The IRS, Non-Profits, and the Challenge of "Electoral Exceptionalism"
Written by tpriceWhat the IRS scandal really shows us is that it's getting harder and harder to draw a line between electioneering and political speech.
As the report of the IRS Inspector General shows, the agency’s scrutiny of conservative groups applying for non-profit status was, more than anything, a clumsy response to a task the IRS is ill-equipped to carry o
...Obama White House Tries To Distance Itself From AP Spying Scandal By Citing Support For Bill It Lobbied Against
Written by DSWrightOne of the assertions continually made by White House Press Secretary Jay Carney at yesterday’s press briefing regarding the AP Spying scandal was that President Obama believed in “unfettered” investigative journalism. The evidence Carney offered for this assertion was Obama’s support for a shield law that died in 2010.
The...
Daily Pfennig: Stop me if you've heard this one before...
Written by Casey ResearchIn This Issue...
* Dollar rises again
* Today's data
* Swedish inflation slows
* The 10 year
And, Now, Today's Pfennig For Your Thoughts!
Stop me if you've heard this one before...
Good day...and welcome not only to Wednesday morning but also the half way point for the month of May. It was a different day but the results were the same as the
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The Internal Revenue Service decided to target conservative groups for higher scrutiny while processing mainstream liberal groups without incident...
CANADA STOCKS-TSX opens lower as euro zone data weighs
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Creating an Economics for the 21st Century (Yahoo! Finance)
Roosevelt Institute Senior Fellow Rob Johnson argues that the problem with much of modern economics is that it offers no useful guidance for society, instead treating messy human decisions and interactions as if they could all be performed
...Putin's Power Play – How It Will Change the Uranium Sector
Written by Casey ResearchThe last time Vladimir Putin was president, he laid the foundation to pull Mother Russia from the wreck of economic chaos to a world power once again. This time, he's ready to extend that influence to counter the West. His tools: Russia's abundant resources of energy, including uranium.
There's a new war developing on the continent, and the
...Textron appears to be steadying itself after enduring a long tailspin. Business jet demand has slumped for the last five years, weighing on Textron, which manufactures Bell helicopters and Cessna business jets. In Textron's latest earnings re
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