CBO Cost Estimates on Senate Immigration Bill Celebrated, Challenged
To say that the Congressional Budget Office's estimate of the costs of S. 744, the immigration bill being contested in the Senate, is misleading is far too mild. It...
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New Quantum Computer System to Improve “Machine Learning”
The collaboration between Google, NASA, and a small cutting-edge computer company marks a breakthrough in technology that could threaten U.S. citizens' privacy even further. ...
Fearless Investigative Journalist Michael Hastings Dead at 33
Gone is one of the most fearless investigative journalists of the present time, the author of an article so powerful and revealing that it forced the commander-in-chief to fire...
Snowden’s Revelations Confirmed by Three Other Whistleblowers
Three other NSA whistleblowers were asked on Friday what they thought about Edward Snowden's revelations about the surveillance state in the United States and each was relieved that someone...
Detroit Creditors’ Haircut: 90 Percent
Detroit's Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr gave just two options to those creditors gathered in downtown Detroit on Friday: Go along with my proposal now, and you'll get the best...
Unanimous Supreme Court Ruling: Human Genes Cannot be Patented
On Thursday the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that patents on human genes are now void, while the successful creation of synthetic genes may continue to be patented. Both sides of...
Behind the Curtain: Booz Allen Hamilton and its Owner, The Carlyle Group
The revelations by Edward Snowden are causing public relations problems for two of Washington's finest examples of incestuous intertwining: Booz Allen Hamilton and its parent, The Carlyle Group. ...
Central Banks’ Bubble Bursting, Sending Markets Down Worldwide
Central banking and Keynesian ideology make a toxic brew, the consequences of which are beginning to show up around the world. ...
S&P Issues an Upgrade of U.S. Sovereign Debt Along With a Warning
The announcement by Standard & Poor's on Monday that it is revising its outlook upward is not only useless but counterproductive. ...
The Predictable Response to Edward Snowden’s Disclosure of PRISM
The response to Edward Snowden's claim to be the leak behind last week's revelation about PRISM was immediate and predictable: investigate and prosecute him as an enemy of the...
First Time Since 1995: U.S. Produces More Oil Than It Imports
The confluence of numerous factors in both Texas and North Dakota is working to help the United States wean itself from dependence on foreign oil, including low taxes, improved...
IMF Staff Report Blames EU for Mishandling Greek Crisis
In a remarkably candid assessment of the IMF's failure to rescue Greece from its follies, the IMF staff's report still misses the most important lesson of all: Free people...
Slowing Economy Confirmed
There are always unintended consequences when using Keynesian economic theories to try to jumpstart an economy. One of them is the freezing of credit markets because of the Fed's...
Obamanomics to Blame for Worst Recession Since the Great Depression
Obamanomics are to blame for the worst recession since the Great Depression; and the present fake recovery compares poorly with that in the 1920s when the government stayed within...
Social Security Trustees Celebrate: Trust Funds Won’t Be Broke for Years
The latest report from Social Security's trustees has resulted in claims from supporters that the program is safe and sound and will be for years, if one doesn't look...
Snopes Misses on Story of Collusion Between Sen. Feinstein and Husband’s Company
Snopes' "vetting" of a story about an inside deal between the U.S. Postal Service and Senator Feinstein's husband's company was a whitewash, failing to mention the couple's rampant self-dealing,...
National Taxpayers Union Finds Major Spending Shift in 112th Congress
The National Taxpayers Union’s count of the cost of each member of Congress' "wish list" shows a dramatic shift away from more spending and toward less spending. Moving from...
Portland, Oregon, Votes Down Plan to Fluoridate its Water, Again
In a triumph of information over half-truths and a victory of voters over politicians' backroom deals, Portland, Oregon, once again voted down the city's plan to fluoridate its water....
Judge in Trayvon Martin Case Rules Some Evidence Off Limits
Even if the Florida jury to be impaneled in the June trial of George Zimmerman believes him innocent in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, Zimmerman is likely to...
Two Million March Against Monsanto in Worldwide Protest of GM Foods
On May 25 an estimated two million people turned out in 436 cities in 52 countries to protest genetically modified foods and their main developer, Monsanto. ...