Archive for the ‘Bob Barr's Articles’ Category

Bob Barr on Gun Control

Bob Barr published the following article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Gun-control crowd pushes radical goal
by Bob Barr, April 1, 2009
As the little girl in the 1980s flick, “Poltergeist,” said, “They’re back.” Now, after consciously maintaining a low profile the last two years, even though the Democratic Party maintained a majority in both houses of the Congress, [...]

Bob Barr on the AIG Bonuses

Bob Barr published the following article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Let Congress repay taxpayers for bonuses
by Bob Barr, March 25, 2009
The latest furor over the AIG bonuses has revealed the 111th Congress for what it is —- the Keystone Kops of the 21st century. Take Sen. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee.
After [...]

Bob Barr on True Happiness

Bob Barr published the following article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Bob Barr: ‘Well-Being Index’ fails to gauge true happiness
by Bob Barr, March 18, 2009
President Obama just can’t seem to decide whether he’s an optimist or a pessimist. His public speeches and discussions swing wildly from doom and gloom to hope and light; depending, it seems, on [...]

Bob Barr on the Japanese and Swedish Bailouts

Bob Barr published the following article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Bob Barr: Search for economic fix misses best example
by Bob Barr, March 4, 2009
Is all this happening by trial-and-error, as seems often to be the case; or is there really a “plan” according to which administration officials, including Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, are orchestrating the most [...]

Bob Barr on Obama's Never-Never Land

Bob Barr published the following article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Bob Barr: Obama’s deficit plans belong in Never-Never Land
by Bob Barr, Feb 25, 2009
Barely more than one month into its first term, and the administration of President Barack Obama is entering the rarefied world of Never-Never Land - the mythical world of Peter Pan where wishes [...]

Bob Barr on Alex Rodriguez

Bob Barr published the following article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Baseball inquiry just a power grab
by Bob Barr, Feb 18, 2009
A few years ago, during a summertime business trip to New York City, I was invited to attend a baseball game at the old Yankee Stadium. It was the first time I had visited this venerated [...]

Bob Barr on Government Intrusion

Bob Barr published the following article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Constancy of government’s intrusion unlikely to change
by Bob Barr, Jan 21, 2009
George W. Bush was president. The federal deficit was under $400 billion; and the national debt was “merely” a little over $9 trillion. Virtually no one outside of Alaska knew who Sarah Palin was. America’s [...]