by smw | Mar 3, 2014 | Op-Eds and Blogs
The Wall Street Journal writes about the latest trend of a lender offering vulnerable borrowers plenty of rope to hang themselves:”Some Americans caught in the weak job market are lining up for federal student aid, not for education that boosts their employment...
by smw | Mar 1, 2014 | Op-Eds and Blogs
More than 140,000 Americans commented on the IRS’ proposed rules that would allow it to go on targeting political groups based on their views. I was one of them. If my comments sound stern, it is because the IRS’ encroachment on the First Amendment is...
by smw | Feb 28, 2014 | Op-Eds and Blogs
The Federal Communications Commission is pulling the plug on its plans to probe journalists’ news judgment, the agency announced Friday, according to Politico:”The study was to start this spring with a pilot test in Columbia, S.C., and it included...
by smw | Feb 28, 2014 | Op-Eds and Blogs
The IRS, which did not seem to find any lessons in its political targeting scandal last spring, is proposing new regulations to restrict political speech. I submitted comments, as did well over 100,000 other Americans before last night’s deadline. This is what I...
by smw | Feb 28, 2014 | Budget, Debt and Deficit, Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Senator Johnson made the following remarks after learning that once again, Senate Democrats will disregard their duty to produce a budget.”It’s not surprising that Harry Reid’s dysfunctional Democrat-controlled Senate would...
