MIA and Monty Pelerin, CFO, Economics Expert www.economicnoise.com

Sworn into office on January 20, 2009 for his second term as Pennsylvania’s 50th elected Auditor General, Jack Wagner brings 25 years of public service to his role as the Commonwealth’s independent fiscal watchdog. Wagner identified job retention and growth, fiscal responsibility, public safety and reform of the government as his administration’s top priorities. “Improving the performance of government so that it improves the quality of life for all Pennsylvanians is my mission,” Wagner said. Before he was elected Auditor General, Jack Wagner had represented Allegheny County as a State Senator since May, 1994. He served in the leadership of the State Senate and as the Democratic Chairman of the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee. He also served on the Appropriations; Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness; Rules and Executive Nominations; and Policy Committees. Wagner was a member of the Pittsburgh City Council for 10 years, representing all city neighborhoods. He was born and reared in the Beechview neighborhood. He was Pittsburgh City Council's President from 1990-93. After graduating from South Hills High School in Pittsburgh, Wagner was employed by Duquesne Light Company in various capacities, and was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers for five years. While employed by Duquesne Light Company, Wagner enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and served from 1966 to 1968. Wagner received a Purple Heart and other military commendations while serving in the Vietnam War in 1967. Following his military service, Wagner graduated from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Safety Management in 1974. While a studentat IUP, Wagner worked as a paramedic with Citizens Ambulance Service. He received the Distinguished Alumni Award from IUP for service to the community and the University in 1994. He serves on the boards of the Senator John Heinz History Center, the Obediah Cole Foundation for Prostate Cancer, the Veterans Leadership Program, the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Sharing and Caring, Inc., and World War II Veterans of Allegheny County Memorial Fund, Inc. He is a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers, German American National Congress, Italian Sons and Daughters of America, Knights of Equity, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Lions Club, Elks Club, and Moose Club. Wagner also belongs to the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, Vietnam Veterans Institute, and Veterans Political Action Committee. He received the Veteran of the Year award from the Vietnam Veterans Leadership Program and the Outstanding Legislator Award from the Pennsylvania Veterans of Foreign Wars. He also received the Clarion Young Democrats John Shropshire Award. In the fall of 2008, Wagner was awarded with a life-time, honorary membership to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Wagner is a member of St. Catherine of Siena Church in Beechview, where he lives with his wife, Nancy, and children, Luke and Sara. Jack is a bad golfer.

Randall and Dan talk about Dan's article, "Are U.S. Multinationals to Blame for High Unemployment?" Daniel Griswold is director of the Center for Trade Policy Studies at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C, and the author of the new Cato book, Mad about Trade: Why Main Street America Should Embrace Globalization. Since joining Cato in 1997, Mr. Griswold has authored major studies on globalization, trade, and immigration. He's written articles for major newspapers, appeared on CNBC, C-SPAN, CNN, PBS, and Fox News, and testified before House and Senate committees. Earlier in his career, Mr. Griswold was editorial page editor of a daily newspaper, the Colorado Springs Gazette, and a congressional press secretary. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and a diploma in economics and a master's degree in the Politics of the World Economy from the London School of Economics.

Charlie received his B.A. in English from the College of Wooster and an M.A. in Mass Communication from Bowling Green State University. In addition, Charlie has done doctoral course work in Mass Communication. Former radio broadcaster, television newscaster, and member of the Ohio House of Representatives, 82 and 80th districts. See his blog www.littlestuff-minoosha.blogspot.com

http://therestoreadreamfoundation.org/default.aspx Alex Cortes is the Chairman of Restore the Dream Foundation, a non-profit 501c4 organization committed to restoring the American Dream through limited government, free markets, and individual liberty. Cortes also serves as the spokesperson for DeFundIt.org, the Foundation's first initiative that is advocating for the de-funding of ObamaCare as the most immediate solution to effectively defeating the law before repealing and replacing it.

“Leading America’s 2nd Emancipation” Apostle Claver – Bio/Intro Apostle Claver is the founder and chairman of RagingElephants.org – an organization dedicated to leading “America’s 2nd Emancipation” by bringing diversity to the Conservative movement. Raging Elephants challenges voters of color to reconsider their party affiliation and vote their values. Apostle is an animated, inspirational speaker who thrills audiences all across America. He has appeared or been featured on the Sean Hannity Show, John Gibson Show, Mancow Show, CNN, Fox News and TV, radio and print media across the nation. Apostle Claver also conducts Raging Elephants Boot Camps throughout the nation - a program that unfolds a remarkable plan to promote liberty through educating American voters. The training presents compelling data to emphasize the demographic crisis facing the Republican Party and teaches the steps of his proven, winning strategy to strength the Conservative movement through racial diversity.

