Taxes & Economy

A Replay Of 1929? Don’t Count On It

• October 6, 2008

Investor’s Business Daily editorial helps make the point that the panicked actions of President Bush and Congress to thwart another Great Depression were/are unsubstantiated, something Matt Brouillette also stated…

Media

Government Accountability

Book Review: Leave us Alone

• Nathan Benefield
• April 15, 2008

I am blogging from Seattle, where I am attending a conference on government transparency. One of the best aspects of flying across the county is catching up on some reading.

Media

Big Government draws Lobbyist Gifts

• Nathan Benefield
• October 29, 2007

In another exposé of how Harrisburg works, Peter Jackson of the AP looks at the lobbyist spending and gift-giving. Why all the money ? Health care lobbyists want to…

Media

Did Thornburgh really call for “moderation”?

• Nathan Benefield
• October 26, 2007

The most recent Madonna and Young Political Uncorrected commentary claims that former Gov. Dick Thornburgh’s congressional testimony wasn’t about defending his client Cyril Wecht, who is under indictment…

Media

A Portrait of the Economy

• Nathan Benefield
• February 14, 2007

Wall Street Journal editorial on why growth of Big Government always undermines economic growth.

Media

The Right Minimum Wage: $0

• Nathan Benefield
• January 4, 2007

George Will in the Washington Post on why the nostalgia for New Deal era Big Government proposals – such as the minimum wage – are as bad an idea…

Media

Government Accountability

The Elections Big Winner: Reform

• Nathan Benefield
• November 13, 2006

Did voters reject Republicans and embrace Democrats in the 2006 elections? Of course; the gains in seats held by Democrats (both nationally and statewide) suggest they did. But the reasons…

Commentary

State Budget

Return the Windfall Profits

• Nathan Benefield
• May 25, 2006

There is a massive organization imposing a financial burden on the Pennsylvania economy. It is consuming an ever larger portion of the average person’s income. The costs for what it…

Commentary

Energy

The Governments Gas Problem

• Matthew Brouillette
• May 8, 2006

Government’s energy policies and regulations have been leading us down the wrong road for years, yet the only solution Governor Ed Rendell and plenty of Republicans like Sen. Arlen Specter…

Commentary