Austin Hill is an Author, Consultant, and Host of "Austin Hill's Big World of Small Business," a syndicated talk show about small business ownership and entrepreneurship. He is Co-Author of the new release "The Virtues Of Capitalism: A Moral Case For Free Markets." , Author of "White House Confidential: The Little Book Of Weird Presidential History," and a frequent guest host for Washington, DC's 105.9 WMAL Talk Radio. As the owner of Hill Communications, LLC, he consults small business owners and other professionals on issues of marketing, planning, and strategic communication. He served as a speech writer and communication adviser to former U.S. Congressman Matt Salmon, and has been heard on several of America's most prolific talk radio outlets including KFI AM 640 in Los Angeles, and Sirius XM Satellite Radio. Hill holds a Bachelor's Degree in English Literature from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, and a Master's Degree in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics from Biola University, CA. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2013 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Sun, 19 May 2013 12:43:00 GMT Sun, 19 May 2013 12:43:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ "Is this still America?" Congressman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) asked rhetorically last Friday, as he and other members of the House Ways and Means Committee questioned IRS officials about the agency's "targeting" scandal. W http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2013/05/19/what-irs-scandal-n1600611 8fc5f5ae-21d3-4577-8878-e09ad9c2ab0a Sun, 19 May 2013 12:43:00 GMT Indiana's new Governor Mike Pence has signed in to law a bill that will "pause'' the state's involvement in the nationwide Common Core education agenda. That fact that this is happening in Indiana has some very specific... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2013/05/12/pence-hits-pause-indiana-sets-the-pace-on-common-core-education-agenda-n1593198 08b01c3a-6044-474f-863a-7a2aaece761f Sun, 12 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT Is President Obama taking-over our nation's public schools? Is a United Nations agenda infiltrating America's K-12 classrooms? No, not exactly. Not Yet. But the so-called "Common Core" public education agenda could be... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2013/05/05/common-core-and-the-alltoocommon-tendencies-of-heavyhanded-government-n1587366 2ab69034-5e64-4508-bfa5-eb1484313370 Sun, 05 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT Breaking news: some of America's largest corporations have begun to report declining profits. For those that are offended by highly profitable corporations, this should be really great news. But nobody is... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2013/04/21/profits-hating-them-when-theyre-high-and-panicking-when-theyre-low-n1574036 6a570f56-ad9a-4497-9a33-ae12075439ca Sun, 21 Apr 2013 04:01:00 GMT What happens when the U.S. Secretary of Labor visits a church in Charlotte? If an incident earlier this month is any indication, faulty political promises and destructive economic policies continue to spread. It took... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2013/04/14/can-america-minimum-wage-itself-to-prosperity-n1567116 321059a4-1a35-4ead-a8a7-7ad8984f59bf Sun, 14 Apr 2013 04:01:00 GMT I never paid much attention to what Roger Ebert said about movies. Given that I usually take-in only three or four films a year, Ebert's analysis of any particular film or actor or "scene" just wasn't going to be som http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2013/04/07/economics-morality-and-roger-eberts-final-years-n1560264 88bdf9c1-7956-4f46-9abc-10909a0f1733 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 04:01:00 GMT "People call this the 'new normal.' Let me assure you there is nothing normal about this at all. It's the new 'abnormal,' and it won't last, because as free people we won't stand for it." With those remarks, business... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2013/03/31/a-free-people-and-a-resurgence-of-wisdom-n1553675 30e2ee16-bfc5-41e0-996e-a340d7d58d8d Sun, 31 Mar 2013 04:01:00 GMT It has been federal for three years. It has brought chaos to the labor markets. It has cost people their livelihoods and it is more unpopular than ever. So why does "Obamacare" (officially known as the "Affordable Care... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2013/03/24/three-years-on-obamacare-has-become-irresistable-n1547496 1fad4c1f-21fd-4e9b-9d36-0450cea8b27d Sun, 24 Mar 2013 04:01:00 GMT “The popular media narrative is that this country has shifted away from conservative ideals, as evidenced by the last two presidential elections. That’s what they think. That might be true if Republicans... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2013/03/17/obamacare-socialism-and-rick-perrys-assumptions-n1536468 505b252e-8b2c-4857-ad69-3ec2821ccb96 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 04:01:00 GMT What happens when a local police department and a state child protective services agency overreact and abuse their authority? In one such case, Walmart ended-up being sued. The story began in 2008. Lisa and... