By: Bob Weeks (Diary)  |  January 18th at 12:55 AM  | 

Remarks attributed to Barack Obama in 2006 regarding the debt ceiling were never spoken in the senate, but were mailed in, so to speak.

By: Bob Weeks (Diary)  |  December 6th at 12:46 AM  | 

At a time that conservatives are concerned with the direction Speaker John Boehner is taking in negotiations over the fiscal cliff, he gives conservatives another reason to worry.

By: Bob Weeks (Diary)  |  October 13th at 12:44 AM  | 

An op-ed written in favor of the wind production tax credit shows just how difficult it is to replace cronyism with economic freedom.

By: Bob Weeks (Diary)  |  October 12th at 12:29 AM  | 

Although the unemployment rate has declined, there are still problems in the labor market that don’t appear to be improving. The duration of unemployment is an example.

By: Bob Weeks (Diary)  |  October 12th at 12:26 AM  | 

We often see criticism of politicians for sensing “which way the wind blows,” that is, shifting their policies to pander to the prevailing interests of important special interest groups. The associated negative connotation is that politicians do this without regard to whether these policies are wise and beneficial for everyone. So when a Member of Congress takes a position that is literally going against the | Read More »

By: Bob Weeks (Diary)  |  August 29th at 08:08 PM  | 

U.S. Representative Mike Pompeo, a Republican who represents the Kansas fourth district, contributes the following article on the harm of government involvement in energy markets, wind power specifically. Pompeo has written extensively on energy; see Pompeo on energy tax simplification, Era of energy subsidies is over, and Free market energy solutions don’t jeopardize national security. He has also introduced legislation to end all tax credits | Read More »

By: Bob Weeks (Diary)  |  August 20th at 01:55 PM  | 

On the campaign trail, President Barack Obama calls for an end to energy subsidies for the fossil fuel industry. It turns out, however, that this industry receives relatively little subsidy, while the president’s favored forms of energy investment — wind and solar — receive much more. Additionally, coal, oil, and gas industries paid billions in taxes to the federal government, while electricity produced by solar | Read More »

By: Bob Weeks (Diary)  |  July 29th at 09:30 AM  | 

Following is an article from U.S. Representative Mike Pompeo. This week the House of Representatives will vote to stop the largest tax hike in American history, which, absent legislative action, is set to occur on January 1, 2013. I hope the Senate and President Obama will join us. Last week’s report of the economy growing at an anemic 1.5 percent is further evidence that tax | Read More »

By: Bob Weeks (Diary)  |  July 27th at 09:29 PM  | 

By Sam Brownback, Governor of Kansas When Jeff Colyer and I took office in January of 2011, tens of thousands of fewer Kansans were working in private sector jobs than a decade ago. Our state was losing residents to all surrounding states. We had the highest taxes in the region and ranked among the worst in private sector job creation. Something had to be done | Read More »

By: Bob Weeks (Diary)  |  July 13th at 11:18 AM  | 

The Kansas Economic Freedom Index examines votes made by members of the Kansas Legislature based on the impact the proposed legislation has on the free market and the constitutional principles of individual liberty and limited government. Based on their votes, legislators earn scores that illuminate their support of — or opposition to — these principles of economic freedom. The Kansas Economic Freedom Index is produced | Read More »