Author: Mark Hyman
Profile: Mark Hyman hosts "Behind the Headlines," a commentary program for Sinclair Broadcast Group.
Website: http://www.behindtheheadlines.net/
May 10, 2012
“This is seed money that will return back to the American consumer in billions and billions and billions of dollars in good new jobs.”
Vice President Joe Biden made that bold statement in 2009 when he announced more than half …
May 5, 2012
The residents at Boxwood, Stanton, Brandywine Springs and other surrounding communities may have lost the opportunity to get back to work at a nearby automobile assembly line.
Many of these residents were among the work force at the General Motors Boxwood …
May 2, 2012
Nevada’s Clark County is like so many other state and local governments. They’ve been irresponsible with the taxpayers’ money. Now, they’re facing a spending crisis.
The school district may have to cut more than 1,400 positions for next year …
April 23, 2012
We are threatened by a nasty cancer epidemic. It’s a danger to our nation.
It’s political correctness and multiculturalism. Make no mistake. These are a disease. A cancer.
April 2, 2012
It’s the Duke lacrosse rape case all over again. In 2006, a black stripper accused three white lacrosse players of raping her.
March 21, 2012
Most people know that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were behind the housing meltdown. Few people have heard of the Export-Import Bank. Its kind of like Fannie and Freddie. But instead of funding bad mortgages the Ex-Im Bank …
March 6, 2012
Mark Martin is unfit to serve as a judge. Pennsylvania authorities should remove him from the bench.
Last October, a couple of atheists marched in the Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Halloween parade. One dressed as a zombie Pope. The other …
February 27, 2012
As a journalist there are times I am surprised by what I learn on my travels and other times by what I learn near home. Navigating a crowded Congressional hearing, avoiding insurgents in Fallujah, and driving through a drug gang …
February 22, 2012
Our federal tax code is broken. Fifty-one percent of Americans don’t pay any federal income tax. I’ll repeat that. 51 out of every 100 Americans do not have any federal income tax liability. 49% pay all …
February 15, 2012
Days ago, the government announced employers added 243,000 new jobs. And unemployment fell for a fifth straight month. So why does this feel kind of phony?
February 1, 2012
‘To the victors go the spoils’ is an age-old phrase that has applied to politics for decades. It has reached new heights in the last few years.
January 18, 2012
Congress passes about 300 laws in a typical year. But federal bureaucrats enact more than 3,000 regulations annually. Hundreds of regulations have the impact of law. But they often don’t receive appropriate scrutiny before they’re put into effect. And they …
January 14, 2012
Last June, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, a case that provides an especially alarming example of what happens when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency claims extraordinarily broad powers derived from the Clean Water Act.
January 4, 2012
The Transportation Security Administration was created ten years ago. It’s grown by 400% since then.
It employs 65,000 people – more than the Departments of Labor, Energy, Education, Housing & Urban Development and State. Combined. It has 4,000 headquarters personnel. 10,000 …
December 19, 2011
“Public service is a public trust.”
This, according to Standards of Ethical Conduct for Federal Employees, is the basic obligation of public service. According to these standards, “Each employee has a responsibility to ethical principles . . . above private gain.”
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