Monty Pelerin's background includes academic degrees from Duke University (AB), the University of Chicago (MBA) and Syracuse University (PhD) all in finance and economics. At Chicago, he was fortunate to have classes from Milton Friedman, George Stigler and Ronald Coase. He knew Merton Miller. All of these gentlemen subsequently became Nobel Laureates in Economics. His early career was in the corporate world where he served as Chief Financial Officer for a few companies. Later in life he went back to school for the doctorate degree and then taught for about 10 years at the college and graduate level. He enjoyed the classroom, but disliked the bureaucracy and dealing with too many peers who were educated beyond their levels of competence. He retired early and have supported myself primarily as an investor. Monty Pelerin is an avid reader, investor and reasonably decent golfer (or used to be). He was exposed to both Keynesian and Monetarist economics in formal training and became an Austrian economist on my own. In his opinion, it is the only "school" of economics that makes any sense. In September of 2009 he started a website: Monty Pelerin's World at www.economicnoise.com. Since its inception, he has put up almost 1,500 posts. The posts deal primarily with economics, politics and investing. The name Monty Pelerin is a pseudonym derived from the Mont Pelerin Society founded by Friedrich Hayek after WWII. Hayek saw a need for a forum for like-minded individuals who believed in Classical Liberalism. At the time, government planning and control dominated economic and political thought. The Mont Pelerin Society was composed of friends of freedom from around the world. Ludwig von Mises and Milton Friedman were original members. More information on Mont Pelerin can be obtained from my site or the internet. He have no connection with the Society other than a coincidence of philosophy. He uses Friedrich Hayek as an gravatar in honor of his enormous contributions to classical liberalism. A photo of Hayek is attached. Here are the full articles published on American Thinker (http://www.americanthinker.com/) Articles By Monty Pelerin The Coming Political Upheaval Put Uncle Sam on an Allowance Jekyll and Hyde Government Why the Democratic Party Cannot Survive Bernanke's Cowardice Has Sealed Our Fate Red vs. Blue: Bloods vs. Crips Obama: Not Moses, Merely Elmer Gantry A Depression May Be Our Best Hope Keynes as 'Useful Idiot' The Divine Right of Government Desperate Economic Action Ahead? Inflation: The Last Gasp of the Obama Economic Crisis Our Patrick Henry Moment Is Here Repent -- The End Is Near Worse than a Depression The End of Democratic Socialism Political Fatal Conceit The Keynesian Fraud Obama the Entrepreneurship Expert Obama's Ides-of-March Moment is Near The Economic Crisis Is Only a Symptom Health Care Reform Vaporizes Obama Presidency 2010 Will Be Worse Obama's Vote-Buying Dilemma Why Obamanomics Will Not Improve the Economy

Monty Pelerin's background includes academic degrees from Duke University (AB), the University of Chicago (MBA) and Syracuse University (PhD) all in finance and economics. At Chicago, he was fortunate to have classes from Milton Friedman, George Stigler and Ronald Coase. He knew Merton Miller. All of these gentlemen subsequently became Nobel Laureates in Economics. His early career was in the corporate world where he served as Chief Financial Officer for a few companies. Later in life he went back to school for the doctorate degree and then taught for about 10 years at the college and graduate level. He enjoyed the classroom, but disliked the bureaucracy and dealing with too many peers who were educated beyond their levels of competence. He retired early and have supported myself primarily as an investor. Monty Pelerin is an avid reader, investor and reasonably decent golfer (or used to be). He was exposed to both Keynesian and Monetarist economics in formal training and became an Austrian economist on my own. In his opinion, it is the only "school" of economics that makes any sense. In September of 2009 he started a website: Monty Pelerin's World at www.economicnoise.com. Since its inception, he has put up almost 1,500 posts. The posts deal primarily with economics, politics and investing. The name Monty Pelerin is a pseudonym derived from the Mont Pelerin Society founded by Friedrich Hayek after WWII. Hayek saw a need for a forum for like-minded individuals who believed in Classical Liberalism. At the time, government planning and control dominated economic and political thought. The Mont Pelerin Society was composed of friends of freedom from around the world. Ludwig von Mises and Milton Friedman were original members. More information on Mont Pelerin can be obtained from my site or the internet. He have no connection with the Society other than a coincidence of philosophy. He uses Friedrich Hayek as an gravatar in honor of his enormous contributions to classical liberalism. A photo of Hayek is attached. Here are the full articles published on American Thinker (http://www.americanthinker.com/) Articles By Monty Pelerin The Coming Political Upheaval Put Uncle Sam on an Allowance Jekyll and Hyde Government Why the Democratic Party Cannot Survive Bernanke's Cowardice Has Sealed Our Fate Red vs. Blue: Bloods vs. Crips Obama: Not Moses, Merely Elmer Gantry A Depression May Be Our Best Hope Keynes as 'Useful Idiot' The Divine Right of Government Desperate Economic Action Ahead? Inflation: The Last Gasp of the Obama Economic Crisis Our Patrick Henry Moment Is Here Repent -- The End Is Near Worse than a Depression The End of Democratic Socialism Political Fatal Conceit The Keynesian Fraud Obama the Entrepreneurship Expert Obama's Ides-of-March Moment is Near The Economic Crisis Is Only a Symptom Health Care Reform Vaporizes Obama Presidency 2010 Will Be Worse Obama's Vote-Buying Dilemma Why Obamanomics Will Not Improve the Economy

