Big Government

It was only a matter of time before the nutroots at Huffington Post would resort to desperation and utter ridiculousness in their frenzied Bush-bashing; behold, the unintentionally comical headline atop Huffington Post: Before we go into the nitty gritty, can

From the New York Times: And as officials frenetically tried to paper over differences among the Group of 20 members with a vaguely worded communiqué to be issued Friday, there was no way to avoid discussion of the fundamental differences

Lost in the news of the elections is a blockbuster story soon to be swept under the carpet, Politico reports: “The White House rewrote crucial sections of an Interior Department report to suggest an independent group of scientists and engineers

Marc Theissen recently asked some very important questions about where the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is getting the mountains of cash that it spends on Democrat political campaigns. He finds that it is coming from foreign sources, but the

Despite widespread conservative outrage over Rep. Spencer Bachus’ (R-AL) attack on Sarah Palin and the Tea Party movement, and despite Bachus’ long history of support for bigger government, GOP Congressional leaders — in their FIRST action since the election —

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets111210.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed In today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss Tim Geithner’s trip to the G-20 Summit, and Sarah Palin’s battle with

This morning, the Federal Reserve will undertake another round of what it is calling QE2; buying Treasuries, i.e. devaluing the dollar, in an attempt to pump money into the economy. 3…2…1…poof, money from the land of unicorns and pixie dust

Europe has of late become a place for We the People of the United States to begin in some ways to consider emulating – after decades of it being an economic and societal afterthought and punch line. The Barack Obama

I have many pet peeves, but one that causes me endless frustration is the Washington “spending cut” scam. This happens when politicians increase spending, but claim that they’re cutting spending because they previously had planned to make government even bigger.

Nancy Pelosi’s self-indulgent bid to remain leader of the House Democrat Caucus has hit some road-blocks. Not only does the New York Times think this is a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad idea, but several House Democrats have recently realized