Grassley Receives Award from American Conservative Union

WASHINGTON – The American Conservative Union today recognized Senator Chuck Grassley for votes on issues of interest to grass roots conservatives during the first session of the current Congress. Grassley received his award for a 90-percent conservative voting record in 2011.  “This organization provides leadership for tax relief, fiscal discipline, and public policies that reflect [...]

Credit the Gay Rights Movement for Obama’s Historic Moment

By Paul Hogarth
Barack Obama made history yesterday, when he told an ABC News reporter that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry. Marriage equality activists have had a rocky history with the President, who repeatedly shunned opportunities to d…

Myth: Privatizaton and marketization in post-communist societies were corrupt, which shows that markets are corrupting

Mere “privatization” in the absence of a functioning legal system is not the same as creating a market. Markets rest on a foundation of law; failed privatizations are not failures of the market, but failures of the state to create the legal foundations for markets.

The Political Evolution of Steve Scheffler

Steve Scheffler has been a fixture in Republican politics in Iowa for decades.  In addition to serving on the Republican Party of Iowa’s State Central Committee, he has served as the state’s Republican National Committeeman for the last four years. Scheffler has also worked on a number of political campaigns, including the presidential campaigns of [...]