Bill Wilson, AS ’75, is a conservative opposed to what he sees as a government that is way too big and is spending way too much money for all the wrong reasons. As president of Americans for Limited Government, a nonprofit advocacy group in Fairfax, Va., the former political science major says he takes issue with the actions of both political parties. Wilson says he disliked many of George W. Bush’s policies, including the Patriot Act and the Medicare prescription drug program, and supported neither Barack Obama nor John McCain in the 2008 presidential race. But now, with Obama in the White House, Wilson and his organization have what The New York Times called in a recent article about him “a fully satisfying target.” Like many other conservative groups, Americans for Limited Government has gained momentum since 2008 through opposition to President Obama’s policies. It has established a strong online presence, including a website, GetLiberty.org, and daily email messages to more than 90,000 conservative individuals and bloggers. Because politics is, in Wilson’s words, “a full-body contact sport,” he says the confrontational style of many of his messages is designed to get attention for his limited-government ideology. “To some degree, the old terms [such as ‘conservative’] are no longer really descriptive,” he says. “We advocate more adherence to what we see as a traditional view of the Constitution. In that sense, our goal is more restoration than conserving.” Americans for Limited Government has about 18 staff members and an annual budget of $4 million. Howard Rich, a New York real estate executive who funds many conservative causes, is a major supporter. Spending, taxes and the scope and reach of government are among the hot-button issues that raise the hackles of Wilson, who earlier in his career worked for organizations supporting such issues as right-to-work laws, term limits and school choice. “Governments feel a need to justify themselves, so what you end up with are policies that justify government initiatives,” Wilson says. “The problem is that the money the government spends comes out of the private sector or from debt servicing.” Part of the solution, he says, is a return to small localized and sustainable communities, where members have a more direct say in what goes on. “Creating sustainable communities is what it is all about,” he says. “This is an American experiment, and it has the potential to unite liberals and conservatives.” Wilson’s involvement in the political fray continues a recent flurry of high-profile political activities by alumni, including Vice President Joe Biden; Steve Schmidt and David Plouffe, who led the 2008 presidential campaigns for McCain and Obama, respectively; and recently elected New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. “One of the positive aspects about the University of Delaware and the state of Delaware is that you have a chance to move up and try things that aren’t available in a larger, less intimate setting,” says Wilson, who cites the influence of James R. Soles, now Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science and International Relations, on his own passion for politics. “To have all of those alums involved at those levels, the school has to provide an environment that generates people who are inquisitive and always ready to learn.”

Tad DeHaven is a budget analyst on federal and state budget issues for the Cato Institute. Previously he was a deputy director of the Indiana Office of Management and Budget and a policy analyst with the National Taxpayers Union. DeHaven also worked as a budget policy advisor to Senators Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Tom Coburn (R-OK). His articles have been published in the Washington Post, Washington Times, and National Review.

The Environmental Protection Agency's carbon regulation push continues, but apprently abusing the clean-air laws of the 1970s to achieve goals Congress rejected isn't enough. Late last week, teh EPA made an unprecedented move to punish Texas for being the one state with the temerity to challenge its methods. Kathleen Hartnett White is Distinguished Senior Fellow-in-Residence and Director, Armstrong Center for Energy & the Environment She joined the Texas Public Policy Foundation in January 2008. She is a Distinguished Senior Fellow-in-Residence and Director of the Armstrong Center for Energy & the Environment. Prior to joining the Foundation, White served a six-year term as Chairman and Commissioner of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). With regulatory jurisdiction over air quality, water quality, water rights & utilities, storage and disposal of waste, TCEQ’s staff of 3000, annual budget of over $600 million and 16 regional offices make it the second largest environmental regulatory agency in the world after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.