Sports Arenas Fail Taxpayers
Lack of transparency and ticketing policies that disadvantage the general public can’t be tolerated in a public facility. It should be a facility that works for the taxpayers, providing them every use and equal access, as with a publicly funded library or park.
Abbott's Opposition to Airline Merger Baffles Conservatives
Greg Abbott has managed what no one expected: He’s got conservatives bristling. The Texas attorney general has joined with Eric Holder in opposing the merger of American Airlines and U.S. Airways.
Free Market Policy Can Help Deal Work
There's a reason why conservatives believe in letting markets rather than governing elites determine outcomes. That's why it was disappointing to see Texas Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott join the Obama administration in opposing the nearly concluded merger between American Airlines and US Airways.
Does the President Want ObamaCare Death Panels for Higher Education?
President Obama has identified yet another sector of the economy in dire need of government help: higher education. And it seems he wants to use ObamaCare as the model for improving education quality and lowering cost. The one teensy-weensy problem is that ObamaCare will do neither.
The Recent Decline in Wages Is a Result of Obama's Economic Policies
Real average wages have declined over the past four years and the reason is simple: Companies facing Obama’s regulatory and tax onslaught are reluctant to invest and hire.
Gale Force Opposition to Progress
Insisting that Fire Island’s storm-damaged copper network be replaced with the same old outdated technology is a step backward rather than forward.
Secondary Markets: The Ticket to Economic Success
The societal benefits of the secondary ticket market depend on the right of ticket purchasers to transfer their tickets as they choose.
Business Gets A Pass On ObamaCare, But How About The Rest Of Us?
President Obama has decided to delay by one year enforcement of the employer mandate to provide employees with health coverage. But why stop with employers? How about giving every American a get-out-of-ObamaCare-free pass?
A Surprising Health Insurance Option For Those Who Refuse ObamaCare
For the millions of Americans who refuse to get ObamaCare-qualified coverage, they can still be insured through policies which are built on a life insurance platform rather than health insurance — which, incidentally, means they are outside ObamaCare’s long arm of regulatory control.
Small U.S. mobile carriers oppose Samsung sales ban
A group of small mobile phone carriers in the United States has sent a letter to the U.S. International Trade Commission expressing opposition to a possible sales ban of Samsung Electronics' mobile devices in the country.