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2013/03/10/egregious-government-and-walmart-the-fall-guy-n1530013 0a392e45-2525-4e7e-b0fa-5f50b7994674 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 05:01:00 GMT It's difficult to imagine that he was surprised by the outcome. But the White House response that ensued after Author and Journalist Bob Woodward dared to question and criticize the President should be an eye-opener... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2013/03/03/diminished-trust-and-woodwards-woes-n1524703 15ff9f61-7930-4749-bfc9-8edd29f35f90 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 05:01:00 GMT Did you hear the big news from the world of small business? Jewish delis are closing in both Los Angeles, and New York City. The trend has been a long time in the making, especially in New York City where Jewish deli http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2013/02/24/obamanomics-and-the-jewish-deli-dilemma-n1519055 d277653f-35b1-46ff-9d91-d105ea037f02 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 05:01:00 GMT In the 1940's and 50's, famed Author George Orwell surmised that both the English language and civilized society were in decline. After a press conference held last week by Emeryville, California Police Chief Ken... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2013/02/17/excuse-me-your-illogic-is-showing-orwells-vision-emerges-in-california-n1514215 fc155ce0-ee50-4d2f-8465-cc1b837c88c7 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 05:01:00 GMT "People call this the 'new normal.' Let me assure you there is nothing normal about this at all. It's the new 'abnormal,' and it won't last, because as free people we won't stand for it." With those remarks, business... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2013/02/10/france-wakes-up-to-a-socialist-reality-will-america-n1508930 c5a088d2-d6d6-4005-922c-9f3eeb849b40 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 05:01:00 GMT Our former U.S. Vice President Al Gore just sold one of his business holdings and earned a bit profit - and he contradicted himself while doing it. Gosh, I am shocked! Aren't you? The headlines tell us that Gore... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2013/02/03/selfinterest-1-dogma-0--al-gore-is-out-of-the-closet-again-n1503911 ecffd6a1-726c-42d1-bd79-dbc2e505626f Sun, 03 Feb 2013 05:01:00 GMT It's not just an out-of-control IRS or EPA. And it's not merely the punitive demands and restraints of the new federal healthcare law. American enterprise is being stifled and squelched by state and local... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2013/01/27/equal-opportunity-destroyers-politicians-of-all-types-damage-small-business-america-n1498621 0d6f3c07-33df-42b1-9e15-e1133804c28f Sun, 27 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT "I don't know what 'moral grounds' you think you're standing on, but as far as I am concerned, what you're saying is very immoral." I was an interview guest last month, and the radio talk show host was asking me ab http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2013/01/20/saving-america-from-the-make-somebody-else-pay-mindset-n1493158 0d9dc1a6-40b9-48ad-8899-cdf842f6a041 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT Some Venezuelans are concerned that their President might be violating their nation’s Constitution. So, where have these Venezuelans been for the past 14 years? And do any Americans have the same concerns... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2013/01/13/so-goes-venezuela-so-goes-the-us-the-limited-powers-of-government-are-weighing-in-the-balance-n1488011 4e51a3b4-24a5-4a48-95b4-b688f2d960a3 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT Half of recent college graduates can't find employment. Those who find a job often settle for something less than a "college level job." So what good is a college education, anyway, in our very unstable... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2013/01/06/education-is-the-key-assessing-the-value-of-a-college-degree-in-a-tumultuous-economy-n1479904 93f561c7-7b04-473a-adb2-d50d549e30a0 Sun, 06 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT The Rose Bowl, the Fiesta Bowl, the BCS National Championship - and in a few weeks, the Super Bowl - are all coming soon to a television near you. But what if we all displayed the same disdainful attitudes towards th http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/12/30/are-you-ready-for-some-football-n1476028 e73f9562-2881-41a5-b528-8cf665438b8f Sun, 30 Dec 2012 05:01:00 GMT It is, perhaps, the ultimate “do as I say, not as I do” scenario: progressive entertainment stars and politicians telling us that we shouldn’t possess firearms. So now would be a good time for... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/12/23/a-progressive-priority--celebrity-gun-buybacks-n1472864 91927736-9c00-4875-9655-21e192eff8e6 Sun, 23 Dec 2012 05:01:00 GMT Are the President and the Congress trying to send our economy in to a recession? They're probably not trying to, no. But with the current governing philosophy in Washington, a recession has become an acceptable means... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/12/16/in-washington-the-goal-is-control-of-private-wealth-n1468062 4d868c24-9417-438d-bdf1-d44ef3dc052d Sun, 16 Dec 2012 12:46:00 GMT "Mah fellow Americans, inflayshun is ow-uh friend." If you can pronounce the phonetic wording above - and if it sounds vaguely familiar - then for better or worse you probably grew up watching "Saturday Night Live"... