Oil Companies Fined for Not Buying Nonexistent Cellulosic Ethanol
In 2007, Congress passed and President George W. Bush signed the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA). In keeping with Bush’s 2006 State of the Union pledge to make...
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Raw Milk Mandates
On the morning of August 3, 2011, armed agents of the U.S. government and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office conducted a raid on a small private club in...
Whos Really Behind Anti-Huntsman Manchurian Candidate Video?
Who is responsible for a YouTube video that paints Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman as “The Manchurian Candidate”? On the basis of rather scant evidence, Huntsman was quick to...
State-mandated “Sexual Brainwashing” Begins in California Schools
Students in California public schools may not be leading the nation in their knowledge of the “three R’s,” but they are well on their way to being experts in...
Mideast Expert, Ron Paul Agree: U.S. Actions Make War with Iran Likely
U.S. sanctions on Iran are “acts of war.” The Iranian government, which views the sanctions, along with assassinations of its nuclear scientists and belligerent rhetoric from Washington, as precursors...
Pizza Pistol Prompts Punishment for Public-school Pupil
“Put down that sausage, pepperoni, and extra cheese, son, and no one will get hurt.” Words to that effect were spoken to 10-year-old Nicholas Taylor, a student at David...
“Snakes on a Plane,” Make Way for “Shrimp on a Treadmill”
How well can a shrimp perform on a treadmill? It’s a question that has puzzled mankind for ages. Fortunately, some researchers at the College of Charleston, South Carolina, are...
TSA Isn’t Just for Airports Anymore
Travelers hoping to retain their dignity by taking buses, trains, or cars instead of airplanes are in for a rude awakening. “The Transportation Security Administration,” writes the Los Angeles...
Why the U.S. Should Bring Down the Curtain on Airport “Security Theater”
“It’s infuriating,” Bruce Schneier remarked. “We’re spending billions upon billions of dollars doing this — and it is almost entirely pointless. Not only is it not done right, but...
Romney on ObamaCare in 2010: “Repeal the Bad, and Keep the Good”
“Everything we know about [Mitt] Romney’s record tells us to not trust anything he says while he’s campaigning for office, because his positions will change when he’s trying to...
Amish Dairy Farmer Selling Raw Milk Won’t Be Cowed by FDA
Milk may do a body good, but selling it without the government’s stamp of approval does not. Dan Allgyer, an Amish dairy farmer, is finding that out the hard...
Kathleen Sebelius Destroyed Evidence to Protect Planned Parenthood in a Child Rape Case
A state Governor and her appointees obstruct an investigation into repeated coverups of child rape. When they find they can no longer stave off the inevitable, they destroy the...
Congressmen Can’t Send Christmas Greetings, Commission Rules
Congressmen long ago granted themselves the privilege of mailing items to constituents at taxpayers’ expense, a process called “franking.” Usually such a mailing amounts to a barely disguised plea...
Paul Poised to Win Iowa; GOP Establishment on Edge
With the Iowa caucuses just two weeks away, Ron Paul has taken the lead in two caucus forecasts — a development that has the GOP establishment on edge. A...
Gingrich Was for Individual Mandate Before He Was Against It
Responding to criticism of his “nay” vote on a supplemental appropriations bill for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, Sen. John Kerry said in 2004, “I actually did vote for...
New FBI Rape Definition Could Aid in Fight Against TSA Groping
Opponents of the Transportation Security Administration’s invasive pat-downs of airline passengers may be on the verge of obtaining a new weapon for their fight. The Federal Bureau of Investigation...
Michigan Counties to Lick Terrorism With Snow Cones
Residents of western Michigan need fear terrorists no more. Courtesy of a Homeland Security grant, 13 counties are now prepared to thwart any and all terrorist attacks with — snow-cone...
Climate Change Believers Agree — Their Models Don’t
Much of the alarmism about alleged climate change is predicated on computer models purporting to demonstrate that global surface temperatures are rising at an alarming rate and are certain...
Coercing Cash for Commercials from Commodity Cultivators
If you’ve seen “Little Blue Dynamos” ads urging you to consume blueberries, you probably assumed they were simply the result of blueberry producers getting together to promote their product....
Barney Frank Cosponsors Bill to Repeal Medicare Rationing Board
It seems the only way to find out what a politician really thinks is to wait until he leaves office. No longer concerned with obtaining either votes or campaign...