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United States Debt

The Credit Crisis

The recent U.S. debt downgrade by S&P has spread uncertainty in the market and has Americans worried about the future of their country. Credit agencies analyze the risk of various corporations and governments to determine what sort of interest rates … Continue reading

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United States Education

Choice in Education

“Education spending will be most effective if it relies on parental choice & private initiative — the building blocks of success throughout our society.” That quote by Milton Friedman accurately depicts the path education must follow. Unfortunately, in practice education … Continue reading

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United States Energy

Obama’s Energy Economy

By Chris Popov In this day in age, words like competition, capitalism, and choice get thrown around to convince people that certain policies are free-market. However, merely saying it does not make this so. In order to understand what is … Continue reading

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Drill Baby Drill

By John Eloranta Americans should focus on three things when it comes to oil and energy production. First, we cannot just focus on one area of energy production, we should be looking at the wide variety of sources we have … Continue reading

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Energy Freedom

It goes without saying that energy is vital to American prosperity. It is the key ingredient in any country’s economy if they want to compete at all in the global market. Energy is what keeps the lights on and fuels … Continue reading

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United States Job Creation

Free Trade Creates Jobs

By Chris Popov The Constitution clearly dictates the role of the federal government, and for the past 100 years there has been an explosion of power in Washington and a grave misinterpretation of what the founders intended. When dealing with … Continue reading

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Job Creation – What Obama Does Not Understand

Obama recently announced that he wants to pursue another stimulus under the guise of saying it will create jobs.  He even went so far as to call it the American Jobs Act. This piece of legislation is to cost upwards … Continue reading

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United States Taxes

The Nature of Taxes

“Government is a necessary evil” Those famous words, spoken by Thomas Paine, truly characterize the distrust of a powerful government, yet acknowledges the need for a government nevertheless. If we hold this to be true, then logically we should demand … Continue reading

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