IMF Chief: Oil Supply Matters

Yesterday I wrote about the latest meme to come out of the White House: that the president cannot control oil prices.  This is of course ridiculous.  Should the president choose a path that would increase supply — even if not immediately — the price of oil...

Chicago Police Supt. Promises To Curb Gang Violence

Garry McCarthy says the intelligence is there. It’s just a matter of getting the information to beat officers so they can anticipate a retaliatory gang shooting. “We’re going to get our head around this thing and we’re going to turn it around is what it boils down...

Ayers Family Put ‘Foreigner’ Obama Through School

Hulton says that in conversations with Mary Ayers while on his route he learned of the couple’s enthusiasm and support for a black foreign student. One bright, warm Chicagoland day, he recounts, he met the student who fit Mary Ayers’ description in front of the Ayers...

Most Bedbug Infested Cities

Orkin announced its top 50 bed bug cities for the past year and several of them are popular spring break destinations. The following cities are ranked in order of the number of bed bug treatments Orkin performed from January to December 2011. via Chicago Tribune....

A President’s Control of Oil Prices

A new meme is carefully being inserted into society: that a president generally, and Obama specifically, cannot control oil prices.   Like all good lies there is just enough truth in this meme in order to not make it laughable.  The notion is absolutely true in the...