by Ethan J. Hollenberger This past holiday season M&M ran a commercial with the yellow and red M&Ms seeing Santa. All three proclaim that each other really does exist. I get the same expression when I meet other conservatives for the first time. As a 19-year-old conservative in college, it is very hard to find…
Monthly Archives: March 2010
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America, Sweet Land of Subsidy
by Chris Edwards January 22, 2010 is a day that should live in infamy, at least among believers in limited government. On that day the federal government added its 2,000th subsidy program for individuals, businesses, or state and local governments. The number of federal subsidy programs soared 21 percent during the 1990s and 40 percent…
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Government Pay Packages Have Room for Big Savings
by Chris Edwards State and local governments face large budget deficits as revenues have stagnated and spending has remained high. To reduce deficits, large savings can be found in the generous compensation packages of the nation’s 20 million state and local workers. In 2008, wages and benefits of $1.1 trillion accounted for half of total…
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BPA Craziness
by Rudy Baum The sad saga of bisphenol A (BPA) and food containers reveals much about what is wrong with some environmentalists today. C&EN has covered the health concerns associated with BPA extensively for several years. We have covered the reports of the National Toxicology Program on the health effects of BPA and the Food…
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My Note to Rep. Gerry Connolly on Healthcare “Reform:
Dear Congressman Connolly: I urge you in the strongest possible terms to vote NO on the healthcare “reform” bill – in whatever mutation may be placed before you on the House floor. This monstrously long, complex, convoluted bill would affect one-sixth of our economy and all of our medical needs, our doctor-patient relationships and our…
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Walker, Kleefisch Tout Conservatism at Rally
(Wauwatosa) – Republican Gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker and Lieutenant Governor candidate Rebecca Kleefisch addressed a standingroom only crowd this month at the Rosebud Cinema in Wauwatosa. The pair promoted their messages of fiscal conservatism and smaller government to the more than 150 people who turned out to hear them speak. Touted as a Taxpayers’ Rally,…