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EDITORIAL: Steven Chu is no Don Draper
A good product can sell itself. There's no reason for Uncle Sam to step in and serve as the chief marketing officer for any private corporation. So the House took a welcome step last week when it adopted a measure by Rep. Jeff Landry, Louisiana Republican, that pulls the plug on the Energy Department's authority to spend $20 million on a "national media campaign" against affordable energy. Published June 13, 2012
EDITORIAL: Holder under fire
A respected senator says the American people deserve a better attorney general than Eric H. Holder Jr. Mr. Holder's position is no, they don't. Published June 12, 2012
EDITORIAL: EPA’s scary-air sniffers
Americans on their way to work or school may soon be reaching for a new high-tech device as they head out the door - a personal air-quality monitor. That's the vision of bureaucrats at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) who are trying to develop a portable sniffer that measures the body's reactions to pollution in the air. It's bound to take fear-mongering to a new level. Published June 12, 2012
EDITORIAL: John Wayne Obama
The announcement of a Justice Department investigation into a flurry of high-level leaks that have compromised U.S. national security has done nothing to allay concerns in Congress. As the probe moves forward, one thing is clear: The White House needs to get its story straight. Published June 11, 2012
EDITORIAL: Emulating Estonia
Europe is in big trouble. Unemployment remains sky-high, and economic growth averaged a mere 1.2 percent in 2011, with some economies continuing to shrink. Estonia is a remarkable exception to the depressing trend. Published June 11, 2012
EDITORIAL: Getting burned by biofuels
When individuals attempt to solve a problem and end up creating unforeseen troubles, it's called the law of unintended consequences. When government does it, it's called the law of the land. Published June 8, 2012
EDITORIAL: Enough schoolboy excuses
If speed cameras were truly dedicated to the noble cause of saving lives, the people who run the programs would operate in an above-board fashion. They don't. Published June 8, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama, the leaker in chief
President Obama takes umbrage at the idea that a spate of leaks of highly classified national-security information is somehow purposefully intended to bolster his leadership credentials. His resistance to an independent investigation will only make things worse for him. Published June 8, 2012
EDITORIAL: Slick Willy is sinking Barack
If Bill Clinton wants Barack Obama to win re-election, he is doing a good job of hiding it. Just when the Obama campaign was trying to convince the country that Mitt Romney's tenure at Bain Capital disqualifies him from the presidency, former President Clinton chimed in last week saying Mr. Romney did "good work" at Bain. Published June 7, 2012
EDITORIAL: Failure to stimulate
There's nothing stimulating about the current state of the global economy. Job creation is on the decline in the United States, and the European Union is in the third year of a worsening debt crisis. Growth is nowhere to be found on either side of the Atlantic. Published June 6, 2012
EDITORIAL: Unequal protection for taxpayers
In a little-noticed ruling Monday, the Supreme Court found no fault with a breathtaking cash grab involving sewage in the city of Indianapolis. The 6-3 decision stinks in many ways, but not because of the amount of money involved - about $300,000. The case highlights how municipal leaders and jurists alike have no shame in treating taxpayers with contempt. Published June 5, 2012
EDITORIAL: Illegal voters: The winning edge
Could illegal voting decide the next presidential election? Steps are being taken by the Justice Department that may help guarantee it. Published June 4, 2012
EDITORIAL: More Obama, fewer jobs
President Obama really needs to stop scapegoating his predecessor for all the bad news. Nobody's buying into the blame game anymore. After three years and more than a trillion in "stimulus" that was supposed to create millions of jobs, we're seeing the trend moving in the opposite direction. Published June 1, 2012
EDITORIAL: America’s tax refugees
When it comes to high state taxes, people vote with their feet. The Tax Foundation's Migration Calculator shows how people have moved state to state between 1993 and 2010, and the amount of adjusted gross income each state gained or lost over the same period. Published June 1, 2012
EDITORIAL: When feminists hate abortion
Most feminists defend abortion rights to the death - literally, for the babies who are killed. When the issue is abortion for purposes of sex selection, however, some liberals trade the notion of "my body, my business" for "protect the unborn women." Published May 31, 2012
GHEI: Spanish slowdown
Spain appears to be the next victim of Europe's spending crisis. Like their colleagues in Athens, Madrid's bureaucrats have been piling on the debt, avoiding any tough structural reforms that might require cutting back. Unlike Greece, however, Spain's economy is so large that it can't realistically be bailed out. Published May 31, 2012
EDITORIAL: A climate of hypocrisy
There's nothing so profitable as being among the concerned climate experts who preach austerity. These enlightened few hector ordinary Americans into sacrificing their functional light bulbs, toilets and sport utility vehicles so the planet can be preserved. Published May 30, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama’s chutzpah
Barack Obama claims he knows more about Judaism than any other president. Despite this boast, Republican challenger Mitt Romney is on track to get the largest proportion of Jewish votes of any Republican since Ronald Reagan. Published May 30, 2012
EDITORIAL: Our war dead: Heroes or dupes?
An MSNBC host issued an apology for saying he is "uncomfortable" calling America's fallen troops heroes on Memorial Day weekend. His gaffe was to say what most leftists firmly believe. Published May 29, 2012
EDITORIAL: Giving the Internet to the U.N.
Imagine if everything you did online was subject to monitoring and control by the United Nations. Powerful authoritarian states, including China and Russia, are spearheading an effort to place the most potent information system in the world under centralized international control. Published May 28, 2012
