On April 15, 2009, more than 1 million people participated in at least 800 different “tea parties” held in cities and towns across the United States. I was privileged to participate as the key note speaker at the downtown Pittsburgh rally in Market Square, where an unbelievable 2,000 people took part despite a steady [...]

Protest National Healthcare
On Friday July 17, people around the country will participate in rallies to protest the Democratic Party’s massive and unprecedented increases in taxes and government spending, as well as to protest the resulting increases in unemployment. Here in Pittsburgh, we will gather outside the local offices of U.S. Senators Arlen Specter and [...]

“The Optimistic Son”

Read by Glen on “America’s Morning Show,” July 10, 2009

Two young boys were as different as could be when it came to their outlook on life. One little boy was always pessimistic, never thinking anything good was going to happen. His brother had the exact opposite view, always positive, always looking on the [...]

I received this Joke from one of my listeners.  It makes a great and rational economic point.
Read on “America’s Morning Show” on July 9, 2009.

I recently asked my friend’s little girl what she wanted to be when she grows up. She said she wanted to be President some day. Both of her parents, liberal Democrats, [...]

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Published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Special Report
Glen Meakem is co-founder and chief executive officer of FreeMarkets OnLine, a company that organizes and conducts online auctions for industrial customers. Formerly with General Electric Co. and McKinsey & Co., Meakem received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Harvard University. His graduate work was interrupted by a six-month tour [...]

By Bill Steigerwald
Published in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review
October 4, 2008
It’s no surprise that someone who named his company FreeMarkets Inc., as founder and CEO Glen Meakem did, is a foe of the gargantuan financial bailout bill that the House approved and President Bush signed into law Friday. Meakem, who calls himself “an [...]

By Abby Mendelson
Published in POP City
September 3, 2008

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