Military Commissions Throughout U.S. History
Military commissions have always been controversial in U.S. history, and no more so than in the past 10 years. Military commissions have traditionally been defined as executive branch courts,...
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Harvard Confab Fails to Convince Tea Party to Seek Constitutional Convention
The ideologically diverse crowd of 300-400 attending the Harvard University Constitutional Convention Conference (ConConCon) couldn't agree upon even one agenda item to seek the nation's first constitutional convention in...
Herman Cain Wins Florida “President 5” Straw Poll
Former Godfathers Pizza CEO Herman Cain walked away a clear winner from the Florida Republican Party presidential straw poll September 24. He received 37 percent vote amounted, which was more...
Rick Perry Defends Govt Subsidies for Illegal Immigrants
Texas Governor Rick Perry defended his policy of allowing illegal immigrants to obtain in-state tuition for Texas state colleges in the Fox News/Google debate September 22. ...
Ron Paul & the Great Progressive Myth (Healthcare)
America got a perfect exposition of the great progressivist myth in the September 12 CNN/Tea Party Presidential debate. The great progressivist myth is this: If government doesn't do it,...
Ron Paul & the Great Progressive Myth (Terrorist Prevention)
America got two textbook expositions of the great progressivist myth in the September 12 CNN/Tea Party Presidential debate. The great progressivist myth is this: If government doesn't do it,...
Study: RomneyCare Killed 18,000 Massachusetts Jobs
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney's highly touted RomneyCare has cost Massachusetts some 18,000 jobs, reduced investment in the state by tens of millions, raised health care costs, and lowered...
CNN/Tea Party Debates the Fed (without Ron Paul) and Healthcare
The CNN/Tea Party Express presidential debate September 12 featured a staple question of the Ron Paul candidacy — the Federal Reserve Bank — but didn't give Representative Paul a...
Why Do They Hate Us? Santorum: We’re Free; Paul: We’re There
The CNN/Tea Party Express debate continued to expose the difference between Texas Representative Ron Paul and the rest of the Republican field on the issue of America's multiplying foreign...
Rick Perry Defends Legislating by Executive Order, Ron Paul Condemns
Texas Governor Rick Perry continued to take fire from his rivals in the September 12 CNN/Tea Party Express debate on the issue of mandating Gardasil injections for 12-year-old girls...
Is The John Birch Society the “Intellectual Seed Bank of the Right”?
HuffingtonPost.com columnist Andrew Reinbach expressed concern September 12 that the Tea Party is propagating the ideas of The John Birch Society. In an article entitled "The John Birch Society's...
Debate: Candidates Beat Up on Rick Perry, Only Ron Paul Draws Blood
As Texas Governor and GOP frontrunner Rick Perry took criticism from nearly all his rivals at a September 7 GOP presidential debate at the Reagan Library, Perry quipped: "I...
DeMint’s Freedom Forum: Bachmann Trips Up, Perry Cancels
The Palmetto Freedom Forum by Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) seemed designed for Tea Party candidates such as Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul. But in the Labor Day forum, it...
White House Was Briefed About “Fast and Furious” Gunwalker Scandal
At least three White House officials received email updates on "Operation Fast and Furious," a gun-walker scandal that saw the transfer of some 2,000 weapons into the hands of...
Who’s the “Constitution” Candidate for President?
Daily Caller editor Peter Tucci has noticed that many Republican candidates for President have made scant mention of the U.S. Constitution on their campaign websites, despite the fact that...