The biggest star in the Obama firmament of green-jobs companies has just imploded. Solyndra, a California-based firm that produced solar panels, declared bankruptcy this week, putting more than a thousand additional workers on the unemployment line. The Solyndra story tells you all you need to know about President Obama’s ability to “create” jobs — green or otherwise. Solyndra was no ordinary startup. When the company broke ground on its plant, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and California’s then-governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, used a golden shovel to dig the first hole. And it wasn’t just the shovel that was gold-plated. The company …
Ingratitude, Insolence and Entitlement
The riots that have wracked England in the last week should be a sober warning to the United States: This is what happens when a country breeds a generation of welfare dependents who are happy to bite the hand that feeds them. For days, roaming gangs of young people have engaged in looting, setting fires, intimidating citizens, even killing innocents. Related posts: TESTIMONY OF ROGER CLEGG, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL, CENTER FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THE U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT Five Mistakes Some Conservatives Are Making on Immigration Policy Roger Clegg testifies regarding …
A Clash of Visions
In a revealing interview this week with The Wall Street Journal, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor addressed the division that will make compromise in the budget fights ahead nearly impossible. In describing the negotiations leading up to the debt-ceiling deal, Cantor said the talks were made difficult because of a major clash of visions between the parties. Related posts: Politicized external review panels as unguided “diversity” missiles: California university administrators remain ultra-slow learners Five Mistakes Some Conservatives Are Making on Immigration Policy Roger Clegg testifies regarding H.R. 40 TESTIMONY OF ROGER CLEGG, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL, CENTER FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY …
Obama’s Leadership Deficit
When the history of the debt limit fight is written, the failure of presidential leadership will constitute a major chapter. Related posts: A Clash of Visions TESTIMONY OF ROGER CLEGG, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL, CENTER FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THE U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT Politicized external review panels as unguided “diversity” missiles: California university administrators remain ultra-slow learners Roger Clegg testifies regarding H.R. 40
Drop in Illegal Immigration Opens Door for Real Reform
With unemployment rising and a U.S. debt-crisis looming, Americans haven’t had much good news lately. But there is one bright spot on the policy front: Illegal immigration from Mexico has virtually stopped. Related posts: Five Mistakes Some Conservatives Are Making on Immigration Policy The Immigration Impasse TESTIMONY OF ROGER CLEGG, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL, CENTER FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THE U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT Arizona Bids Adios to Illegal Immigrant Basher
Wal-Mart Case Is a Victory for Consumers
The Supreme Court handed down a big win for American consumers this week, though the case had nothing to do with consumer protection. The court’s decision involved the rules for determining what constitutes a proper class of plaintiffs, representing not just those individuals who have come forward to allege illegal behavior but others who have been similarly harmed. Related posts: TESTIMONY OF ROGER CLEGG, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL, CENTER FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THE U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT HP Mandates Quotas Roger Clegg testifies regarding H.R. 40 Five Mistakes Some Conservatives Are Making …
Exhibitionist Nation
Anthony Weiner’s bizarre saga appears to be at an end. The seven-term congressman announced Thursday that he is resigning his congressional seat 10 days after admitting that he “sexted” at least a half-dozen women from his Twitter account and almost three weeks after the scandal broke. But what have we actually learned from this weird spectacle that has dominated the front pages of the country’s leading newspapers and aired ’round-the-clock on cable news? Related posts: TESTIMONY OF ROGER CLEGG, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL, CENTER FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THE U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT …
Scandalous Suggestion from Debt Commission
As if the collapse in the housing market had not done enough damage to the U.S. economy, the president’s debt commission is now proposing changes that could take the industry off life support. Among the recommendations in the commission’s 65-page report is one to eliminate the tax deduction for mortgage interest on homes over $500,000 (the current limit is $1 million) and restrict it to primary residence only. The recommendation would also eliminate interest deductibility for home equity loans (which are currently capped at $100,000). The effect of these changes would be to immediately reduce the value of all homes …
The Case For Birthright Citizenship
Republican leaders in Congress are now flirting with changing portions of the 14th Amendment—which grants citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof”—to deny citizenship to children born here to illegal immigrants. Related posts: Five Mistakes Some Conservatives Are Making on Immigration Policy Eastman is wrong: the Constitution does guarantee birthright citizenship The Immigration Impasse Rethinking the birthright battle