The Coming Food Police
Again calling on the specter of controlling high healthcare costs, the food police are coming, and in some states so are the exercise police. But that may only be...
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Peter Schiff’s Treasure Trove in “The Real Crash”
Peter Schiff's latest book, The Real Crash: Americans Coming Bankruptcy -— How to Save Yourself and Your Country, is a treasure trove of economic wisdom and policy proposals. Americans ignore the...
Ron Paul Coup in Minnesota GOP
Texas Congressman Ron Paul emerged from the Minnesota state Republican Party convention in St. Cloud with a clean sweep, winning nearly all of the national convention delegates available for...
Challenging the Congressional GOP Establishment
While it may be true that the Tea Party is losing its direction and vigor, members of the movement for constitutional, fiscally sound governance are increasingly running for U.S....
Drones Over America
When most Americans think of surveillance drones, it conjures up an image of a Predator drone in a far-off land unleashing a missile against a terrorist suspect. The last...
Ron Paul Dominates Maine, Nevada State Conventions
Ron Paul forces staged organizational coups this weekend at the GOP state conventions in Maine and Nevada. In both states, Paul won a majority of the delegates who will...
Obama Administration Tries To Justify Proliferating Drone Strikes
White House senior counterterrorism adviser John Brennan has tried to justify proliferating drone strikes in Islamic countries this week as a legitimate reaction to the threat posed by the...
Obama: Afghan Victory Accomplished, But Two Or More Years of War Anyway
President Obama addressed the nation from Afghanistan May 1, claiming victory over al Qaeda and touting a new agreement with Afghan President Hamid Karzai keeping U.S. troops in combat...
The GSA and Government Waste
When the General Services Administration's Las Vegas party that cost taxpayers more than $800,000 made national news, even congressional Democrats got outraged, though they missed the point about the...
Ron Paul Wins Louisiana & Massachusetts Caucuses
Ron Paul dominated the Louisiana presidential caucuses April 28. The same day, his supporters also out-organized the presumed GOP presidential nominee in Mitt Romney's home state of Massachusetts and...
Election 2012: Romney Wins Five Northeastern States, Gingrich May Drop Out
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney swept presidential primaries in five northeastern states April 24, widening his delegate lead on rivals Rep. Ron Paul of Texas and former House Speaker...
Election 2012: Marvin “Chick” Heileson v. Rep. Mike Simpson in Idaho
Marvin “Chick” Heileson (left) is making his second attempt in 2012 to unseat seven-term incumbent Republican Rep. Mike Simpson in Idaho's second congressional district GOP primary. Simpson voted for the...
Bailout Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch Will Face Primary
Six-term incumbent Utah Senator Orrin Hatch (left) will face a primary opponent for the first time since he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1976, after the Utah...
Global Government Debt Crisis Emerging
A sugar-coated analysis of the global economy released by the International Monetary Fund April 17 nevertheless contains dire warnings about a world in a looming global government bond crisis....
GSA Staffer Pleads the Fifth on Waste, Hand-Wringing Ensues
The U.S. General Services Administration official responsible for a $822,000 Las Vegas party on the tab of the U.S. taxpayer refused to answer any questions before the House Committee...