Why Stifle Employers from Offering Raises?

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  June 12th at 04:00 PM  | 

When observing the chaos that big union bosses have interleaved into the labor market, you instinctively think of the above-market wages that are forced upon employers (and taxpayers, in the case of public-sector unions) as a result of the monopolistic collective bargaining contracts.  However, what is even more deleterious is the limitation on paying individual workers more than their contract dictates. Believe it or not, | Read More »

Obama and Reid: Destroying the Economy; Stimulating Trial Lawyers

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  June 5th at 10:42 AM  | 

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been hit with a torrent of negative economic news, portending a prolonged period of stagnation for the foreseeable future.  While most recessions end with a period of robust growth and job creation, this recovery has been stymied by odious regulations and a cloud of uncertainty painted dark black with Obama’s anti-business policies.  Naturally, the response from Democrats is to | Read More »

Charting a Path To Reauthorizing Free Markets and Ending Statism

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  May 17th at 12:44 PM  | 

When it comes to free-market fiscal policy, Republicans are always manufacturing excuses to exempt themselves from their own doctrine on numerous issues.  There are always excuses why specific industries must be recipients of government interventions.  They say that exporters cannot function without the Ex-Im Bank; farmers cannot subsist without government welfare despite record high prices; the financial markets cannot survive without bailouts.  The latest exception | Read More »

Hold the Line Against Venture Eco-Socialism in the CR

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  September 25th at 07:26 PM  | 

No wonder Democrats casually disregard our budget crisis.  They have a penchant to drop zeros from government expenditures!  Last month, Democrat congressional candidate Dave Weprin thought that the national debt stood at $4.0 trillion.  Now Harry Reid has filed cloture on his version of the FY 2012 CR that has a missing zero from some of the disaster aid expenditures.  According to CQ Politics, Reid’s | Read More »

We the People: A Constitutional Republic, Not a Democracy

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  September 16th at 07:57 AM  | 

Today, we celebrate the 224th anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution (September 17 falls out over the weekend this year).  On this day, it is imperative that we reflect on the importance of our constitution and celebrate the roots of our founding.  As our nation comes under attack from the forces of tyranny within, we must reaffirm our commitment to the ideals | Read More »