Ray and Jim celebrate National Columnist Day by talking about the good, the bad, and the ugly of that profession. They go on to discuss recent Supreme Court rulings regarding the Ten Commandments and eminent domain.

Ray and Jim talk about some of the challenges the U.S. Senate could be causing small buisnesses, specifically the Senate's recent behavior on tax reform, and the Kyoto Accords.

Ray joins Jim while he is broadcasting live from Washington, D.C. to talk about the three major issues in tax reform: flat tax, national retail sales tax, and value added tax.

Ray joins Jim to give a report on the SBEC's latest Small Business Survival Index and to talk about how individual states contribute to the national economy.

Ray joins Jim to talk about the SBEC's (formerly the Small Business Survival Committee) Small Business Survival Index and where the presidential candidates stand on small business issues.

Jim talks with Elinor and Ray about consumer confidence, the current unemployment rate, and other issues concerning small businesses and the economy.

Ray joins Jim on Labor Day to discuss the political strength of labor unions and their diminishing strength in the private sector.

Ray joins Jim to give a comparison of taxes for small business under the Bush administration vs. a Kerry administration.

Ray and Elinor, two of our top economists, join Jim to talk about the transfer of power in Iraq and to give a FED update.

Jim and Ray talk about John Kerry, Small Business, and the Bush Tax Cuts.