Jason Roe

I have to admit utter shock when I watched the President of the United States in a DNC-produced video plead “It will be up to each of you to make sure that the young people, African-Americans, Latinos, and women who powered our victory in 2008 stand together once again.” Shocking because I can’t believe this so-called “uniter” purposely singled out particular groups of Americans as part of his coalition as if it was perfectly acceptable. This is as blatant an “Us v. Them” as I’ve ever seen. (more)

As I sat through the California gubernatorial debate on Monday, listening to Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner lay out their plans for the once Golden State, it dawned on me what the problem is with the California Legislature and the U.S. Congress—they are full-time. (more)

A lot has been made on the left of the recent Supreme Court decision to allow corporations to exercise their First Amendment rights to free speech and participate in federal elections. (more)

Clearly my education is incomplete.  I thought the ideas of John Maynard Keynes were put to bed by Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher.  I thought even the most hard-headed of thought leaders – higher education – had replaced outdated, irrelevant economics texts with something more reflective of reality – that markets create growth (i.e., jobs). (more)