California’s Massive Exodus: More People Leaving Than Moving In

For a clue to why California is losing its allure as a place to settle down, just ask Jennifer McCluer, who moved out of California in 2007 after she obtained ...

Home Values Continue To Plunge

U.S. single-family home prices fell more than expected in November, highlighting a sector that continues to struggle to make a meaningful recovery, a closely watched survey showed on Tuesday. The ...

Obama’s New “Fairness Doctrine” and the American Ideal

“Economic fairness” is expected to be the topic of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night, during which he will likely sound the same populist notes ...

Will No-Interest Banking Undo Turkey’s Economy?

by Daniel Pipes January 10, 2012 updated Jan 21, 2012 That’s the thesis implicit to David Goldman’s analysis at “Recall notice for the Turkish model.” After dubbing the Turkish economy ...

The Greek Crisis Resurfaces

The batch of downgrades on European credit, delivered over the weekend by Standard Poor’s ratings agency, prompted angry threats that Europe would have to create its own ratings agencies to ...

Chart of the Week: How Countries Compare on Economic Freedom

Heritage and the Wall Street Journal released the 2012 Index of Economic Freedom on Thursday, ranking 179 countries on 10 benchmarks that gauge their economic success. This year Heritage introduced ...

Unemployed German Women Forced to Prostitute Themselves

A 25-year-old waitress who turned down a job providing “sexual services” at a brothel in Berlin faces possible cuts to her unemployment benefit under laws introduced this year. Prostitution was ...

Wage and Price Stickiness and Economic Recovery

In a weak economy, the government should not erect barriers to hiring. But two government policies have hindered the already slow recovery: increases in the minimum wage and government unionization. ...

Denmark Takes EU Rotating Presidency with Many Handicaps

Denmark takes up the rotating EU presidency as the year begins, succeeding Poland. Denmark and its left-of-center government are taking the helm in most inauspicious circumstances. The main order of ...

Obama Places Himself on the Continuum of Greatness – Considers Himself 4th Greatest President

Posted on December 20, 2011 by John Hinderaker There was an initially-overlooked moment in President Obama’s recent interview with 60 Minutes. Excerpts from the interview were played on television, and ...