Politics
Obama Again Circumvents Congress With Recess Appointments
President Obama has once again circumvented the U.S. Congress as it stands in the way of his agenda — this time, by directly...
Tea Party Hypocrisy on Display?
Tea Party support helped coast a number of congressional candidates to victory in the 2010 midterm elections. However, whether those victors will stay...
Read moreNew Jersey City Sued by ACLU Over Prayer
The ACLU of New Jersey has been granted a temporary court order forcing the city council of Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, to...
Read moreWikiLeaks Leads to Calls for New Infringements on Speech, Press
American proponents of government secrecy are calling for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be assassinated or imprisoned, even if it means creating a...
Read moreLeft Vexed Over Coming GOP Attack on Regulations
Left-wing blogs are fretting over the potential impact of the incoming new majority Republican House of Representatives upon federal regulations, especially possible Republican...
Read moreATF Considers Gun-sale Notification for Southern Border States
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (still known as ATF) is considering a pilot program that would require gun dealers in...
Read moreTexas Man Arrested for Warning of Speed Traps
The capitol city of Texas has added another dimension to the town motto "Keep Austin Weird" with a bizarre crusade against speed traps....
Read moreTSA: Airports Are Only the Beginning
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), notorious for groping and ogling naked passengers at checkpoints, has long claimed that its “mission” is “protect[ing] the...
Read moreProf. Alfred Kahn, Father of Airline Deregulaton, Passes Away
Professor Alfred Kahn, best known as “the father of airline deregulation,” died Monday at age 93. His obituary from Cornell reminded his students...
Read moreAfghanistan Reconstruction: Billions Spent, But No One Knows Just How
Waste, fraud, and corruption are endemic to government projects. At least projects that take place close to home, however, can be monitored and...
Read moreDid Justice Breyer Invent History to Justify His Personal Agenda?
An oft-quoted maxim attributed (dubiously) to Mark Twain instructs writers: “Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.” Perhaps...
Read moreUnfunded Municipal Pensions: Conveyor Belt to Oblivion
For years the small town of Prichard, Alabama knew they were in trouble. Back in 2004, the city hired an actuary to analyze...
Read moreMilwaukee Man Fined for Cursing on Bus
According to a local news station, a Milwaukee man named Terry Duncan received a $500 fine last week for cursing on a public...
Read moreTime’s Joe Klein Connects Beck to JBS
As if conservative pundit Glenn Beck was not enough of a target to the Left, Timemagazine’s Joe Klein has branded him with a...
Read moreWill New House Rules Mean New Hope for the Constitution?
Christmas is a time for hope and as a new Congress is sworn in after the New Year comes the hope that a...
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