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/12/09/is_america_headed_into_an_intentional_recession c4c43f2d-8bb0-4bff-a53b-141cc0b04568 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 05:01:00 GMT "Bottom line.would raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans have a chilling effect on hiring?" It was Matt Lauer's final interview question for his guest, on last Tuesday's episode of NBC-TV's "Today"... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/12/02/warren_buffett_and_the_corrupting_of_the_american_soul 66be4b84-e65d-465a-8167-2c2497494cdd Sun, 02 Dec 2012 05:01:00 GMT How do companies make millions of dollars with a really bad idea? They advise state governments on how to comply with federal Obamacare mandates, and then help the states build new websites. The subject of... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/11/25/obamacare_and_the_new_corporate_welfare e9a32a2e-683e-43d6-9808-cc4d0805128a Sun, 25 Nov 2012 05:01:00 GMT Pot fans got what they wanted in Colorado: they finally convinced voters there to support the legalization of "recreational marijuana." It's seen as a huge victory for those who support the powers of the individual... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/11/18/i_am_not_stoned_sobering_realities_for_taxpayers_on_the_road_to_legalizing_marijuana cf5b5211-cf0c-48c8-a20f-22956fdb9ca2 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:20:00 GMT You've probably seen the post-election headlines: private sector employers in the U.S. have begun slashing jobs, attributing their economic hardship to President Obama's healthcare and environmental policies. But did yo http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/11/11/score_one_for_the_kids_washington_and_georgia_produce_an_election_night_highlight 0439091e-2a9a-43cd-8ca9-b5a4422c426f Sun, 11 Nov 2012 05:01:00 GMT It's "game on" for the politics of retaliation. While campaigning in the swing state of Ohio, President Obama's supporters began to boo last Friday when he uttered the name "Mitt Romney." "No, no, no," the President... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/11/04/the_best_revenge_and_the_worst_economies 0d19da5d-1a70-4ef5-a16f-37e6ed72e63e Sun, 04 Nov 2012 15:02:00 GMT “…What the hell is he doing asking for another four years?” Governor Chris Christie (R-New Jersey) was speaking on behalf of Mitt Romney in Virginia last week. He was talking about, and to,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/10/28/entrepreneurs_weigh_in_what_do_we_need_over_the_next_four_years 2bf8d51b-37b9-4e57-b1e4-d644555cc662 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 04:01:00 GMT “People call this the ‘new normal.’ Let me assure you there is nothing normal about this at all. It’s the new ‘abnormal,’ and it won’t last, because as free people we... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/10/21/yes_atlas_will_shrug_eventually c13cf7aa-d6f2-43e7-aab4-947c48d84fa2 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 04:01:00 GMT If elected, Mitt Romney vows to "end" it. If re-elected, Barack Obama says he's "open to amending" it. But regardless of who wins the presidency next month, conscientious voters need to know this: Obamacare is... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/10/14/obamacare_2013_now_playing_at_a_state_capitol_near_you d6d8f90e-07e6-4bb5-9641-9b496630fbaf Sun, 14 Oct 2012 04:01:00 GMT President Richard Nixon won a second term in the White House, by being the avenger of left-wing cultural chaos. Will challenger Mitt Romney win a first term as President, because he provides a similar... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/10/07/could_this_be_like_nixon_in_1972 728914d5-55f4-49e4-80a3-168e30feb1bf Sun, 07 Oct 2012 04:01:00 GMT Barack Obama is beating Mitt Romney. Wait- Romney and Obama are tied in Pennsylvania. And how about all those bungled calls from the NFL fill-in refs? Americans are seriously pre-occupied as we enter the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/09/30/get_a_grip__americans_must_demand_better_government_in_november_and_beyond 92951e12-3154-4726-a945-24d184c6692e Sun, 30 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT Breaking news: officials in our U.S. Federal Government do not know how to solve all our woes. This actually shouldn't be "news." Leaders from none other than the Federal Reserve, itself, have repeatedly admitted... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/09/23/even_the_fed_doesnt_believe_itll_work bf3a97c6-d6ce-4999-8119-12252677e043 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 11:53:00 GMT The U.S. Federal Reserve initiated more economic stimulus. And the very next day the U.S. Government received another debt downgrade. Did one lead to the other- or is there more to the story? Amid last week's he http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/09/16/downgrade_nation__seeing_through_the_charade_of_presidential_politics b359d348-cb51-4237-954f-678c43e83cbf Sun, 16 Sep 2012 04:37:00 GMT The political conventions have passed, the August jobs report is out, and many Americans are said to be "giving up hope." So how can we jumpstart our greatest engine of economic growth - the American small business... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/09/09/job_creation_nation_america_faces_harsh_realities_in_2013 3c6d28be-d395-484f-8aea-15a64aa74409 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT The Republican convention ends. The polls tighten. Romney visits storm-ravaged Louisiana. President Obama visits military families in Texas. And then the American news media was disrupted with this wacky little... