Divided government has kept budget deficits in check, but a spending explosion is on the horizon
The Congressional Budget Office has released its annual budget outlook for the next decade, showing that the budget deficit will continue to fall in the current fiscal year, as…
The real State of the Union response was delivered by Rand Paul
Being tasked with a response to the State of the Union address isn’t easy. The message, usually given by a fresh face, is carefully crafted to fluff up a party’s…
Barack Obama is in complete denial about the United States’ ominous fiscal path
In addition to proposing an onslaught of spending increases and tax hikes in his sixth State of the Union address, President Barack Obama will, according to The New…
Chuck Schumer: Democrats need to rally behind “strong and active government”
It’s a little late for a mea culpa on ObamaCare, but Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) offered one during a speech at the National Press Club on Tuesday. Well, sort…
Hidden Story Behind Unemployment Rates
On Friday, May 2, the White House was happy to announce the lowest US unemployment rate since September 2008. As reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, with 288,000…
As Economy Stalls, Democrats Remain Out Of Touch With Voters
Economists are now reporting what we all know already – America’s economic growth has ground to a halt. Wednesday’s report from the Commerce Department was bleak. The expected growth…
An Open Letter on Obamacare
Craig Daliessio isn’t by nature an angry man. But recent events have brought him to the end of his rope.“The past five years have just worn me down,” he told…
The Down and Dirty of June’s Jobs Report
At first glance June's jobs report from the Department of Labor sounds pretty good: the economy added 195,000 jobs in the month and the unemployment rate stayed steady at…
A Trouble for All Seasons
You never want to think that when economic trouble strikes, it's going to hit you. In fact, often times it doesn’t affect you directly because your business is…
America Ranks Lower in Economic Freedom, Again
There was a time when America was the land of opportunity. The shining city on a hill in which anyone could succeed. Those were the days when America was an…