A common-sense, free-market plan for reforming Social Security. Deputy Policy Director, Pax Americana Institute. Introduction: Since the introduction of The Path to Prosperity: Restoring America’s Promise, herein referred to Representative Paul Ryan’s budget proposal, earlier this month, Social Security reform has taken a backseat to the restructuring of Medicare. At this writing, Social Security remains…
James Bovard
Government training yields lower wages than no training at all?
My Summer Road to Perdition What did I learn as a young man laboring for the Virginia Highway Department? How to work slowly to slipshod standards By James Bovard Mayors, governors and congressmen are busily hyping summer jobs programs. Kids can learn a great deal from a season on the government payroll. I benefited from…
General, Pax Americana Institute
Libya and the War Powers Act
By Mark Musselman, Commentary Associate, Pax Americana Institute. Current Events vs. Founding Documents. Current Event: President Obama could be impeached for violating U.S. Constitution and law by going into Libya without congressional consent, but Rep. Dennis Kucinich says he doesn’t want to cause that kind of havoc on the Republic, he just wants the United…
Paul Driessen
Rants, lies, subsidies and job-killing policies
How our government subsidizes job, wealth, revenue and people-killing energy policies By Paul Driessen President Obama’s speeches sum up his views on oil, natural gas and energy prices in just 44 words. “We have less than 2% of the world’s oil reserves. We’re running out of places to drill. We’re running out of oil. We…
Tom DeWeese
Attack of the NGOs
By Tom DeWeese One rarely hears of it. Few elected officials raise an eyebrow. The media makes no mention of it. But power is slowly slipping away from our elected representatives. In much the same way Mao Tse-tung had his Red Guards, so the UN has its NGOs They may well be your masters of…
Paul Driessen
Oil “subsidy” & “tax breaks” nonsense
Think repealing oil industry tax incentives will increase federal revenues? Think again. By Paul Driessen President Obama frequently says Americans “need to end our $4 billion in annual taxpayer subsidies to oil companies.” The latest Democrat bill would have repealed some $2 billion of what Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) and others call “subsidies” and “special…