Current Events v. Founding Documents: Collective Bargaining and the 10th Amendment
Current Events vs. Founding Documents Entry 86 Current Event According to Wall Street Journal/AP June 17, 2010 The Senate is moving closer to passing legislation that would require states to grant public-safety employees, including police, firefighters and emergency medical workers, the right to collectively bargain over hours and wages. The bill, known as the Public [...]
Fed Debt Grows by $54B during $34B Cuts
On Friday night, April 9, our noble statesmen and stateswomen in Washington, D.C., were able to wrestle each other into an agreement about some necessary cuts to our federal budget. The nation can sigh in relief that we are spared the uncertain drama of a government shutdown. However, it is important for us all to [...]
Job Creation Formula. The 3 C’s = Jobs
RECENT HEADLINE: Employers added 216,000 jobs in the private sector. Net loss of 14,000 in government jobs across the nation (McClatchy News Service). Lets take a look at what I call, The 3 C’s of Job Creation: Confidence, Capitalism and Conservatism. The Simple Variable of Confidence in the Equation. This 10 letter word is grossly underestimated at times, [...]
Current Events v. Founding Documents: Westboro and the Supreme Court
Current Events vs. Founding Documents Entry 84 Current Event According to the New York Times; March 2, 2011 WASHINGTON — The First Amendment protects hateful protests at military funerals, the Supreme Court Ruled on Wednesday in an 8-to-1 decision. “Speech is powerful,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote for the majority. “It [...]
Libya: Analyzing The Power to Declare War
Current Events vs. Founding Documents Entry 83 Current Event According to the Wall Street Journal; March 22, 2011 (full article available on-line) WASHINGTON- President Barack Obama Monday formally notified Congress the U.S. had begun military attacks on Libya, prompting complaints from lawmakers that the president waged war without congressional consent, appearing to contradict his own [...]
PAiPodcast Interview: The Voice of Liberty – Reform in Iran, an Iranian’s Perspective (Part 2)
This interview with USA Director of the Confederation of Iranian Students Amir Golalipour is Part 2 of 2.
PAiPodcast Interview: The Voice of Liberty – Reform in Iran, an Iranian’s Perspective
Part 1 of 2. This interview features the USA Director of the Confederation of Iranian Students, Amir Golalipour. Amir’s history and credentials as a grassroots reform activist in Iran are showcased throughout. Mr. Golalipour has been jailed and beaten for his work in Iran. The interview was conducted by a PAI Commentary Associate, Ken Van [...]
Will 2011 Be Known as the Year of Conservatism and Common Sense?
Will 2011 be the year that common sense replaces ideology and conservatism is honored? Will conservatism and common sense return fiscal responsibility to the Federal government’s spending spree? Will the deficit and national debt be addressed? It can be argued that common sense tells us that you cannot, and should not, spend more money than [...]
