonesty in Congress
Give two U.S. Senators credit for trying to do something about the smoke-and-mirrors games in Washington. The “Honest Budget Act” by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL)… Read More
Supply and Demand, Part II: The Money Supply
My recent post explained why President Obama’s newly proposed $447 billion spending package aimed at boosting total demand is doomed to fail. Some commenters offered… Read More
Unions Join “Occupy Wall Street” for Their Own Benefit
Stand aside, citizen-protestors. The Occupy Wall Street movement is about to get professional help. New York City labor unions have decided to join the demonstrations…. Read More
PovertyCure: A New Initiative Against Global Poverty
The Acton Institute is leading a new initiative called PovertyCure to help the poor in developing countries. Their approach is to rethink poverty by putting… Read More
In Pictures: Debt by President? Obama Leads the Pack
When House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s (D–CA) staff released a chart in May that attempted to illustrate how much past Presidents increased the national debt,… Read More
