AMERICAN ISSUES PROJECT

There may be states with poorer economic conditions than California, but perhaps none with more self-inflicted fiscal wounds. The state legislature, controlled by one party for decades, keeps spending record amounts of money, in boom times and bust. Its electorate uses a free-wheeling referendum system to continually approve bond issues for pet projects while maintaining flinty opposition to the taxes...

The House just passed a massive power grab disguised as a bill called Waxman-Markey, more commonly known as the cap and trade bill. This bill will cripple the United States economy in the name of reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions. Proponents of “America’s Clean Energy and Security Act” say that making our taxes skyrocket will help save us from global warming. This, unfortunately...

Is there anything in your life you think would be better if it were run by government bureaucrats? For most of us, the answer is a laughable “No.” -- Newt Gingrich The American people generally like the care they're getting in our health care system, but they're unhappy about the cost. This leads to a conundrum because the government plan being discussed leaves Americans with only...