National Mortgage Database: Big Brother Is Watching You
The federal government is building a National Mortgage Database that will contain vast amounts of highly personal information on individual Americans. ...
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Michigan Joins Other States in Raising Minimum Wage
Freedom has suffered another blow, this time in Michigan, which has just raised its minimum wage along with its unemployment rate. ...
Government Cuts California Oil Reserve Estimates 96 Percent
The joyous celebration by environmentalists that California's Monterey shale oil formation is presently inaccessible will likely turn out to be premature. ...
Media Celebration Over Fracking Verdict Is Premature
Behind the media's celebratory headlines about a victory over fracking is the plain and simple fact that this verdict was no victory over fracking. ...
Rosy Jobs Report Fails to Mask Economy’s Continuing Weakness
Looking past Friday's rosy jobs report headlines from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals an economy that is far from robust. ...
BLS Reports One in Five Families Has No One Working
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 20 percent of American families have no working members — adding to the already disturbing news about the financial shape of families. ...
Vallejo, California, Likely Headed for Second Bankruptcy
Vallejo, California, is on the verge of its second bankruptcy, primarily because of its unwillingness to negotiate its pension plans' terms. ...
Bank Bailouts Without End
In 2008, many banks were deemed “too big to fail,” and government (taxpayers) bailed them out. Since then, bankers and bureaucrats have insisted the money keep flowing. ...
Scranton, Pennsylvania, Fighting Bankruptcy Foolishly
Economic ignorance and union influence will force Scranton, Pennsylvania, into Chapter 9 bankruptcy. ...
America’s “Economic Freedom” Score Drops — Again
The Heritage Foundation tracks the continuing decline in economic freedom of the United States, placing it now just behind Estonia and just ahead of Bahrain. ...
Reports of Death of Incandescent Light Bulb are Premature
The free market continues to stay at least one step ahead of the regulators, this time with incandescent light bulbs. ...
Washington Post Urged to Disclose New Owner’s CIA Ties
The Washington Post, one of the premier mouthpieces for the establishment, is facing a tsunami of criticism and calls for full disclosure after the newspaper’s new owner, Amazon CEO and Bilderberg...
Private Sector Shrinking, Public Sector Growing in Most States
Since 2007, private-sector employment has declined in almost all states, leaving government with an ever-larger share of the labor force, according to a new study. ...
Government Is Taking Steps to Regulate Bitcoin
Various government agencies are discussing the possibility of regulating Bitcoin, but some experts say that Bitcoin's decentralized nature makes it difficult if not impossible to regulate. ...
EPA Shutting Down Last-standing U.S. Primary Lead Smelter
The last standing primary lead smelter in the United States will be closing in December — thanks to the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s continuing war on American industry. As a consequence,...