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Was the New Deal a Failure?

February 9, 2009 9

“Obama is re-running the FDR’s attempt to spend our way out of economic downturn. It failed then, and it will fail now. “ — Matt […]

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The Irvine Tattler hangs it up

February 9, 2009 6

The Irvine Tattler, a web site that offered no ability to correct incorrect information, is going offline on Valentine’s Day. The site, which hadn’t had […]

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Pain in the TOT

February 9, 2009 0

Declines in hotel occupancy and visitors to the Disney Resort may make a projected increase in Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) revenues zero out.  The visitors […]

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Cheerleading for Republicans

February 8, 2009 1

While Steven Greenhut and I have had a number of discussions about how the OC Register’s editorial positions often do reflect those held by liberals […]

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Considering Government Spending

February 7, 2009 0

Mark Zandy at Moody’s Economy released an interesting 18-page report on January 21. It’s title is “The Economic Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment […]