John Stossel Appearance on “In Focus”

The Rio Grande Foundation and New Mexico Prosperity Project hosted a luncheon with John Stossel at the end of April. Needless to say, Stossel’s visit was of interest to local media outlets. Gene Grant of KNME’s Channel 5 and host of “In Focus” sat down with Stossel to discuss his evolution as a journalist [...]

Project Vote Smart: A Treasure Trove of Candidate Information

As readers of this site are undoubtedly aware, the Rio Grande Foundation is one of New Mexico’s leading voices on behalf of tax reform and reducing the burden of taxation on New Mexico citizens and businesses. While the Foundation does not involve itself in political campaigns, one useful tool in analyzing where candidates stand on [...]

Wilson v. Pearce

David Freddoso, a columnist with National Review Online, wrote a column recently on the Wilson v. Pearce race for the Republican nomination for the open New Mexico Senate seat. Freddoso did his research, talking to several free market or Republican activists around the state. I offered my two-cents, arguing that Pearce is the better candidate [...]

Nation’s Largest Taxpayer Group Rates New Mexico’s Congressional Delegation

America’s largest taxpayer group, the National Taxpayers Union, publishes an annual rating of Congress. As a former employee of NTU, I am intimately familiar with the ratings process and am pleased to say that their ratings are the best of any tax and fiscal policy organization in Washington.
The difference between NTU’s ratings and others is [...]

Movin’ on Up

When discussing New Mexico’s economic position relative to other states, we at the Rio Grande Foundation often cite per capita personal income as a measuring stick. That’s because this statistic is the single best way to rank the economic strength among the states.
With that said, there is some good news relative to New Mexico’s economic [...]

RGF President Paul Gessing Discusses Health Care and Spaceport on Las Cruces Radio

Paul Gessing appeared recently on Las Cruces radio station, KSNM 570 with morning show host Alan Riehl. Among the topics discussed were Governor Richardson’s health care plan, the Spaceport, and a host of political interests of interest to New Mexicans. Listen to the show here.

John Stossel to visit Albuquerque

If you read our blog more often than you check our website, you may not be aware that John Stossel, one of the nation’s most prominent consumer champions, advocate for free enterprise, and critic of bureaucratic foolishness, will speak at a luncheon in Albuquerque at the Marriott Pyramid on (note date change) Wednesday, April 30.
Stossel, [...]

Who are Urban Conservatives?

Along with Michael Barone, Grover Norquist, and several other prominent conservatives, I recently participated in a symposium on what it means to be an urban conservative that was sponsored by the Minnesota-based Center of the American Experiment. You can read my thoughts and those of the others who took part here.

The Albuquerque Tribune and “Right Wing” media

Newspaper readers throughout New Mexico are aware of the financial problems and the very real potential for closure at Albuquerque’s afternoon newspaper, the Tribune. While I am certainly sympathetic with the plight of the Trib and hope that new ownership can be found, I take issue with a recent article in the paper which cited [...]

The Club for Growth Discusses Democratic Candidates for President

The Club for Growth is a free market political action group based in Washington, DC that attempts to elect or defeat candidates based strictly on their free market credentials — taxes, spending, trade, regulation, school choice, and tort reform to name a few. The group has done write-ups for most of the presidential candidates at [...]

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