Face-off over converted garage could land woman, 83, in jail
The story of an 83 year old California woman Ageda Camargo is unbelievable and truly scary for anyone who cares about property rights. She is from La Quinta, CA and has owned her house for years,...
View ArticleElection Reaction
Are you feeling down? Honestly, after last night, my feelings are mixed. At the national level, the Republicans got what was coming to them. They increased the size of government (No Child Left Behind,...
View ArticleRove is Right
I am no fan of President Bush and by extension i have not been a fan of his closest adviser, Karl Rove. After all, despite his “conservative” rhetoric, Bush has been a big-spending liberal who has...
View ArticleThe Best of Intentions
We are often told that government acts with the best of intentions. Personally, I believe it, but also realize that the road to hell is indeed paved with the those very same good intentions. This...
View ArticleAnother Problem with the Stimulus
As if there were not enough reasons to be concerned about the so- called “stimulus package” (you can read it here) now being consideration in Congress, the legislation contains “Buy American”...
View ArticleHow to spend the stimulus?
We at the Rio Grande Foundation certainly did not and do not support the so-called stimulus bill. Of course, with the fear factory in Washington working at a feverish pace and President Obama still in...
View ArticleAmericans are Angry (finally)!
There is an anger building in America. Having been hoodwinked by the supposedly “free market” Bush Administration, the transparent socialism of the Obama Administration is causing average Americans and...
View ArticleBoth Parties Like Big Government
While New Mexico Republicans largely are exempt from this critique because they have been out of power for so long, the fact is that there is no party of smaller, more limited government in America...
View ArticleFederal Waste: Moving an Entire Town
To those who know anything about Albuquerque history, the idea of shifting a town may seem logical. After all, Albuquerque got its start at Old Town, but when the railroad came to town, downtown...
View ArticleAnother Spaceport?
While New Mexicans have been led to believe that their economic futures are tied to the New Mexico Spaceport now being built near Truth or Consequences, the truth is that spaceports are already under...
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