Haley Barbour and the Regressive Economics of Farm Subsidies

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  February 22nd at 09:32 PM  | 

Farm subsidies are the most popular form of corporate cronyism among many Republicans.  Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, this regressive form of ‘progressive’ market intervention garners enthusiastic support from Republican presidential contenders, especially preceding the Iowa Caucuses.  Haley Barbour is the latest potential presidential candidate to prostrate on the altar of the farm lobby and support the $20 billion fleecing of the taxpayer.  Even with the | Read More »

Haley Barbour, 2012, and the Need for a Focus on Illegal Immigration

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  February 16th at 08:22 AM  | 

Haley Barbour has been under fire for his stance on immigration after Time Magazine published a Justice Department filing showing that Barbour lobbied for amnesty.  The filings show that Barbour was part of a lobbying team that was commissioned by the Mexican embassy to lobby for a pathway to citizenship for illegals in 2001. Here are some of the details about the amnesty provisions that | Read More »