Here’s a look at Obama’s new chief economist, Alan Krueger …  Looks like Alan Krueger has dabbled with the idea of a VAT which, as the Wall Street Journal pointed out just last week, is a sure way to grow the size of government.

Alan Krueger also co-authored a paper that showed that extending unemployment benefits will likely exacerbate joblessness .. running counter to Obama’s economic argument for an unemployment benefit extension.

Last month’s 117,000 expansion in nonfarm payrolls wasn’t even strong enough to meet population growth — and the August report may even be worse.

Americans have a more favorable view of every other industry — including oil and gas — than of the federal government.

Taxpayer outrage: The Postal Service spent $4.3 million on employees who did nothing in the first half of the year because of requirements in union agreements.

One quarter of Democrats would like to see their party nominate a candidate other than Barack Obama in 2012.

Warren Buffett says folks like him should have to pay more taxes -- but it turns out his firm, Berkshire Hathaway, hasn’t paid what it’s already owed for years.

California politicians are worried about whether or not hotels use fitted sheets for their beds.

Economic growth in the second quarter was slightly weaker than previously estimated, revised down to 1.1%.

In the United States, we got out of the habit of saving.  Now we're paying the price.

Here’s a list of the top 10 things Obama could have done differently.

A federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement of Alabama's new law cracking down on illegal immigration.

Labor Secretary Hilda Solis signed "partnership" agreements with Latin American nations aiming to protect the labor rights of both legal and illegal immigrants working in the United States.

Sorry Al Gore but new, convincing evidence indicates global warming is caused by cosmic rays and the sun — not humans.