Jeb Bush Doubles Down on Common Core
Jeb Bush is not backing away from his support for the national Common Core standards—in fact, he’s doubling down. From the Associated Press (via Yahoo News): Former Florida Gov. Jeb…
Posts by author
Jon Schweppe
247 posts
Jon Schweppe is the Director of Government Affairs for American Principles Project. Follow him on Twitter @JonSchweppe
More Americans Not Working
While most of the media is praising the February jobs report, highlighting 295,000 jobs added and a dip in the unemployment rate to 5.5 percent, it is clear that the…
Saving Bobby Jindal
I love Bobby Jindal. I really do. He’s been one of my favorite Republican leaders for years. I wanted him to run for President in 2012, and I’m glad he…
Conservatives Talk Monetary Policy with Janet Yellen
Last Friday, a coalition of more than 20 conservatives and libertarians met with Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to discuss the impact of Fed monetary policy on middle income and…
CPAC Winners and Losers
The 2015 CPAC Straw Poll results were announced on Saturday. Nobody was too surprised by the winner. Senator Rand Paul won for the third year in a row with 25.7…
The Paul Effect: The Fed Matters In 2016 Race
It isn’t often that I agree with Paul Krugman. But on Friday, Krugman devoted his NYT column to the idea that “[m]onetary policy probably won’t be a major issue in…
Earth to GOP: Talk About Rising Costs
When it comes to economics, Republicans love talking about jobs, jobs, jobs. They cite real unemployment numbers that are far worse than what the public is told. They cite record numbers…
