Author Archives: Bob Ewoldt

What’s the alternative to Keynesian stimulus?

Stimulus spending DOES stimulate the economy (Write this down; Bob’s actually saying this), which is why the Democrats are constantly trumpeting it. Here’s the problem, though; it’s very hard to say that government stimulus actually stimulates the economy MORE than the alternative. Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Politics, Video | Tagged economics, Gary Becker, Keynesian economics, multiplier effect, stimulus | Leave a comment

What’s Wrong With Universal Background Checks?

The last remaining plank of President Obama’s gun control legislative package is the “universal background check” provision, which would, seemingly, make a background check a requirement for ALL gun purchases. What could be wrong with background checks? Are background checks equal to a gun registry? Does a gun registry lead to gun confiscation? Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged gun confiscation, gun control, gun registration, gun violence, President Obama | 6 Comments

Do Strict Gun Control Laws Work?

One of the things that has troubled me in the gun control debate is this: is there any data that suggests that strict gun control laws actually produce results? Do gun control laws reduce murders? Do they even reduce gun murders? I decided to do some very rough research. Here’s what I found. Continue reading →

Posted in Leadership, Politics | Tagged Congress, gun control, gun violence, murder, President Obama | 31 Comments

Liberals’ Demand Economics Don’t Work

Ronald Reagan once said, “It isn’t so much that liberals are ignorant. It’s just that they know so many things that aren’t so.” One of those things, recently, that liberals are increasingly espousing is demand economics. I’m hearing it more and more, from MSNBC liberals: “We have a demand problem, not a spending problem.” Why are liberals wrong about demand-side economics? Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Politics | Tagged demand, economics, Keynesian economics, supply | 18 Comments

Ten Specific Problems with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

A while back, I wrote about the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. It was horrible. Now, a new treaty is coming before the U.S. Senate: the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It’s equally bad, and should not be approved by the Senate. Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Politics | Tagged parenting, parents, treaty, U.S. Senate, United Nations | 2 Comments

President Obama Obscures the Facts on Small Business

In his weekly address today, President Obama laid out what sounded like a very compelling argument for raising taxes. However, he was deliberately misleading about the impact of increasing taxes on small businesses. Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Politics | Tagged Congress, fiscal cliff, President Obama, Republicans, small business, tax policy, tax the rich, taxes, U.S. economy | 4 Comments

New Members of Congress from Illinois

2012 was a wave Democratic year. There were quite a few surprise Democratic winners across the country, including in Illinois. Illinois had the distinction of being a bright spot for the Democrats in 2010, in an otherwise Republican wave year. They held on to the Illinois legislature and the governor’s mansion, and so controlled the redistricting process in Illinois. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Bill Enyart, Bill Foster, Brad Schneider, Cheri Bustos, Congress, Illinois politics, Illinois redistricting, Rodney Davis, Tammy Duckworth | Leave a comment

The Fiscal Cliff: What Is It? How Does It Affect Me?

Now that the election is done, there has been a bunch of talk about how to fix the “fiscal cliff.” But few people actually know what the fiscal cliff is or how it would affect them. Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Politics | Tagged fiscal cliff, John Boehner, President Obama, U.S. economy | Leave a comment

The Hard Work of Governing…

In the early morning on Wednesday, all the talk was about bringing the country together. Will President Obama compromise with Republicans? Or will his second term be as contentious as his first? He can learn some lessons from former president Bill Clinton. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged 2012 Presidential election, Bill Clinton, compromise, Congress, fiscal cliff, John Boehner, Mitt Romney, President Obama | 2 Comments

100 Reasons to Vote for Mitt Romney and Against Barack Obama

Recently, I was listening to Hugh Hewitt on the radio, and he cited 100 reasons why you should vote for Mitt Romney and against Barack Obama for president on November 6. I’ve listed those 100 reasons below, because it’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged 2012 Presidential election, economics, foreign policy, management style, Obama, Romney | 51 Comments

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