Illinois Governor Arrested for Trying to Sell Obama’s Senate Seat
We couldn’t make this stuff up. The Democratic governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, has been arrested by the FBI on major corruption charges: Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief…
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The Big 3 Takeover
The Wall Street Journal reports that Congress and the Bush administration are poised to move on the scary corporatist bailout package for decrepit Detroit automakers: Congress and the White House…
Whither CSR?
Economist Wayne Winegarden at Townhall.com has an interesting op-ed about the fate of corporate social responsibility (CSR) now that the economy is weakening.
The Obama Agenda
(Organization Trends, December 2008 PDF here) Happy campaign supporters of President-elect Barack Obama are packing their bags and buying airline tickets for Washington,…
Union Entitlement
Some union members in Illinois just don’t know what to do after the Illinois-based Republic Windows and Doors closed down. Says union member Armando Robles, “I do whatever I…
Freedom’s Watch Winding Down?
The conservative activist group, Freedom’s Watch, once touted as the right’s answer to MoveOn.org, is in trouble, reports the Las Vegas Review Journal.
A Stinky Idea from the EPA
The EPA has come up with an incredibly dumb idea based on Al Gore’s global warming fantasies. The federal agency actually wants to tax farm animal flatulence.
California Close to Bankruptcy
California might issue IOUs to state suppliers for the first time since the Great Depression, Bloomberg News reports: California, the world’s eighth largest economy, may pay vendors with IOUs…
Hurricane Hank Plans to Strike Again
Probably the worst U.S. Treasury Secretary of all time, Henry Paulson, now wants to try and revive the housing market by forcing banks to cut interest rates on mortgages.
Harvard’s Endowment Shrinks
Harvard University’s mammoth endowment shrunk to about $37 billion from $45 billion. Boo hoo.