They spent well in excess of $15 million and did not win the majority in the State Senate. Here’s the updated Money Matrix Graphic we produced at the MacIver Institute, which tracked Big Labor’s fund transfers. As I write in
Democratic and Working Families Party Governor Dannel Malloy of Connecticut dusted off the speech he had planned to make at the end of June, when state employee unions rejected a $1.6 billion concession package that would close a hole in
Since February, recall elections have been on the minds of nearly everyone in Wisconsin. And while the diehards on the Left continue to spout off about recalling Scott Walker, most Wisconsinites are fatigued and a bit overwhelmed by the whole
[audio:http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets081811.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Francis Cianfrocca and Ben Domenech talk about Rick Perry’s comments on the Fed, and Florida’s Adam Hasner talks about his run for the Senate. We’re
Despite failing to win a Democratic Majority in the Wisocnsin State Senate, the pulbic employee unions are continuing their rhetorical battle, including in the email boxes of state employees. Clearly unions are in panic mode now that their hope at
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets081611.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Elizabeth Blackney are joined by Indiana State Treasurer and candidate for U.S. Senate Richard Mourdock to discuss the recent debt rating
Today on Frank Gaffney’s Secure Freedom Radio, one of our favorite Senators, Jim Demint, author of The Great American Awakening: Two Years that Changed America, Washington and Me, gives a behind the scenes look at the Senate in a time
Big Government first pointed out the absurd nature of former Penthouse Pet Tammy Chapman’s allegations against prospective Republican gubernatorial candidate, Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder on Friday. Now, while bragging about all the media attention she is getting from it
So far the U.S. government has bailed out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the tune of at least $130 billion, and perhaps as much as $1 trillion. And yet, the Obama administration continues to stonewall the release of documents
This weekend the New York Times, the fishwrap of record, had yet another one of its left-wing excuses for political analysis, this one about rumors of how Team Obama intends to carry on its continuing re-election campaign on matters economic.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) was held on June 14, 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At this conference, referred to as the Rio Earth Summit, the participants crafted a blueprint
This WaPo article — “Obama tries to change subject back to green jobs” — is an instant classic of a new, Obama-era genre: cheerleading for expensive schemes which exist solely due to political whimsy and consideration, and are therefore little
Germany’s reliably left-leaning Der Spiegel ran a rather stunning article back in 1961, describing the sense of betrayal that Berliners felt because the West did nothing as the Berlin Wall was being constructed. It’s a reminder of what appeasement looks
The Cost of Government Day Report, published annually by Americans for Tax Reform Foundation, measures the number of calendar days Americans must work to pay off spending and regulatory burdens at all levels of government. In 2011, Americans labored 224
I interviewed Congressman Connie Mack (R-FL), via telephone, about his new “Mack Penny Plan,” which is gaining considerable support from both House and Senate Republicans, and even some Democrats. Congressman Connie Mack did not vote to raise the debt ceiling
When England banned the private ownership of handguns within its borders, I remember the National Rifle Association (NRA) airing videos of steamrollers rolling over mounds of confiscated weapons and crushing them to bits. I remember seeing videos of containers full
Last night was a stunning success for the heroic middle class and for organized labor! Progressives seized control of two Republican state senate seats in Wisconsin–one of the few times in American history that a recall election has been successful,
MSNBC didn’t even pretend to be objective last night with their coverage of the Big Labor financed recall effort against six Republican State Senators in Wisconsin. Instead of the standard, sober, in-studio reporting one would expect from a news gency
Am I the only one who grew quite tired of seeing John Kerry this weekend on the MSM talk show circuit deriding the Tea Party and what he is proffering as their responsibility for the S&P action Friday? “This is
We have oft-written about the flagrant disingenuousness of very many of the D.C. political class. What those of us here in the Real World refer to as “lying.” This serial falsehood-ity is executed in large part to buttress and bolster
MSNBC didn’t even pretend to be objective last night with their coverage of the Big Labor financed recall effort against six Republican State Senators in Wisconsin. Instead of the standard, sober, in-studio reporting one would expect from a news agency
Despite being outspent by over 2 to 1 by Big Labor, 4 of the 6 GOP Senators targeted by recall efforts retained their seats thus keeping the Wisconsin Senate in Republican hands and ensuring that the budget reforms instituted by
California has among the strictest gun laws in the country, and couple of local politicians are seizing the opportunity created by the Arizona shooting to make them even stricter. While most states operate under a “shall-issue” concealed carry weapons (CCW)
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets080911.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Elizabeth Blackney are joined by Craig James to discuss American exceptionalism, the rise of the Tea Party and we’ll ask him
National and state liberal groups, led primarily by public employee labor unions, have pumped well in excess of $14,000,000 into the Wisconsin state senate recall elections, six of which will take place tomorrow. MacIver News’ staff complied this graphic of
