Greece Reneges on Troika Demand
Only hours after receiving a two-year extension on deficit reduction goal
Economics
Starbucks, Google, and Amazon Face Investigation For 'Immoral' Tax Evasion in the UK
A public accounts select committee of the UK parliament, made up of a group of senior members of Parliament, is set to vigorously question the tax practices of Google, Amazon, and Starbucks next Monday.
Immigrants Reject the GOP's Big Government Vision, Not its Limited Government Ideals
For a couple of nano seconds after the Republicans' historic shellacking last week it seemed that finally wisdom was dawning and they were beginning to realize that immigrant-bashing was not a winning tactic.
Only 7 Percent of Americans Think the U.S. is Winning the War on Drugs
What are they smoking?
Spanish Theater Owner Gets Around Massive Tax Hike by Selling Carrots
Each carrot happens to come with free admission to a show
Bank of New York Mellon to Pay for Madoff Fraud
$210 million to clients who have suffered losses
800 Million More Facebook Shares May Soon Hit Market
Lockup period ends for early investors
What Writer Most Turned You on to Freedom?
Or, What We Heard at Reason's Bastiat Prize Dinner.
The Hardest Part of Setting Up ObamaCare's Health Exchanges
It's been clear for a while that the most difficult part of building ObamaCare's health exchanges will be setting up the systems to determine benefit eligibility.
Why Michigan May Become a Right-to-Work State
The defeat of Proposal 2 in Michigan might have unleashed forces that the unions can't hold back.
Greece Given Two-Year Extension to Rein in Deficits
Have until 2016 to cut the deficit to 2 percent of gross domestic product
Christie Unsure if Sandy Will Kill NJ Tax Cut
Had proposal to reduce residents' taxes by 10 percent
United Returns $5.6 Million in Tax Incentives to Chicago
Were given money to move, but consolidated and gave the money back, though they weren't required to
Hostess Permanently Closes Three Bakeries Following Strike
Bet those wage cuts don't look so bad now
Libertarian 'Spoiler' Alert! Seven Democratic Victories in Which the LP Candidate Received More Than the Margin of Defeat
On Friday, Garrett Quinn pointed out two congressional races in which a Libertarian Party candidate received considerably more votes than the margin separating a winning Democrat from a losing Republican: Massachusetts' 6th District (48.3%-47.3%-4.5%** for Rep. John Tierney over Richard Tisei and Daniel Fishman), and Utah's 4th District (49.3%-48.1%-2.6%** for Rep. Jim Matheson over Mia Love and Jim Vein).
Extending Greece Deadline To Cost Another 32 Billion Euros
Europe will run out of money and zeros
Uncovered: John Boehner's Draft Memo to Obama on Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff
A deal to avoid a do-over of the knock-down, drag-out fight over the debt-limit increase.
George Will Says GOP Should Turn Libertarian While David Frum Bromances Social Cons
Over the weekend at the Wash Post, George Will says that the GOP needs to channel its inner libertarian.
ObamaCare's Big Problem: Where's the Buy In?
One sign of a workable, successful program is that it attracts the participation of outside parties and partners.
Cuomo Looking for $30 Billion in Federal Money for Storm Relief
Our government leaders don't know what saving for a rainy day means
IEA: US Could Become World's Largest Oil Producer Within Decade
90 percent of Mideast oil would go to China, the the international agency estimated
GroupOn Struggling to Adapt as Daily Deal Fad Fades
They were supposed to be game changers but the game's changed them
Thank Goodness the Feds Are Subsidizing the Development That We Need the Feds to Protect Us From
Hurricane Sandy and the state
Obama to Deal with Deficit by Campaigning for Tax Hikes
Trying to build public support for his deficit reduction plan
Google, Starbucks, and Amazon in Hot Water Over Tax Evasion in the UK
Members of Parliament are scheduled to question representatives from the companies later today
FEMA: Welfare Masquerading as Disaster Relief
FEMA's head defends the agency's post-hurricane response by saying that emergency relief is not its job.
Grover Norquist Offers His Assessment of Why Obama Won
It's because the President called Romney a "poopy face"
Michigan Home to Half of the Largest Government-Backed Green Energy Businesses Going Broke
Four of the eight largest green energy companies to receive subsidies and file for bankruptcy are based in the Great Lakes State
U.S. Could Become Largest Oil Producer in a Decade, Says IEA
More Middle Eastern oil could head to China
Republicans and Democrats Optimistic Over Fiscal Cliff Deal
Feeling good about solving the mess they created
Britain's Brain Drain: Professionals Flee High Taxes
The number of Brits leaving England for new lives abroad has risen sharply over the past 20 years, according to new research undertaken for the UK Home Office.
