The 2012 Olympics: Stiffing the Taxpayers for Pride
Two days after the opening ceremonies of the XXX Olympiad in London, England, Smith College Professor Andrew Zimbalist was asked if he knew of any Olympics that ever justified...
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August 1st is “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day”
Mike Huckabee invited his Facebook followers to celebrate "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day" on Wednesday, August 1st and one million of them said they would "eat mor chikin." ...
The LIBOR Scandal: Just the Tip of the Iceberg
The fines imposed on Barclays Bank by the British Financial Services Authority represent just the beginning of the exposure of the international banking cartel's efforts to keep interest rates...
The Two Sides of James Holmes, the Colorado shooter
James Holmes appears to be a normal, bright, self-effacing individual without evil intents. Looking deeper Holmes is the skilled, deliberate schemer behind the Aurora, Colorado, shootings. ...
Aurora Shooting: Questions Still Remain
Questions about the Aurora shooter abound, including the possibility of a conspiracy involving at least one other, and perhaps many others, in the July 20 shooting. ...
The Aurora Massacre: Government Could Have Done Worse
A Forbes article says there's a real threat of U.S. ratification of the UN arms treaty under now-increased pressure to “do something” after the Aurora shootings. Furthermore, drawing from R....
Two Aurora Shootings: One Widely Known; the Other Ignored
On April 22 of this year a convicted felon, just out of jail, went to an Aurora, Colorado, church and shot and killed a member of the congregation before...
Aurora Shootings: More Questions Than Answers
Twenty-four-year-old James Holmes opened fire in a theater in Aurora, Colorado, early Friday morning, killing 12 and wounding 38 more. The incident is under investigation. ...
Ron Paul Has the Final Say
In his last public opportunity to quiz Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who appeared before the House Financial Services Committee on July 18, Texas Congressman and Republican presidential candidate Ron...
White House Calls Out New Study Showing Obama’s Plan to Tax the Rich Would Slow the Economy Further
Rather than considering carefully the conclusions from a study that the president's tax plan would further slow the economy, the White House instead attacked its authors. ...
Ron Paul’s Final Questions for Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke
When Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke appears tomorrow before the House Financial Services Committee, he’ll be facing, for the final time, his nemesis, Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas), author of End the...
California’s Pension Plan (CalPERS) Made a Paltry 1 Percent in Past Year
Monday's report from the California Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) contained two numbers that are spelling out the death spiral of that plan: too little money making too little returns....
New High-Tech Body Scanners Coming, Courtesy of the CIA
Genia Photonics, a surrogate of the CIA, has announced its greatly enhanced surveillance capabilities to monitor innocent civilians without their knowledge or permission. The latest piece of terrifying technology,...
Deficit Headed for $1.1 Trillion This Year
The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Thursday that the federal government’s deficit for the first nine months of its 2012 fiscal year exceeded $900 billion and that the country...
The Robin Hood Tax Scam Is Back
The Robin Hood Tax, properly called the Tobin Tax, is being resurrected by two Democrats to raise money under the guise of helping to stimulate the economy. ...
Taxpayers Throttle Back Unions in California
Two California cities, San Jose and San Diego, the tenth- and eighth-largest cities in the country respectively, just voted overwhelmingly in favor of ballot measures to rein in union...
Mandatory Vaccination Battle Heats Up in California
Dr. Richard Pan’s bill, AB 2019, to require a doctor to "sign off" on parents' decisions not to inoculate their children will wind up enforcing that inoculation. During a public hearing, Dawn...
Scranton Pa. Can’t Kick the Can, Cuts Salaries to Minimum Wage
After conferring with the city’s business administrator, Scranton, Pennsylvania, Mayor Chris Doherty announced on Wednesday, June 27, that all 398 city employees would be getting minimum wage, starting with...
Verizon Fights Back, Challenges FCC’s Right to Rule on Net Neutrality
Telecommunications giant Verizon filed a brief that the FCC is overreaching, again, in its quest to regulate the Internet. ...
The Pauls Introduce Their New Internet Liberty Manifesto
With Ron Paul’s bill H.R. 459, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act, headed for a floor vote in the House in the next two weeks (and likely success at passage...