Government Accountability

Top Five PolicyBlog Posts of 2010

• Nathan Benefield
• December 30, 2010

Based on reader visits, here are our five most popular PolicyBlog posts over the past year: #5: 2010 SAT Scores by State The College Board has released the results of…

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Government Accountability

Philadelphia is Number 1 “Judical Hellhole” in US

• Nathan Benefield
• December 20, 2010

Philadelphia has been named the number one “judicial hellhole” in a new ranking by the American Tort Reform Association. Philadelphia is a source of great concern due…

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Taxes & Economy

The “Fair Share” Canard

• Matthew Brouillette
• December 16, 2010

Tonight, I’ll be on WITF’s Smart Talk to discuss why jobs aren’t coming back quicker and if we should allow tax rates to increase (i.e., allow the Bush tax…

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Taxes & Economy

I Got Your Energy Security Right Here

• December 9, 2010

The Toronto Globe and Mail yesterday reported how vast discoveries of new North American energy sources could “reflect the beginning of the end for U.S. dependence on Mideast…

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Government Accountability

Lawsuit Lottery Must End

• December 8, 2010

Upon taking office in January, Governor-elect Tom Corbett will face the burden of addressing the numerous economic and fiscal problems facing the Keystone State.  One of the most pervasive is…

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Taxes & Economy

How Green Jobs Destroy Good Jobs

• Nathan Benefield
• December 3, 2010

The Pennsylvania Solar Industries Association, along with PennEnvironment are touting a solar industry sponsored study, which estimates the Commonwealth has created 6,700 solar jobs. These groups are not…

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Taxes & Economy

Even Al Gore Opposes Ethanol Subsidies

• Nathan Benefield
• November 23, 2010

Yesterday, former Vice President and emperor of global warming alarmism Al Gore admitted that it was a mistake to support ethanol mandates and subsidies. Gore blamed the political dynamics,…

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Blog Roundup

• November 18, 2010

Check out these recent noteworthy posts from the blogosphere: CATO tells us that the Post Office reported an $8.5 billion dollar loss in 2010. Free trade is badly needed…

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Would Milton Friedman Support the Fed’s “Stimulus VI”?

• November 8, 2010

In a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, Allan Meltzer argues that Nobel laureate economist Milton Friedman would never have supported the Federal Reserve’s purchase of $600 billion in long…

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