Parasites
Two reports from unlikely sources suggest that the public is beginning to wake up to the lavish compensation our government workers enjoy. USA Today (August …
Pensioners
On August 3, the Los Angeles Times ran a surprising story about my hometown. In just five years, the paper notes, L.A. may well be …
Back Scratching
General Motors, fresh from being taken over by the federal government, is making contributions to officials of the federal government. According to the Washington Post …
Bread Line
The July jobs report (released in early August) painted the picture of a continuing jobless recovery. The economy actually lost 131,000 jobs, total — a …
No Comment
Watching the way in which the mainstream media treats issues is a source of endless fascination. To say that the established media are biased to …
VAT’s All, Folks
A fair description of President Obama’s agenda is that it is “neosocialist.” This means that his goal is not necessarily to nationalize all industries (though …
Info Dump
Amid much hoopla, the Obama-backed financial regulation bill (“Finreg”) finally passed Congress and was signed into law by a gloating president. Supposedly, it was crafted …
Swamp on the Potomac
When Nancy Pelosi was campaigning two years ago, she kept screeching the mantra, “We will drain the swamp of corruption in Washington.” This was an …
Brownout
I used to admire UPS, or “Brown,” as it calls itself (“What can Brown do for you?”). It seemed a model company, performing a good …
Debtor States
While the public is rightly growing alarmed at the explosion of national debt, another debt disaster is growing. As noted in The Wall Street Journal …