by Henry Oliner | May 31, 2013 | Economics
David Stockman writes Sundown in America: How Crony Capitalism has Left Us State Wrecked in the 4/1/13 New York Times. Excerpts: Less than 5 percent of the $800 billion Obama stimulus went to the truly needy for food stamps, earned-income tax credits and other forms...
by Henry Oliner | May 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
IRS Chief’s 118 White House Visits Must Be Explained As the Washington Examiner noted last weekend, ex-commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service Douglas Shulman went to the White House some 118 times in 2010 and 2011, while Steven Miller, the acting director...
by Henry Oliner | May 30, 2013 | Politics
“It’s no coincidence that the realm of crony capitalism is populated by billionaire financiers and large corporations. As the economist Will Wilkinson puts it, “The more power the government has to pick winners and losers, the more power rich people will...
by Henry Oliner | May 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
From Glenn Harlan Reynolds in USA Today Penalties for politicians: We entrust an inordinate amount of power to people who don’t feel any pain when we fall down. Excerpts: I’d favor some changes that put accountability back in. First, I’d get rid of...
by Henry Oliner | May 28, 2013 | Environmental
From To the Horror of Global Warming Alarmists, Global Cooling Is Here by Peter Ferrara in Forbes.com: Booker could have been writing about Robinson when he concluded his Sunday Telegraph commentary by writing, “Has there ever in history been such an almighty...
