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Child Support, Through Age 23?

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 01/07/2010

Law and Litigation

Blog

Serial Rapists Roam Free in D.C. as the D.C. Government Shields Ex-Cons from Discrimination

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 01/06/2010

The D.C. government sometimes has more empathy for criminals than for their victims.   In December 2007, the D.C. Council voted to…

Consumer Freedom

Blog

Virginia Weighs Discriminatory Mandate on Divorced Parents

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 01/06/2010

Married parents don’t have any legal obligation to pay for their adult children’s college education or living expenses. But a bill just introduced in…

Consumer Freedom

Op-Eds

Letter to the Editor: TSA Doesn’t Need Any More Obstacles

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 01/06/2010

The Examiner was right to oppose unionizing the Transportation Security Administration, which would harm airline security and reduce its effectiveness. But the TSA is…

Aviation

Op-Eds

VA Considers Mandate on Divorced Parents to Pay for College

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 01/06/2010

Married parents don’t have any legal obligation to pay for their adult children’s college education or living expenses. But a bill just…

Law and Litigation

Blog

Congress Mulls More Credit Card Restrictions, in Legislation Likely to Backfire on Consumers

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 01/05/2010

Some in Congress want to impose interest rate ceilings on credit cards and restrictions on interchange fees.  Australia tried the same thing, and it…

Consumer Freedom

Blog

Government Uses Takeover of Mortgage Giants to Deliberately Increase Their Massive Losses at Taxpayer Expense

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 01/05/2010

The Wall Street Journal notes that the Obama administration has used the federal government’s bailout of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and…

Consumer Freedom

Blog

Obama’s Recent $75 Billion Mortgage Bailout Fails: Harmful to Economy, Housing, and Construction, Say Economists and Real Estate Experts

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 01/04/2010

Economists and real estate experts are saying that a $75 billion mortgage bailout program designed by the Obama administration has backfired and harmed the housing market,…

Law and Litigation

Op-Eds

Stimulus Package Forces States to Raise Taxes

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 01/03/2010

The federal government’s $800 billion stimulus package, which failed to cut unemployment, is now forcing states and local governments to raise taxes.

Banking and Finance

Blog

Stimulus Package Forces States to Raise Taxes, Harms Economy

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 01/02/2010

The federal government’s $800 billion stimulus package, which failed to cut unemployment, is now forcing states and local governments to raise taxes. The Wall Street Journal…

Labor and Employment

Blog

TSA Praises Itself After Year of Security Lapses; Obama Administration Backs TSA Unionization at Public Expense

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 12/31/2009

In a year-end message to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staff, the agency praised itself for a “very good year” in airline…

Consumer Freedom

Blog

Florida Attorney General Questions Constitutionality of Healthcare Bills in Congress

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 12/31/2009

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum is questioning whether it is constitutional to force people to buy health insurance, as the health…

Consumer Freedom

Blog

Is ObamaCare’s “Individual Mandate” Unconstitutional?

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 12/29/2009

The health care bills backed by the President require that individuals buy health insurance if it is not provided by their employer. Is that unconstitutional?…

Consumer Freedom

Blog

Government Expands Fannie and Freddie Bailout and Lavishes Money on their CEOs

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 12/28/2009

Under the Bush administration, federal regulators took over Fannie and Freddie in the name of stopping their risky practices. But the Obama administration has increased…

Law and Litigation

Op-Eds

U.S. Government Undermining Air and Rail Security

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 12/28/2009

An alleged terrorist from Nigeria has been charged with plotting to blow up an airliner. He carried explosives onto a plane and set…

Automobiles and Roads

Blog

Terrorist Charged After Trying to Blow Up Plane; Government Undermines Airline and Railroad Security

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 12/27/2009

An alleged terrorist from Nigeria has been charged with plotting to blow up an airliner.  He carried explosives onto a plane…

Consumer Freedom

Blog

False Claims by Government in Supreme Court Case: PCAOB Agency Is More Powerful and Independent Than Government Claims

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 12/06/2009

The members of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), an agency being challenged in the Supreme Court on December…

