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STOCK Act Ready for Obama’s Signature

March 23, 2012, 12:52pm

James Groth

Following weeks of delays, Harry Reid and the Senate send the STOCK Act to Barak Obama to be signed into law.

Which is the "Do Nothing" Party?

February 17, 2012, 10:43am

Adrian Moore

Landslide! STOCK Act More Popular than Hepatitis

February 10, 2012, 3:53pm

James Groth

The STOCK Act has been passed in both the Senate and House. What may seem like Congress addressing a serious issue, is little more than political spectacle.

Senate Approves Lawmakers Insider Trading Ban. Whatever.

February 3, 2012, 11:01am

James Groth

After a “60 Minutes” report brought to the attention of the American public that Congress was capitalizing on non-public information, lawmakers quickly collaborated with one another and proposed two bills banning insider trading by members of Congress and their staff. This bill reeks of desperation.

South Carolina: The State that Booed the Golden Rule

January 23, 2012, 6:44pm

Adam Summers

As the post-mortem analysis of the South Carolina Republican presidential primary is written and we look ahead to the first Republican debate in Florida tonight, the thing that sticks with me most vividly from the South Carolina campaign was the reaction of the crowd in the Fox News debate, particularly when many in the audience booed Rep. Ron Paul for offering the notion of applying the Golden Rule to our nation's foreign policy.

Surveying the State of Global Freedom

In 2010, the world stalled on the road to democracy

December 23, 2011

Steve Chapman

This year served mainly to vindicate the desires of tyrants and the fears of pessimists. To recapture the sense that the world is destined for universal democracy, you'd need a time machine.

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