Chris Moody

Articles by Chris Moody

Federal Spending Doubles in Less Than a Decade

Remember the good old days, when the federal government was, shall we say, smaller? And by “smaller,” I mean half the size it is today. Well you should, because that was only nine years ago. Economist Chris Edwards ran the

Michael Moore Fails to Call Out Keith Olbermann's Hypocrisy

Michael Moore discussed his new film on MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann last week, which excoriates the 2008 financial bailouts, corporate welfare and various other flaws in a system in which the government gives favor to corporations that can afford

Gallup Poll: 57 Percent Say the Government Is Doing Too Much

In a Gallup poll released this week, more than half of those surveyed said the government has gone too far: Americans are more likely today than in the recent past to believe that government is taking on too much responsibility

Help Wanted: Tweet for ACORN

According to an ad today in the Washington Post, ACORN Chief Organizer Bertha Lewis is looking for a “social media organizer” to take to the Web and do some damage control on the Twitter front. Duties include: Helping to create

Exactly How Much Taxpayer Money Went to ACORN?

After checking a few federal spending reports, economist Chris Edwards has revealed exactly how much money ACORN received over the past few years from taxpayers. According to the database, taxpayers supported ACORN to the tune of more than $12.5 million