Law and Litigation

Blog

More Biased Press Coverage of the Supreme Court and Its Ledbetter Decision

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 12/06/2009

Press coverage of the Supreme Court is sometimes marred by ideological bias.  Liberal court reporters sometimes distort what Supreme Court justices say, or the facts of Supreme…

Law and Litigation

The Wall Street Journal

Sarbanes-Oxley on Trial

  • By: Hans Bader, John Berlau
  • 12/04/2009

Congress wants to wallop business with even more regulation in the wake of the financial panic, but perhaps the Members should pause on Monday and…

Banking and Finance

The Wall Street Journal

Supreme Court Set to Review Scope of Peek-a-boo Power

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 12/04/2009

Banking and Finance

Blog

“Would ObamaCare Reduce Innovation?”: Health Care Bill Would Cause Preventable Deaths

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 11/30/2009

“Would ObamaCare Kill Medical Innovation?”  That’s the question posed by health care expert Michael Cannon.  His answer is yes:  “President Obama’s…

Consumer Freedom

Blog

How Capitalism and Property Rights Saved the Pilgrims From Starving

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 11/28/2009

Law professor llya Somin notes a “lesson of the original Thanksgiving: that the Pilgrims nearly starved to death because…

Consumer Freedom

Blog

Moderates Criticize Health Care Bill As It Advances in Senate; Experts Gave Bill A “Failing Grade”

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 11/23/2009

On Saturday, the Senate voted 60-to-39, along party lines, to press towards passage of a massive health care bill, by blocking a…

Consumer Well-Being

Blog

Healthcare Bill Advances in Senate, Despite Receiving Failing Grade from Health Experts; Democrats Block Filibuster in Party-Line Vote

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 11/21/2009

The healthcare bill is on the verge of passing the Senate, despite the fact that it has received a failing grade from healthcare experts like…

Consumer Freedom

Blog

Reid Health Care Bill Adds New Tax Increases, Costs Twice As Much As Promised

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 11/19/2009

The health care “reform” bill drafted by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid adds new tax increases, and costs twice as much as its…

Consumer Freedom

The Wall Street Journal

Senate Panel Approves David Michaels

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 11/19/2009

Law and Litigation

Blog

Harvard Medical School Dean Gives ObamaCare a “Failing Grade”

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 11/18/2009

"In discussions with dozens of health-care leaders and economists, I find near unanimity of opinion that the final legislation that will emerge from Congress will…

Consumer Freedom

Blog

Senate Committee Rubberstamps Left-Wing Ideologue to Head Powerful OSHA Agency Despite His Anti-Gun and Pro-Junk-Science Views

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 11/18/2009

David Michaels, a left-wing ideologue who supports junk science and seeks to restrict gun possession, has been approved by the Senate Health Committee…

Consumer Freedom

Blog

Stimulus Package Creates Imaginary Jobs, Destroys Jobs in the Real World

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 11/17/2009

President Obama’s $800 billion stimulus package creates imaginary jobs, while destroying ones in the real world. Billions from the stimulus…

Consumer Freedom

Blog

“How ACORN Destroyed the Housing Market”

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 11/16/2009

Federal affordable-housing mandates were a major factor in the mortgage crisis, fueling the housing bubble and the subsequent collapse of the housing and…

Housing Finance Policy

The Wall Street Journal

Letter to the Editor: Obsession With Diversity Led to Security Lapses

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 11/16/2009

The Examiner was right to criticize Gen. George Casey for foolishly claiming that a backlash against politically correct "diversity" in the military would be…

Law and Litigation

Blog

Health-Care “Reform” Bills Increase Costs, Endanger Access for Millions, Federal Experts Say

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 11/15/2009

The healthcare “reform” bill backed by Obama “would reduce senior care,” and “could jeopardize access to care for millions,” report healthcare…

Consumer Freedom

Blog

ACORN Challenges Cut-Off Of Federal Funds After Child Prostitution Scandal, Claiming It Is ‘Unconstitutional’

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 11/12/2009

ACORN has just filed a lawsuit in New York challenging as “unconstitutional” its loss of federal funds after its role in…

Law and Litigation

Blog

Unemployment Skyrockets: “U.S. now beating European unemployment rates”

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 11/10/2009

Unemployment is now higher in the U.S. than in Europe,  reports the Washington Post.  “The official U.S. unemployment rate, reported last Friday, now stands…

