President Obama finally found a few groups that he doesn’t want to give tax dollars. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has refused to provide aid to more than 200…
From the March 2013 issue of the Capital Research Center publication Green Watch. The Sierra Club, formerly seen as a mainstream environmental group, is showing more radical colors as controversy…
(PDF here) While the various pressure groups on the left all agree they want bigger and more intrusive government, they often squabble amongst themselves over the question…
Jindal vs. the Teachers' Unions Louisiana leads the way to dramatic school reforms at the state level (Labor Watch, March 2013 – PDF here) By Steven J. Allen Summary: In Louisiana,…
Continuing our series on deception in politics and public policy. As we’ve noted in this series, much of the power of politicians and bureaucrats stems from their ability to classify…
(PDF here) The Applied Research Center has a benign-sounding name, but this community organizing group is a scrappy leader among new groups that use anti-racist rhetoric to…
From the March 2013 issue of CRC's Labor Watch. Over the long haul, unions and union-backed politicians tend to put employers out of business. But there’s another big reason for…
Continuing our series on deception in politics and public policy. Ever wonder how Obama gets away with it? The President has weathered enough scandals to bring down any other president…
[Continuing Steven J. Allen's series on deception in politics and public policy. An earlier piece about the Endangered Species Act and environmentalists' focus on "cute" and iconic animals is posted…
Continuing our series on the use of deception in politics and public policy A series of Gallup polls has shown that conservatives outnumber liberals in 48, 49, or 50 states.