The essence of the superior man is that he is free of … envy. Conscious of his capacity to survive and prosper within his own field, he has no desire to change places with anyone else, and hence he is incapable of envying anyone else. Thus he is inevitably a bad democrat, for democracy is a practical matter is based mainly and perhaps almost wholly on envy. — H. L. Mencken (more)
Everyone paid attention to a very noble cause that kicked off on September 22. The “No Wedding, No Womb” initiative was founded by Christelyn D. Karazin and Lorraine Spencer to form a coalition of new media professionals and hobbyists to push back against the dysfunction that has taken over American neighborhoods today — namely, the acceptance of out-of-wedlock births across the nation. (more)
Once the apple of President Obama’s eye, the stimulus was rotting away in the first lady’s compost pile as summer began. So on June 17, 2010, the White House launched a full-on PR blitz to save the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. (more)
Government anti-poverty programs that have grown to meet the needs of recession victims now serve a record one in six Americans and are continuing to expand. (more)
Would you be willing to exchange $86.79 for $24? (more)
Democrats who reluctantly slashed a food stamp program to fund a state aid bill may have to do so again to pay for a top priority of first lady Michelle Obama. (more)
House members return to Washington this week for a special session that will include a vote on a $26.1 billion spending package intended partially to keep states from laying off teachers, a move some critics have called a “bailout for teachers unions.” (more)
SNAP, the federal food stamp program, is getting snapped up by Democrats these days, hungry for savings to placate deficit hawks and clear the way for legislation. (more)
Illinois Republican Rep. Aaron Schock is Alex P. Keaton all grown up. Intensely focused on economics, finance, and achievement from a very young age, Schock, 29, has been on the fast track to success since the fifth grade. (more)
Tira Jones can recognize desperation in a caller’s tone. When she was an unemployed single mother in need of a financial boost, her voice used to sound the same way. (more)
WASHINGTON (AP) – Republicans on Thursday defeated Democrats’ showcase election-year jobs bill, including an extension of weekly unemployment benefits for millions of people out of work more than six months. (more)
Democratic lawmakers seemingly confirmed this week that the White House is planning to roll out its “High Road” contracting policy in the near future. The proposal would seek to leverage federal contracting to change labor and wage standards for private sector companies bidding on federal contracts. (more)
If people are bent out of shape about about a couple of kids with poorly-spelled names using food stamps for raw honey, I wonder how apoplectic everyone’s going to get when they learn that 56 of their tax dollars went toward a bunch of beer and Skittles this week. (more)
AUSTIN – A former state official who played a major role in the state’s biggest privatization fiasco is now making money trying to help Texas fix the problems that resulted. (more)
The White House has acknowledged that it is considering a proposal that would significantly alter the way it awards federal contracts, but said the discussions are in early stages and that no immediate policy changes are forthcoming. (more)
The Obama administration is considering a proposal that would heavily favor government contractors that implement policies designed by organized labor. (more)
The White House’s proposal to freeze discretionary spending at the civil agencies was slammed from both sides Tuesday with conservatives tabbing it a meaningless gesture while liberals argued the president is overreacting to GOP Senator-elect Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts last week. (more)
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