Author: Hughey Newsome

A common criticism of liberals is that their solution to every problem is to throw money at it.Why not? : Government has a lot of money and can tax the people and businesses to get more of it. : It’s a seemingly easy solution to messy and uncomfortable situations. Here’s why not – there can be an […]

It’s hard to find truer words than those of Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Rolf M. Treu. In his recent ruling that California’s teacher tenure laws violate the California state constitution, Judge Treu stated such laws cause “the potential and/or unreasonable exposure of grossly ineffective teachers to all California students in general and to […]

While many Americans were distracted by the controversy over a taped private conversation between a billionaire and his mistress, some very scary news from the Bureau of Economic Analysis went largely unnoticed.According to this federal agency’s report, the U.S. economy grew at a paltry 0.1 percent (annualized) during the first quarter of 2014. While the […]

At the recent annual convention of Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, President Obama said his political opponents are “pass[ing] laws to make it harder, not easier, to vote.” It was another attempt by the President and his supporters to energize their base – in this case, African-Americans – through scare stories they hope will move […]

Americans are now at the tail end of the most dreaded season of all — tax season. : Unfortunately, many people may not be thinking properly about their taxes at all. I have a friend whose knowledge of tax policy is second-to-none. : He’s also experienced the highs and lows of our current economic insecurity. : Armed with […]

In a speech this past February, Attorney General Eric Holder said Americans need to reconsider the punishment that convicted felons lose their right to vote. While some states have means for felons, usually those convicted of non-violent crimes, to regain their voting rights, Holder said, “an estimated 5.8 million Americans – 5.8 million of our […]

Peggy Noonan, the former Republican speechwriter, recently authored a column the Wall Street Journal titled “Incompetence.” She highlighted examples of how Obama staffers “don’t have a background in executing” the policies the President seeks to articulate. Rather, Noonan wrote, “they have a background in communicating, but not in doing.” Of course, an Obama supporter might […]

MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry seeks forgiveness. On a recent program, she participated in discussion poking fun at Mitt Romney’s Christmas card, which featured him holding his new, adopted African-American black grandchild. : The race of the newest Romney was the key focus of the jokes. Days later, and after a firestorm of criticism, Harris-Perry tweeted an […]

Once again, liberals demand an increase in the minimum wage. President Obama said raising the minimum wage – the lowest amount, by law, most employers can pay – is a step in addressing rising income inequality, something he called “the defining challenge of our time.” Data on income inequality does not lie… when the goal […]

After the recent revelation that the National Security Agency monitored cell phone conversations in foreign countries, including the cell phone conversations of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other world leaders, the excuse of President Obama’s spokesmen and most ardent defenders was that he didn’t know the NSA was conducting such controversial surveillance. Two thoughts immediately […]