(ConservativePapers.com) – Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, convened a hearing titled “Data or Dogma? Promoting Open Inquiry in the Debate over the Magnitude of Human Impact on Earth’s Climate” on Tuesday, December 8. The hearing focused on the ongoing debate over climate science, the impact of federal funding […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — House and Senate negotiators announced Wednesday that they have reached agreement on bipartisan legislation to make permanent a moratorium that prevents states from taxing access to the Internet. The moratorium was first enacted in 1998. State and local governments that already had Internet taxes were allowed to keep them under the current […]
And things will continue to unravel as we move into 2016 and beyond… A Double Dip By The ISM Manufacturing Index Into Contraction Territory Preceded The Previous Two Big Bear Markets For Stocks A key gauge of manufacturing activity has double-dipped into recession territory, but stock market investors don’t seem to care. History suggests, however, […]
The Food Network reran a 2012 documentary called “Hunger Hits Home,” a few days ago. Anyone who watches the Food Network knows that the star chefs spend a lot of time talking about getting involved in your local food pantry and giving to charities that help feed kids in America. You’ve probably heard radio ads […]
Taxpayer Funded LA Cougar Bridge California’s highway system is crumbling with a backlog of more than $59 billion in maintenance costs. To fund this, Governor Brown has proposed a 12-cent increase in the state’s gas tax and a $65 annual highway user fee. There’s no question the state needs to budget more money to maintain […]
I doubt if this kid realizes it but he is advocating for a political kommissar class to redistribute wealth and labor on a political basis, like a social justice IRS. No one (including this student) gives up their wealth voluntarily, so you need a government agency that is feared like the IRS to do the […]
Rubio’s campaign is getting twice the ads for half the price of Bush’s super PAC, undercutting his rival’s cash advantage. By Shane Goldmacher | 11/17/15 05:15 AM EST Down in the polls, Jeb Bush was supposed to find refuge in his financial superiority. But just as his campaign enters the critical primary phase, the fallen front-runner […]
2015 has not been kind to Kazakhstan’s economy (the largest in Central Asia). Although it has the highest levels of economic freedom in the region, the country’s growth has slowed, with estimates now calling for just 2.8 percent, significantly less than last year’s 4.3 percent. The culprits in the decline? A weakened Russian currency and […]
Tracking the slow motion trainwreck of Obamacare has become one of our preferred hobbies: below is just a random sample of headlines covering just the most recent tribulations of the “we have to pass it to find out what’s in it” Unaffordable Care Act: In Latest Obamacare Fiasco, Most Low-Income Workers Can’t Afford “Affordable Care […]
Roughly 9,000 California companies moved their headquarters or diverted projects to out-of-state locations in the last seven years, and Dallas-Fort Worth has been a prime beneficiary of the Golden State’s “hostile” business environment. That’s the conclusion of study by Joseph Vranich, a site selection consultant and president of Irvine, California-based Spectrum Location Solutions. Of the […]
