Obama Doesn't Care About the Keystone Pipeline Facts, Just the Politics
The House and Senate have now passed bipartisan legislation approving the Keystone XL pipeline. Seems like the only one who doesn’t support it is President Obama. And yet opposition to the pipeline is inexplicable if you know the facts behind the issue.
The White House Lied About Those Getting Amnesty Not Receiving Welfare Benefits
We are going to have to forget that old maxim that “crime doesn’t pay,” because in Obama’s redistribution economy crime (i.e., entering the country illegally) pays handsomely.
If Obama Wants Reagan's Capital Gains Tax Rate, He Should Take Reagan's Income Tax Rates
The White House has sent conservatives what it apparently thinks is a very clever message: You say the economy boomed under President Ronald Reagan’s tax reforms. Well, Reagan’s top capital gains tax rate was 28 percent, so let’s go back to that.
The Most Wanted List You Never Heard Of: Millions of Tax Dollars Vaporized
The Office of Inspector General at the US Dept. of Health and Human Services has a Most Wanted list. IPI's Merrill Matthews wrote about a 2010 GAO report identifying "$48 billion in what it termed as ‘improper payments.’”
IPI Joins Conservative Texas Budget Coalition
It's not enough for Texas conservatives to pat themselves on the back about outperforming California, or otherwise coast on our generally low tax and light regulatory environment. It’s time for the Texas Legislature to enact bold, forward-looking policies to further invigorate the Texas economy and ensure that Texas is a powerhouse of growth and opportunity into the next decade.
Are You (And High Schoolers) Smarter Than Immigrants Taking A Citizenship Test?
Arizona has become the first state in the country to require high school students to pass the basic civics test given to immigrants applying to become U.S. citizens. Students will have to correctly answer 60 of the test’s 100 questions. Can they do it? Can you?
Intellectual Property
Intellectual property rights deserve the same protections as physical property rights, said an open letter to Congress from 67 advocacy groups, industry associations and scholars Monday.
Advocacy, Trade Groups Implore Congress to Protect IP Rights
Intellectual property rights deserve the same protections as physical property rights, said an open letter to Congress from 67 advocacy groups, industry associations and scholars Monday.
Don't Fetishize Local Control
Abbott is correct; his observation clarifies an area of confusion among many regarding the supposed sanctity of local control.
New Congress Has an Energy Mandate
While the economy may have been voters' primary concern, energy issues played a key role, especially in the states that gave Republicans control of the Senate.
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