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/09/02/what_about_biden_is_americas_vp_ready_to_lead 5cb35655-71bb-4a19-9dd2-a111c5710b9d Sun, 02 Sep 2012 13:07:00 GMT Have you heard the latest from the Obama re-election team? Mitt Romney doesn't have enough of his money taken from him in taxes. Paul Ryan wants to give rich people a tax "break." Mitt Romney cut jobs when he was an... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/08/27/the_quest_for_a_reason_to_reelect_the_president 6a0b7fb6-db84-495c-a00c-ceaabd381bc5 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:01:00 GMT You think President Obama is avoiding the subject of the economy? Think again. In reality, thoughts and ideas about the economy, and about economics, and about money – especially thoughts about other... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/08/19/the_american_dream_or_the_dreams_of_obamas_father 68c9d3be-c8bb-4c7b-944d-20582652ceca Sun, 19 Aug 2012 04:01:00 GMT Something exciting just happened in San Francisco. And it should pose an intellectual challenge for those who call themselves "progressives." Starbucks, the Seattle-based coffee beverage giant, announced that they... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/08/12/starbucks_the_tech_sector_and_the_state_of_american_progressivism 7e192762-4f54-4ba2-90cc-ce45d9ab08e2 Sun, 12 Aug 2012 04:01:00 GMT America is in fiscal trouble, and seems determined to making matters worse for itself. That's why it's long past time for an honest discussion about the "C-word." Capitalism - an economic system that is based on the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/08/05/capitalism_can_fix_this_mess 187e7c0a-b06b-4f69-a081-2102d429fc0e Sun, 05 Aug 2012 04:01:00 GMT Why is it okay to be a successful athlete, but not a successful business owner? It's been nearly two weeks since President Obama delivered his now famous "Roanoke rant," wherein he noted to entrepreneurs that, among... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/07/29/athletes_yes_business_owners_no 5cabb7ce-2b2a-4413-8552-fd403c8e6943 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 04:01:00 GMT Democrats are abandoning Barack Obama's ship. Last week Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi instructed Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to not attend this September's Democratic National Convention. Instead,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/07/22/questions_to_ask_democrats_as_they_abandon_barack 245d4de3-8fbd-48bd-be9a-5e42fb25d8ed Sun, 22 Jul 2012 04:01:00 GMT "I thought I could get free healthcare by making someone else pay for it..." Those words appear in a clever graphic that's making its way around Facebook - perhaps you've seen it. The sentence sits atop a photo... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/07/15/stark_economic_realities_after_the_hopeandchange_hangover 2cfbb991-effb-40b3-a80f-78dc292794cc Sun, 15 Jul 2012 04:01:00 GMT The economic experts are worried. From the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, to the central bankers of China, the U.K. and France, to the specialists on Wall Street, some of the presumed... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/07/08/economy_stalls_as_obama_targets_businesses 3418d550-55e8-4e53-87ae-5f8652639fd2 Sun, 08 Jul 2012 04:01:00 GMT Campaign operatives masquerading as media “fact checkers.” A President who uses the power of the Executive Branch to shutdown blogs. Do American journalists care? The left-leaning... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/07/01/in_obamas_america_a_somewhat_lessfree_press 41ab8683-ee9f-4296-9e86-03ce060c1121 Sun, 01 Jul 2012 04:01:00 GMT Hey AARP, and AMA - where did you lose your souls? And where does the iron fist of President Obama end - and where does your influence begin? Throughout our nation's history, private advocacy groups have given a... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/06/24/the_tragic_state_of_american_advocacy_groups 3de03e9c-3fdb-4983-83ea-ce3d4ebd592d Sun, 24 Jun 2012 04:01:00 GMT It allows for "immunity from deportation," and for "work permits." It is not described as amnesty, but rather, as a "deferred action process" that allows for greater "discretion" with spending resources. Say... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/06/17/did_the_president_just_score_with_the_baptist_church eecbb850-ce4f-4331-8d40-8cc2e97bea6b Sun, 17 Jun 2012 04:01:00 GMT It was one giant step for a man, and one giant leap toward fiscal sanity. But the failed labor union recall of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker was only a beginning. America needs a bunch more Scott Walkers, a... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/06/10/hey_california_meet_wisconsin 0e291944-78ed-4c26-afae-23b7ec8adfab Sun, 10 Jun 2012 04:01:00 GMT "I only care about the moral issues." If I've heard that phrase once, then I've heard it a few hundred times. It's a common response among social conservatives during campaigns and election cycles. And this year,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2012/06/03/the_immorality_of_obamanomics ab6b85c7-9d72-48c4-9002-3a42a226f977 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 04:01:00 GMT