Editorials: Steve Stanek

Stanek: Political Left and Right Wings Support the Same Bird of Prey

Steve Stanek
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June 13, 2013
We put curtains and drapes over windows and doors to keep people from looking in our houses. It doesn’t matter that we’re doing absolutely nothing wrong. We don’t want people watching us.

Internet Sales Tax Unfair

Steve Stanek
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April 02, 2013
Backers of the federal Marketplace Fairness Act estimate it would generate another $23 billion of annual revenue for states.

Federal Politicians: Your Spending Is Not as Important as Our Spending

Steve Stanek
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February 28, 2013
President Barack Obama and federal lawmakers this year have forced virtually all working Americans to endure a 47 percent increase in the payroll tax they pay, yet many of these same politici

Obama Failed to Notice the Biggest Common Denominator in Hadiya's Death

Steve Stanek
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February 13, 2013
From what I heard, the biggest applause line in President Obama's State of the Union speech was when he said new gun regulations "deserve a vote" because of communities "ripped apart" by "gun viole

Talking Gun Control on Fox Chicago Sunday

Steve Stanek
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January 27, 2013
Rarely do I feel better after speaking with a gun control advocate than I do today. (See the clip below.)

‘Printing’ Trillions Is No Better than Minting Trillions

Steve Stanek
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January 17, 2013
Is there really much difference between the Treasury Department creating trillion-dollar platinum coins and the Federal Reserve creating trillions of dollars from not

Laws Don’t Stop Us From Committing Crimes; We Stop Ourselves

Steve Stanek
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January 16, 2013
Imagine finding this in your email inbox or mailbox: From: Barack Obama To: American People

Don’t Fear the Fiscal Cliff

Steve Stanek
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January 01, 2013
Despite the lies, spin, and spun lies pouring from the mouths of nearly everyone involved in the “fiscal cliff” negotiations or speaking for those who are involved in them, some people see the trut

Right-to-Work is the Right to Pursue of Happiness

Steve Stanek
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December 18, 2012
I could cite a boatload of figures showing states with "right-to-work" laws have been better economic performers than those where people can be forced into labor unions as a condition of employment

The Fiscal Cliff: It Really Is the Fault of Republicans

Steve Stanek
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December 13, 2012
There's a lot of handwringing among some grassroots Republicans over Republicans in Congress starting to cave to Obama administration demands regarding tax increases to avoid the fiscal cliff.