Mother's Day

For Mother's Day, International Business Times TV's Marisa Krystian spoke with former Treasurer of the United States, Bay Buchanan about her new book, Bay and Her Boys: Unexpected Lessons I Learned as a Single Mom:

 

deRugy: Two Kinds of Austerity

The tax-increase+spending-cuts "approach to austerity, also known in the United States as the 'balanced approach', has unfortunately proven a recipe for disaster," writes Veronique deRugy. She points to a 2009 Harvard University paper (evaluating 107 attempts over 30 years by OECD nations to rein in debt) that found the taxes+cuts approach "failed to stabilize the debt and were also more likely to cause economic contractions," while "successful austerity packages resulted from making spending cuts without tax increases." Spending cuts alone were also "more likely associated with economic expansion rather than with recession..." 

Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be 'Julia'

"Snazzy graphics and interactive slideshow features" spin "a glowing narrative of imaginary Julia's life from age 3 to 67," writes Michelle Malkin. "But "Julia" is a pathetic figment of the progressive imagination. She simply cannot function without the lifelong intervention of federal patriarchs..." 

Ma: China's Bully Tactics

Modern China is a place of incongruity," writes Ying Ma. "Gruesome political repression occurs alongside glitzy economic transformation. Massive corruption permeates the explosive growth in national wealth. Unprecedented environmental degradation coexists with the glamour and magic of ultra-modern metropolises. ... One of China's best contemporary writers wrote about the anger, sadness, resignation, and desperation of this incongruity. Earlier this year, China chased him away..." 

Institute-sponsored Campus Lecture Turns 'Feisty'

"The Azusa Pacific University Young Conservatives invited Kate Obenshain to speak on conservative principles and radical feminism," reports APU's Student Press, and "attracted an audience so large it exceeded the room's fire hazard limit." Obenshain discussed several hot button issues—speech codes, radical feminism, and the hypocritical 'war on women'—before opening the floor for Q&A, which APU Young Conservative v-p and organizer Ashley Blackwell called "really feisty." (Pictured: Blackwell (L), Obenshain)

"Sophomore business administration major Heidi Chamberlain thought Obenshain was very passionate about her points even in a tense and unwelcome environment." Read the Student Press article. 

Malkin: 'Crucify Them' - The Obama Way

"One of President Obama’s radical eco-bureaucrats has apologized for confirming an indelible truth," writes Michelle Malkin. "This White House treats politically incorrect private industries as public enemies who deserve regulatory death sentences...In a video obtained and released by Sen. James Inhofe, [EPA administrator Al] Armendariz then shared his bloody analogy:

It was kind of like how the Romans used to conquer little villages in the Mediterranean. They’d go into a little Turkish town somewhere, they’d find the first five guys they saw, and they would crucify them. And then you know that town was really easy to manage for the next few years. . . . So, that’s our general philosophy.

Hicks: For Societal Wellbeing, Marriage is Foundational

"It's official," writes Marybeth Hicks. "Brad and Angelina are engaged, succumbing to pressure from family members to finally tie the knot... Who knows if this celebrity marriage will have more staying power than most?" Marybeth explores why staying power in marriage is important to society. Read the full article. 

Gen O Discovers Washington's Debt Bomb

How much more would you have to pay if your taxes reflected the true cost of government spending? "To find out," writes Diana Furchtgott-Roth, "go to Debt Bomb, a new 99-cent app launched last week...Key in your age, your income, your expected income over the next few years, and the software will give you your average tax bill to cover Uncle Sam's annual spending..." 

Fields: Women Growing up to Be 'Girls'

"If 'Sex and the City' added a patina of glamour to the lives of sexual revolutionaries in high heels and high fashion," writes Suzanne Fields, "pop culture has morphed into 'Girls', the hip HBO drama reflecting 20-somethings overwhelmed by responsibility thrust upon them by triumphant feminism..."