Director | July 4, 2009
For the past few years our local TV has carried new stories about decreased funding for our state and local parks. Now California governor Schwarzenegger has proposed closing 220 state parks to save $143 million in state spending. In response, the federal government has threatened to seize 6 of these parks. The story is at […]
Director | June 25, 2009
NWOU is keeping an eye on developments in California as California’s crisis may be the model for the budget crisis in other U.S. states. The California Democrats have pursued a policy of reckless spending to support their special interest groups. The Democrats have supported the illegal immigration from Mexico to destabilize California’s communities and to […]
Director | June 11, 2009
Stock markets around the world have rallied off their March lows. The talk on financial TV is about having avoided a Depression, green shoots, a sustainable recovery. Other key phrases of the financial conversation include the steepening yield curve (good for bank profits), the stress test, the possible housing bottom, the commodity boom, and demand […]
Director | June 3, 2009
Immigration has moved to the center of Europe’s political agenda. The issue is turning Europeans toward the New Right parties just as Europe enters election season.
Director | June 1, 2009
Liberals are relatively quiet about California’s budget crisis because their irresponsible policies caused it. Conservatives see the budget crisis as a model for all that is wrong with liberal spending policies and a warning sign of trouble ahead for other states. California’s model of fiscal destruction features funding for unionized state employees, expansion of prisons […]
