NYT “Green Column” Promotes Renewable Efforts in Australia that Collide with Economic Realities

Supposedly, Australia's ambitious clean energy network will cost households just eight dollars a week over the next ten years, the NYT declares in a recent report. But new studies show that renewable, green technology is quite costly and cannot be sustained without government intervention. These facts go missing from the report... So called renewable energy sources comprise just 6 percent of Australia’s power supplies, but this could change dramatically in the next few years if environmentali...

Radical Left Wing Non-Profits Aligned with Sen. Levin Falsely Posture as Small Business Advocates

Sen. Carl Levin is using phony small business advocates to push for double taxation on U.S. businesses that profit overseas. Even the NYT is forced to concede that the activity is "unusual," but declines to do any serious investigation. The organizations in question all have far left affiliations suggestive of a big government agenda. That much is evident from just cursory glance of web sites... Small business groups have joined forces with Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) to block offshore tax have...

Economic Arguments Against Keynesian Proposals Can Balance Out Pro-Spending Coverage

With the 2010 mid-term elections approaching, time is running out for big spenders to force through new Keynesian measures and the New York Times is not pleased. A new report warns against the political fallout for Republicans who prioritize budget cuts over stimulus programs. There is limited value in the standard back and forth between competing lawmakers. Instead more economists should be permitted to debate the merits of new spending plans.. “Deficit Hawks” who are ambitious to roll back ...

Erin Go Bragh – Ireland Inspires Europe with Budget Cuts as NYT Plugs Obama, Decrys “Austerity”

Contrary to what the Obama White House recommends, Ireland is cutting its budget and alleviating debt. Other European countries now appear inclined to do the same even as The New York Times makes every effort to sell the EU on discredited Keynesian schemes... Ireland’s “Celtic Tiger” economy, the envy of Europe throughout the 1990s and the first decade of the 21st Century, has slowed dramatically and The New York Times recommends stimulus spending to grease the engines. The Irish Prime Minist...

Sen. Kennedy Offered to Collaborate With Soviets Against Reagan, KGB Documents Show

With public attention now turned onto the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's just released FBI file, now would be an appropriate moment to investigate his confidential correspondence with the KGB, which is well-documented, but under-reported. Paul Kengor, a Grove City College professor, has preserved documents that have now been resealed in Moscow. He is an excellent source and a good starting point for the NYT and others... Senator Edward M. Kennedy offered to work in close concert with high level S...