Regulation

Pennsylvania’s Gold Rush

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • January 6, 2010

In economically depressed Northeast Pennsylvania shale drilling has reinvigorated local economies creating thousands of jobs (29,000) last year. Yesterday, Fox News featured the region and the Marcellus Shale “gold rush”.

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Taxes & Economy

The Un-Silent Majority

  • Matthew Brouillette, Nathan Benefield
  • April 20, 2009

Nearly 10,000 Pennsylvanians rallied on Tax Day, April 15th, against wasteful government spending, high and rising taxes, and burgeoning government debt and deficits.  The nonpartisan, anti-establishment “Tea Parties” were held…

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WACO Blames Glenn Beck

  • April 9, 2009

Recently, the War Against Conservative Opinion (WACO) blamed Fox News’ Glenn Beck for the shooting deaths of three police officers in Pittsburgh. Even MSNBC’s Keith…

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Taxes & Economy

Stimu-less

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 13, 2009

Lots of good explanation of why a federal “economic stimulus” is likely to fail. The Heritage Foundation has the “Do’s and Don’ts of an Economic Stimulus” – unfortunately all…

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Public Union Democracy

Which Obama Will Be President?

  • Matthew Brouillette, Nathan Benefield
  • November 13, 2008

Will an Obama presidency bring a lurch to the political Left in America?  This is of great concern for those of us who believe that our prosperity and security do…

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Health Care

Taxes, Health Care, and GOP Strategists

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 6, 2008

Fox News has an article about the future of the GOP, and its search for rising starts. It is a pretty good piece, except for comments by Republican strategist…

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Taxes & Economy

The end of Big Government Conservatism?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 6, 2008

Following John McCain’s loss, conservatives and pundits will start looking to offer an explanation. To keep it simple, let me say this: The financial bailout killed whatever chance McCain’s had.

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