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U.S. Using Terrorist Group in Covert War on Iran
As part of its ongoing covert war against Iran, the U.S. government has for years been providing training — some of it on American soil — and other material...
U.S. Using Terrorist Group in Covert War on Iran
As part of its ongoing covert war against Iran, the U.S. government has for years been providing training — some of it on American soil — and other material...
Tax Freedom Day Is April 17
Because April 15 is a Sunday and April 16 is a holiday in the District of Columbia, the deadline for filing federal income-tax returns this year falls on April...
Solar Firm That Turned Down Gov’t Loan Fails — But Are Taxpayers Really Off the Hook?
Solar Trust of America, an energy firm based in Oakland, California, declared bankruptcy on April 2, fewer than 10 months after breaking ground on a project near Blythe, California,...
ObamaCare’s $17 Trillion Unfunded Liability
“I was floored by what we discovered,” declared Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.). ...
Research Shows Globe Has Warmed and Cooled Naturally in Past
From about A.D. 950 to 1250, the North Atlantic region of the globe experienced a period of higher-than-normal temperatures. Known as the Medieval Warm Period (MWP), it was a...
Can Ron Paul’s Delegate Strategy Confound Conventional Wisdom?
Don’t count Ron Paul out yet. The Texas Congressman may not have secured any headline-grabbing victories in state primaries and caucuses. He may be trailing in the unofficial delegate...
Even If Overturned, ObamaCare’s Legacy Will Live On
On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court will begin hearing oral arguments in the states’ lawsuit against ObamaCare. If the court, as it should, strikes down the entire law, friends...
CBO: ObamaCare Will Cause Millions to Lose Insurance and Double Cost
“If you like your healthcare plan, you can keep your healthcare plan,” President Barack Obama said repeatedly during the debate over his healthcare reform bill, hoping to allay fears...
How — and Why — Obama Kept a Jailed Yemeni Journalist From Being Pardoned
A journalist is arrested, convicted by a kangaroo court, and imprisoned because he reports stories embarrassing to the government under which he lives. After a great public outcry, the...
Santorum: Vote for Ron Paul if You Want Limited Government
Throughout the race for the Republican presidential nomination, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum has attempted to portray himself as the conservative alternative to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. For...
Calif. Raw Milk Distributor Says He Was Tortured in County Jails
“I thought I was gonna die in there.” Those are the words not of a former prisoner of a communist gulag but of 65-year-old American James Stewart, describing his...
Pat Robertson Calls for Marijuana Legalization
“I just want to be on the right side,” Pat Robertson told the New York Times. “And I think on this one, I’m on the right side.” ...
Motor City “Stimulus”: $148,000 to Dress Two Low-income Job Seekers
As part of the 2009 federal “stimulus” law, the Detroit Department of Human Services (DHS) received an $11 million grant courtesy of U.S. taxpayers. Of that money, $148,000 was...
Federal Judge: Citizens Need Not Ask Permission to Exercise 2nd Amendment Rights
A federal judge struck down a Maryland law requiring individuals to prove that they have “good and substantial reason” for seeking a handgun carry permit from the state. ...