Big Government

Remember the good old days, when the federal government was, shall we say, smaller? And by “smaller,” I mean half the size it is today. Well you should, because that was only nine years ago. Economist Chris Edwards ran the

From NOLA.COM: An internal review by the board of directors of the community organization ACORN determined that the amount allegedly embezzled from the community organization was $5 million, well more than the previously reported amount of nearly $1 million, according

“I’m Recognized to be a Fairly Dangerous Fellow Out There in the Community” – Wade Rathke Let’s be honest, if Wade Rathke saw me walk into his book signing last Tuesday, he wouldn’t have been at his most candid. I

What appears to be the official blog of President Obama’s administration is all aflutter because the President will welcome, “doctors from across the United States to the White House to share their unique perspective on the struggles that American families

From the office of U.S. Senator Mike Johanns: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ann Marie Hauser (202) 224-4796 October 5, 2009 Chris Hunt (402) 476-1400 Jake Thompson (202) 224-8795 JOHANNS, NELSON INTRODUCE BILL TO BAN FRAUDULENT ORGANIZATIONS FROM RECEIVING FEDERAL MONEY

The really nice thing about having left-wing comedy hosts is that Democrat officials have absolutely no problem appearing on their talk shows. It’s really nice to have these people interviewed in a comfortable non-confrontational setting, because the darndest things will

Over the last week, Big Hollywood and Big Government have been extensively covering the August 10 conference call between the National Endowment for the Arts and a group of artists – a call on which the artists were encouraged to

Recently I had a conversation with Big Government contributor Maura Flynn in which we discussed the gravity of the health care crisis in this country. We didn’t necessarily agree on every issue. But what became clear, was that we became

Several days ago, Capital Research Center’s Matthew Vadum published research here indicating an ACORN alumni in the White House (other than the president): Political Director Patrick Gaspard. As I did three weeks prior at ACORNcracked.com, Matthew used a Wade Rathke

Unfortunately, items like this don’t really surprise us anymore: There shall be no cupcakes. No chocolate cake and no carrot cake. According to New York City’s latest regulations, not even zucchini bread makes the cut. In an effort to limit

Last week was both good and bad for the leftist “activism for profit and power” leadership of ACORN. Their tentacles will finally reach New York City Hall – and the Pension funds of New York City ,when the Democratic nominees

It seems New York politicians are running into a slight problem with the Laffer Curve. According to an AP report, the state’s 100 richest taxpayers have paid $1 billion less than expected following a big tax hike. The story notes

A few days ago I received a call from my cousin. He’d been hearing some chatter from the family about something happening with a series of NEA articles that I’d written for Big Hollywood and wanted to find out from