Energy and Environment

Blog

Fort Hood’s Lessons: Treat People Equally, Without Politically Correct Double Standards

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 11/09/2009

Intelligence officials knew that Nidal Hasan, the soldier who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, was trying to contract Al Qaeda. …

Law and Litigation

Blog

House Passes Massive Health Care Bill

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 11/08/2009

Just before midnight on Saturday, the House of Representatives passed a massive, 2000-page health care “reform” bill by a 220 to 215 vote. The bill,…

Consumer Freedom

Blog

Soldier Kills 13 in Mass Shooting at Fort Hood: Political Correctness and Gun Control Cited by Critics

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 11/06/2009

A Muslim solder, Nidal Hasan, shot dead 13 people at Fort Hood yesterday. Hasan had earlier exhibited extremist, anti-American propensities, including applauding terrorist…

Consumer Freedom

Blog

Obama One Year Later — A Legacy of Lies and Broken Promises

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 11/03/2009

It’s been a year since the president was elected, and he’s already piled up an impressive list of lies and broken promises. The broken promises…

Consumer Freedom

Blog

ObamaCare Blueprint Called ‘The Worst Bill Ever’: It Drives Up Taxes, Insurance Premiums, State and Federal Deficits, and Legal Bills

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 11/03/2009

The Wall Street Journal calls the House version of President Obama’s health care plan “the worst bill ever,” noting that it…

Healthcare

The Wall Street Journal

1 Year Later-Obama’s Legacy of Lies and Broken Promises

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 11/03/2009

It’s been a year since the president was elected, and he’s already piled up an impressive list of lies and broken promises.

Business and Government

The Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal: House Health Care Plan “Worst Bill Ever”

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 11/03/2009

The Wall Street Journal calls the House version of President Obama’s health care plan “the worst bill ever,” noting that it will lead to…

Antitrust

Blog

Cap-and-Trade Global Warming Bill Is A Scam, Experts Reveal

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 11/01/2009

Two EPA lawyers criticized the cap-and-trade energy bill passed by the House as a scam, noting in The Washington Post that it will be manipulated…

Consumer Freedom

The Wall Street Journal

Can Governments Impose a New Tort Duty to Prevent External Risks? The ‘No-Fault’ Theories Behind Today’s High-Stakes Government

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 11/01/2009

Law and Litigation

Blog

Honduras Agreement Did Not Promise Return of Authoritarian Ex-President, Contrary to Earlier Press Reports

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 10/31/2009

The small country of Honduras did not agree to return its authoritarian ex-president to power after all.  Press reports said it did, but The…

Law and Litigation

Blog

Under U.S. pressure, impoverished Honduras may allow authoritarian ex-president to return to power

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 10/30/2009

Under U.S. pressure, Honduras’s leader has reportedly agreed to return to power its authoritarian ex-president, Manuel Zelaya, in exchange for an end to…

Law and Litigation

The Wall Street Journal

Race and the Presidential Race

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 10/30/2009

Law and Litigation

Blog

Senator seeks to cover up report showing Honduras acted legally in removing authoritarian ex-president

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 10/29/2009

The Obama administration and congressional allies like Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) are seeking to silence government lawyers who point out their mistakes and misinterpretations of…

Law and Litigation

The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Franken’s Arbitration Amendment

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 10/29/2009

Kathleen Parker rightly criticized Sen. Al Franken’s amendment banning defense contractors from enforcing arbitration clauses [“The ‘rape supporter’ ploy,” op-ed, Oct. 25]. Although the…

Business and Government

Blog

Obama Signs Hate-Crimes Bill Into Law; Critics Say It Circumvents Constitutional Safeguards Against Double Jeopardy

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 10/28/2009

Today, President Obama signed into law a bill that will dramatically expand the federal hate crimes law, enabling prosecutors to bring federal charges against…

Consumer Freedom

Blog

False Claim About Justice Scalia from Liberal Reporter: No, He Didn’t Say He Would Have Voted to Uphold Segregation

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 10/27/2009

Liberals are busy sending each other twitters falsely claiming that Justice Antonin Scalia, one of the more conservative members of the Supreme Court, said…

Labor and Employment

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