April 2011
3 posts
White House releases long-form Obama birth...
Reporting from Washington— The White House released President Obama’s long-form birth certificate to reporters on Wednesday, an extraordinary step in reaction to renewed questions from critics about whether he was born in Hawaii. The document also was posted on the White House website. President Obama is expected to speak on the subject from the White House briefing room later Wednesday...
What is a "good" job, anyway? →
Is a good job one that comes with employer-provided benefits? Two groups in American history have supported employer benefits, in preference to government benefits: large corporations and unions. Large corporations, beginning in the early 20th century, viewed the provision of health insurance, defined benefit pensions and other benefits as a way of reducing the attraction of unions or...
9 Things The Rich Don't Want You To Know About... →
For three decades we have conducted a massive economic experiment, testing a theory known as supply-side economics. The theory goes like this: Lower tax rates will encourage more investment, which in turn will mean more jobs and greater prosperity—so much so that tax revenues will go up, despite lower rates. The late Milton Friedman, the libertarian economist who wanted to shut down public parks...
