Mehrens: Good News For 2014
While it may not qualify as a silver lining, there was one bright spot to emerge from Washington D.C.’s latest adventure in bad budgeting: A...
Letters
Mia McLeod: “My God”
Must we be hypocrites about everything in this state? I mean … since we wanna wear the “Bible Belt” like a badge of honor, shouldn’t...
Ravenel: Major Parties Failing Citizens, Taxpayers
In March of 2006 then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama offered an impassioned rebuke of runaway GOP deficit spending during a debate over the nation’s debt ceiling....
Curtis Loftis’ New Year’s Message
Friends, It has been a pleasure serving as your State Treasurer over the past three years. With another year upon us, I would like to take...
Ron Paul: Government Policies Hurt Low-Income Workers
Fast-food workers across the county have recently held a number of high profile protests to agitate for higher wages. These protests have been accompanied by...
Romano: What’s the GOP Agenda?
With the generic congressional ballot all but even and Democrats trailing big time in key Senate races in red states like Alaska, West Virginia, and...
Benko: A Gold Standard Love-In
Last month, Cato conducted its thirty-first annual monetary conference on the topic “Was the Fed A Good Idea?” By virtue of the prestige that has...
Ron Paul: War Lobby Won’t Give Up Easily
It is the time of year we feel a sense of joy and optimism. We are preparing for the holidays and looking to spend time...
Ron Paul: End The Fed
A week from now, the Federal Reserve System will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding. Resulting from secret negotiations between bankers and politicians at...
Romano: Paul Ryan’s Budget Deal Worse Than It Looks
A $63.2 billion proposed increase in spending canceling almost 35 percent of the sequester cuts scheduled for 2014 and 2015 will be offset by just a $6.25...