September 17, 1787
Federal Government
Federal Government, Government Spending, Marketing
Why there’s Room and Reason to Reduce the Military Budget
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
There’s much worry – but not reasonable worry – about the imposition of sequestration, across-the-board cuts to reduce overspending, on America’s military budget. Our fundamental security will always come from a healthy economy that fosters the economic growth and innovation that makes a professional, well-equipped military possible. Second, we would still have an unmatched military…
Banking & Finance, Economy, Federal Government, Open Government
Why audit the Fed?
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Transparency, better understanding of policy, and administrative accountability: no federal agency, including the Federal Reserve, should be free from thorough review. The better question, to which there isn’t a persuasive objection: Why not audit the Fed? Posted originally on 7.26.12 at Daily Adams.
Banking & Finance, Corporate Welfare, Federal Government
The Cronyism Behind Discount VIP Loans for Congressmen
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Business, Federal Government, Food
How ‘Big Food’ Dominates the USDA to Dominate Organic Agriculture
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Federal Government, Government Spending, Taxes/Taxation
How Government Discourages Savings
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
One often hears that Americans don’t save enough, but why is that? For a few, it’s probably the consequence of spending too much, conspicuously, to keep up appearances. For most people, though, that’s not true: the percentage of lavish, status-conscious spenders is a small part of most communities. One of the reasons Americans don’t save…
City, Corporate Welfare, Federal Government, Government Spending, State Government
The Innovation Express Generac Bus: ‘Public Transit Is Not Expected to Make Money’
by JOHN ADAMS • • 2 Comments
The ‘Innovation Express’ – even less efficient, more costly, and more unjustified as crony capitalism than anyone might have thought! There are two stories at the Janesville Gazette that do their damnedest to justify federal, state, and local subsidies ($83,005) for a bus that benefits principally a few workers from multi-billion-dollar Generac, but even cheerleading…
Crime, Federal Government
Update: TSA Air Marshal Arrested for Stealing Boston Occupier’s iPhone
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Federal Government, Libertarians, Politics, Presidential race 2012
Libertarian Live Blog of the 2012 State of the Union Address and GOP Response
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Federal Government, Free Markets
Bain’s Not Romney’s Weakness, It’s His Strength
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Predictably, opportunistic GOP rivals want to attack Mitt Romney’s career at Bain Capital as proof that he’s heartless, greedy, etc. This is unsurprising, as these GOP rivals (except Ron Paul) don’t favor free and voluntary markets, they favor particular businesses (those that contribute to their campaigns, first and foremost). They talk about being pro-business, but…
Education, Federal Government, Government Spending
No Child Left Behind: A Decade of Failure
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Neal McCluskey contends — accurately — that No Child Left Behind legislation has been a failure. He makes arguments against the decade-old federal law in a brief video, embedded below. It’s a summary only, but a good summary of a bad law. (For an earlier post on NCLB, see Whitewater Has No Reason to Worry…
Federal Government, Laws/Regulations
Dallas teen missing since 2010 was deported to Colombia
by JOHN ADAMS •
Some of the same gentlemen who campaign on the need for small government are willing to support aggressive federal immigration enforcement. Their confidence in the efficiency and fairness of Immigration and Customs Enforcement is absurdly misplaced: There are still many unanswered questions about how an African-American girl who speaks no Spanish is mistaken for a…