Government Unions Support California Tax Hike

Two well-connected government unions in California are teaming with Gov. Jerry Brown to support a multibillion-dollar tax increase. The California Teachers Association and Service Employees International Union were the top ...

Senator Hatch Gets It Right on Tax Extenders

On December 31, a set of approximately 50 tax-reducing provisions commonly referred to as the “tax extenders” expired. These provisions, which apply to both individuals and businesses, include popular measures ...

We Need Wind Subsidies Like We Need VHS Subsidies

Remember VHS? Imagine this: VHS has been a staple of the American way of watching television and movies. VHS has supported countless manufacturing jobs, and even though there are better ...

New Figures Show No Global Warming in 15 Years

The supposed ‘consensus’ on man-made global warming is facing an inconvenient challenge after the release of new temperature data showing the planet has not warmed for the past 15 years. ...

Obama’s Words Don’t Match with Action on Oil and Gas

At this State of the Union address, President Obama proudly stated that “American oil production is the highest it’s been in eight years” and declared that his Administration would “open ...

Liberal Billionaire Financier George Soros Admits: Obama, Romney ‘Not Much Difference’ (VIDEO)

Billionaire financier George Soros thinks that, if Mitt Romney wins the presidency, there will be “little difference” between him and Barack Obama in the White House. Soros offered the reassuring ...

Which Presidential Candidate Will Help You Sleep Best at Night?

Here is a nice infographic entitled “Which Presidential Candidate Will Help You Sleep Best at Night?” which provides a glimpse into each of the current presidential candidates and their stated ...

Falsehoods Abound in Case of California High-Speed Rail

Last week, the independent California High-Speed Rail Peer Review Group recommended that the state legislature not proceed with funding the proposed Los Angeles–San Francisco project. Its argument was grounded in ...

Top 10 Most Read Foundry Posts of 2011

This year saw the death of Osama bin Laden, the Arab Spring and the fall of regimes in Libya and Egypt, a conservative revolution in Wisconsin, continued joblessness in America, ...

Top 10 Charts of 2011

Just how high is America’s tax burden? How bad is the entitlement crisis? Sure, the national debt is big, but just how big is it really? Numbers help tell the ...