Archives for: August 2011
Compounding natural disaster with government disaster
Aug 31st
The ever-reliable supporters of big government at CNN (no different from any other "mainstream" media outlet, to be sure) offer this interesting insight: Political antagonism toward deficits may exacerbate the long-term impact of natural disasters by le… more »
Can't you take a joke?
Aug 30th
The problem with Michele Bachmann's quip that the recent Virginia-centered earthquake and Hurricane Irene were a political message from god is not that she made a joke. It's that the media wasn't sure whether it was a joke, and perhaps, not least becaus… more »
The inevitable "exchange" metastasis
Aug 29th
Colorado's SB200 which created a health care "exchange" for the state after the bill was sponsored by House Majority Leader Amy Stephens (R-Monument) is already demonstrating the first of its unintended consequences. By this I mean the consequences unin… more »
Gay marriage meets immigration
Aug 26th
A week ago, immigration judge Mimi Tsankov, basing her ruling on the Obama Administration's rapidly changing immigration policy, postponed deportation hearings for Sujey Pando, a Mexican citizen whose story is as sympathetic as the judge's ruling is pro… more »
Ross in for Peter Boyles on Thursday
Aug 24th
I have the privilege of sitting in for the great Peter Boyles again on Thursday (Aug 25), from 5 AM to 9 AM on Denver's Talk Radio 630 KHOW.
At 6:30 AM, my guest will be Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform, talking about Cost of Gove… more »
Fox posts misleading GOP poll headline
Aug 24th
This morning on "America's Newsroom", Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum reported that a "New poll shows Gov Perry leading 2012 Republican field." This headline and the discussion with RCN Chairman Reince Preibus was rather misleading, and I was surpris… more »
The Fed's secret loans
Aug 24th
A colleague from the Heartland Institute asked me to comment on the Bloomberg News story about the Fed giving $1.2 trillion of secret loans to large banks, both American and foreign, from 2007 to 2010. Here was my response:
The magnitude of the Fed's s… more »
Astronaut Suicides
Aug 23rd
Photographer Neil Dacosta and Art Director Sara Phillips have created a disturbing and thought-provoking assemblage of photographs entitled "Astronaut Suicides" at the eponymous website. (Navigate through the pictures using the left and right keyboard a… more »
Ross in for Peter Boyles on Tuesday
Aug 22nd
I'll have my first opportunity to sit in for the hyper-energetic Peter Boyles on Tuesday (and again on Thursday) from 5 AM to 9 AM on 630 KHOW.
My scheduled guests for Tuesday include:
At 6 AM, author Marijo (pronounced Mary Jo) Tinlin, author of "How… more »
What now for Libya?
Aug 22nd
The fall of Tripoli, which seems to have happened with astounding rapidity, must leave us wondering "what next?"
As we see Egypt lurch perilously close to a Muslim Brotherhood cliff, and allowing themselves (probably intentionally) to be drawn closer t… more »
