Is America Becoming a Welfare State?
Entitlement spending has grown to account for 35 percent of wages and the rate isn’t likely to come down.
Free Market Fundamentalist
Free Market Fundamentalist is an Atlantic Sentinel blog with an exaggerated faith in laissez-faire capitalism.
Are These Really “Reckless” Cuts?
Democrats warn that cutting more than $10 billion from domestic spending would be “reckless.” But what’s in their cuts?
Charles Koch Speaks Out Against Crony Capitalism
As Koch Industries has come under attack from the left, Charles Koch defends his company and the free market system.
If Only American Media Were More Like Canada’s
The Huffington Post rejoices. “Fox News will not be moving into Canada” because the country won’t allow lying on television.
The President’s Own Dumb Rules
President Obama has promised to get rid of rules that are “just plain dumb” yet he’s added plenty of those.
Full Costs of Obamacare Become Apparent
Barack Obama’s health reform law is projected to cost $1.4 trillion over the next decade.
CBO Reports on Stimulus’ Effectiveness
The Congressional Budget Office reports on the costs of the stimulus package and its effect on employment.
Wisconsin’s Budget Woes Are Very Real
Opinion makers on the left have alleged that there is no need for dramatic fiscal consolidation in Wisconsin. Really?
Obama: Budget Cutters “Impatient”
The president wants more time to balance the budget, but even The New York Times doesn’t believe his promises anymore.
Republicans Seek to Block Net Neutrality
In an effort to fight “net neutrality,” Republicans blocked the FCC from using public funds to enforce the rules.
Britain’s National Health Service “Inhumane”
Britain’s health system fails to meet “the most basic standards of care.”
What Democrats Like Government to Do
According to Howard Dean, “what governments do, is redistribute income.” Is that what government should do though?
Dalrymple Defends Big Society Philosophy
“Big Society” may be rather an unfortunate choice of words but it’s a sensible idea, writes Theodore Dalrymple.
Class Politics According to The Huffington Post
The newspaper favors taking money from the rich in order boost growth in order to take more money from them.
Paul Krugman’s Big Government Fantasies
The majority of Americans can perfectly well do without the government managing their lives.