Every night, Grover Norquist goes to bed and dreams of a world without taxes.  A world where private companies unilaterally control America’s economic future, and the government is simply there to act as a bumbling referee.  In Grover’s fantasy world, nearly everything is privatized, and all those dastardly poor people are thrown off of the entitlement programs [...]

Election Day is almost here. It is a monumental moment in US history that will decide not only what our country will look like for our generation, but also the state of Michigan. There are six proposals on the ballot that are very important. I’ve broken them down to use as a resource for those [...]

The Bush-era tax cuts are set to expire at the end of this year. Whoever is elected as President, it’s sure to be a big partisan battle. So let’s look ahead a bit and try to prepare for the slew of facts and misconceptions that will surely be hurled at us in the coming months. [...]

America has a terminal case of hubris.  Yes, we were one of the first, if not the first, countries to guarantee freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, freedom to protest, as well as many other paradigm-shifting rights. It’s possible that without us, the outcome of World War II may not have been the [...]

What happened over the weekend? Find out here, on this week’s Liftoff.

In his address to Congress last night, President Obama unveiled the American Jobs Act, legislation designed to create jobs and spur economic growth. The bill contains a pretty wide variety of policies, so first let’s break it down: