Monthly Archives: May 2010

When Economic Development is Not

by Ken Van Doren Necedah, WI Nationwide, state, federal and local governments are spending billions of dollars in the name of economic development. Doubtless I could have chosen many locations to demonstrate the points I intend to make, but I chose one locality to demonstrate the possible foibles of economic development for two reasons: first,…

Wisconsin GrandSons of Liberty

In Defense of the Great State of Arizona Every once in a while, a government gets it right. Sometimes elected representatives are able to see beyond the partisan politics and recognize what must be done. Rarely, much to everyone’s surprise, the obvious is apparent to even the powers that be. And so it is recently…

A Story Coming Out of Oklahoma

by Joshua Tolley A story coming out of Oklahoma, from Fox-23 is reporting that the Eastern Oklahoma Catholic Diocese, in particular a Bishop James Slattery is prepared to go to jail if need be to prevent the enforcement of a new Oklahoma law. What law do you ask? A law that would prohibit illegal immigrants…

The Week That Was (May 1, 2010)

The Heartland Institute’s Fourth International Conference on Climate Change will be held in Chicago, Illinois on May 16-18, 2010 at the Chicago Marriott Magnificent Mile Hotel, 540 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago. It will call attention to new scientific research on the causes and consequences of climate change, and to economic analyses of the cost and…