DHS IG: Keep FEMA IN
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Inspector General Richard Skinner published a white paper this week that reiterates the need to keep FEMA in DHS…. Read More
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Inspector General Richard Skinner published a white paper this week that reiterates the need to keep FEMA in DHS…. Read More
Apparently the Obama Administration is not happy about how a major portion of their economic stimulus package is being covered. The Atlantic reports that the… Read More
An hour later than promised, General Motors submitted a restructuring plan to the Treasury calling for an additional $17 billion in government funds, on top… Read More
Washington – The Tax Foundation’s Josh Barro and Joseph Henchman provided sobering analysis of state budget woes across America today at the Conservative Bloggers’ Briefing… Read More
We don’t have the plan, yet, but we already know the bottom line: $5 billion. That’s how much money private-equity-owned Chrysler LLC wants from federal… Read More
Or should the question be how much will they waste? Economist Arnold Kling has a list of risks associated with a large stimulus. Number one… Read More
A small provision slipped into the stimulus (PDF) by Sen. Chris Dodd is making big waves in the banking and finance industries. The last-minute addition… Read More
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the Nuclear Energy Institute is calling on the Obama Administration to create a blue-ribbon commission to look at alternatives… Read More
The Wall Street Journal reports today: The Obama administration is betting that an extra $8 a week in most Americans’ paychecks will boost consumer spending… Read More
On February 15, the prospects for genuine democratic development and good governance in the Western Hemisphere took a serious step back as a majority of… Read More
The “Economic Stimulus” bill, expected to be signed by President Obama today, will have yet another frightening long-term consequence. A report, issued by Moody’s Investors… Read More
Both before California’s vote on Proposition 8 and after we warned about the threat same-sex marriage posed to religious liberty. Now in yet another example… Read More
Latin American exporting powerhouse Brazil, one of the highly-touted “BRIC” nations, has indicted they will not wait for the ink to dry on President Obama’s… Read More
Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) sponsored an amendment last week that would have exempted any project funded by the stimulus plan from costly, and mandatory National… Read More
When he signed executive orders which supposedly tightened federal ethics rules for White House officials, President Barack Obama said, “We need to make the White… Read More
Just when you thought that you had seen everything, here come the World Bank and the United Nations to claim their slice of the government… Read More
New York University economics professor Mario Rizzo full remarks from last week’s Club for Growth-Heritage Foundation “Economic Recovery: Free Markets vs. Big Government” conference are… Read More
“This is a presidency on steroids.” That’s not an assessment from a libertarian shocked by President Barack Obama’s first month in office. That is the… Read More
When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Japan this week, one of the main topics of conversation will be developments in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Japan… Read More
There are certain dates that are seared into the memories of all Americans. Dates that altered the course of our union; sometimes in moments of… Read More
In delivering his speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall, D-N.M is introducing a plan for even more green energy and more… Read More
The British Government’s decision to ban Dutch MP Geert Wilders from entering the country is another chapter in Britain’s story of shamefully appeasing radical Islamists…. Read More
Despite Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Europe last week, and Secretary of State Clinton’s meeting with the Czech Foreign Minister, Karel Schwarzenberg, this week,… Read More
Reuters reports: The United States is ready to look at re-modeling its missile defense plans to include Moscow, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Friday… Read More
For the first time in the history of The Heritage Foundation, the Foundation’s president Ed Feulner has written An Open Letter to the Congress and… Read More
The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee voted yesterday to send to the Senate floor unconstitutional legislation that would give the District of Columbia… Read More
The Mexican government’s war with international drug cartels has been spilling over into the United States at an alarming rate. Just yesterday the Los Angeles… Read More
“Seinfeld” had characters that included a high-talker and a low-talker, but the U.S. Congress had them beat with a bevy of fast-talkers today It was… Read More
Today, Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) predicted that his Senate colleagues would not “have the chance” to read the now 1,000+ page “stimulus bill” before they… Read More
The Financial Times makes a valiant effort to curb wild talk about China dumping U.S. Treasury bonds. Luo Ping of the China Bank Regulatory Commission… Read More
