Moody’s Downgrades Health Insurers, Cites ObamaCare Uncertainty
Insurers need predictability and certainty in order to perform their duties well. Neither are present under Obamacare, so Moody's downgraded them. ...
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Posts by Bob Adelmann
The Validity of “Straw Man” Gun Sales Goes to Supreme Court
On Wednesday the Supreme Court justices heard oral arguments in Abramski v. United States, a case where it will be decided if someone can purchase a gun on behalf...
Former Virginia Gov. McDonnell and Wife Charged With Corruption
The towering list of appalling evidence of corruption by former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife Maureen presented to the grand jury has effectively ended McDonnell's political career....
Report Decries Gender Pay Gap, Ignores It in White House
NBC News special anchor Maria Shriver overlooked the very gender wage discrimination extant in the White House that she decries in her latest report. ...
Highland Park, Michigan, on the Brink of Bankruptcy
Highland Park, Detroit's "own Detroit", has run out of time and money. Bankruptcy of the city once considered Detroit's crown jewel is inevitable. ...
Hollywood Producer of Violent Movies Plans to “Destroy” the NRA
Harvey Weinstein, the co-owner of the Hollywood movie studio The Weinstein Company, said last Wednesday that he was going to produce a movie that would so damage the National Rifle...
Harvard Professors Predict High Inflation, Defaults for U.S.
Two Harvard professors are predicting that America will soon be forced to adopt financial measures only previously used by third-world countries in order to control its runaway debt. ...
Scranton, Pennsylvania, Fighting Bankruptcy Foolishly
Economic ignorance and union influence will force Scranton, Pennsylvania, into Chapter 9 bankruptcy. ...
America’s “Economic Freedom” Score Drops — Again
The Heritage Foundation tracks the continuing decline in economic freedom of the United States, placing it now just behind Estonia and just ahead of Bahrain. ...
Only One-Quarter of ObamaCare Enrollees are Young, Healthy
Less than one-fourth of the 2.2 million people who have signed up for ObamaCare are young and healthy, raising questions about the viability of ObamaCare itself. ...
Reports of Death of Incandescent Light Bulb are Premature
The free market continues to stay at least one step ahead of the regulators, this time with incandescent light bulbs. ...
Pushback Against Federal Roadside Checkpoints Increasing
With some 60 cities participating in federal roadside checkpoints, pushback from citizens and local police and sheriff’s departments is increasing. ...
Federal Judge Rules Chicago Gun Ban Unconstitutional
An Obama-appointed federal judge ruled Monday that Chicago's ban on almost all sales and transfers of firearms is unconstitutional. ...
Military Gender Issue Reignites as 45 Percent of Female Marines Fail Pull-up Test
Fewer than half of the female Marines at Paris Island, South Carolina, taking the Personal Fitness Test in September passed it, exposing the "equality" fallacy once again. ...
New Detroit Police Chief Favors Gun Ownership, Announces Declines in Crime
At last, a "street-level" cop with good sense shows up in Detroit, where crime statistics are dropping, right on cue. ...
Gun Accessories Firm Magpul Leaves Colorado After New Anti-Gun Laws
Gun accessories company Magpul Industries is to be congratulated for keeping its promise to move out of Colorado in response to the state's new anti-gun laws. Choosing principle over...
Bill de Blasio: New York City’s “Progressive” New Mayor
Bill de Blasio, the new mayor of New York City, wants to turn the city into one vast progressive laboratory experiment. ...
More Hidden Costs of ObamaCare Coming to Light
ObamaCare enrollment is far short of what was expected so far, and one reason for this is likely the up-front and "hidden" costs of the new healthcare program. ...
Looking Ahead to 2014 — and a Brighter Future
Behind the headlines a remarkable resurgence of freedom is taking place, from fracking to Bitmessage. Expect that resurgence to continue in 2014. ...
1.3 Million Lose Federal Unemployment Benefits; 2 Million More May Follow
Federal unemployment ended Saturday, so now some 1.3 million people won’t be getting their $1,166 (on average) monthly check. By June, another 1.9 million will be cut off. ...
