Obama Shuts Down Office that Would Close Gitmo
President Obama has issued an order to close the small office he created with the responsibility of closing Guantanamo Bay prison. He repeatedly promised during the 2008 presidential campaign...
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Paul Ryan: Republicans Wanted 260 Percent Increase in Food Stamps
Former Republican vice presidential nominee and Congressman Paul Ryan told NBC's Meet the Press January 27 that the Republican ideas for spending cuts on social welfare programs would have...
Obama’s Inaugural Address: Second Amendment Obsolete
President Obama derided the Second Amendment as obsolete in his second inaugural address, claiming that “when times change, so must we” on issues like gun control. ...
House to Senate: No Budget, No Pay
House Republicans have decided to pass on a stand-off against the White House and Democratic Senate on the looming national debt limit fight, choosing instead to insist upon an...
Before the Income Tax
Yes, the U.S. government did at one time run large budget surpluses, and the revenue was generated without resorting to an income tax. ...
Ron Paul’s Liberty Movement Spreads in Congress
The retirement of Congressman Ron Paul from the House of Representatives last week did not end the Texas libertarian's influence in Congress. And if the first week of the...
Egypt’s Big Government (Islamic) Constitution Goes Into Force
Egyptian voters adopted a big-government constitution in a national plebiscite December 15, and it went into force December 26, according to Reuters wire service. Voters adopted the constitution by...
The Real Green in Fedgov’s “Green Energy”
“Green energy” companies supported by Obama have primarily helped create jobs for elected officials and lobbyists in Washington, and profits for Wall Street. ...
China School Knife Attack, Portland Mall Attack Receive Little Coverage
The same day as the tragic Newtown, Connecticut, school shooting, a Chinese man stabbed 22 children in the central Chinese province of Henan. The attack yielded almost no news...
California Teachers Pull Propaganda Video
The California Federation of Teachers has pulled a controversial class warfare “educational” video for children from YouTube after encountering stiff criticism from Fox News and the conservative blogosphere. ...
DIA Doubles Spy Numbers Abroad, Rivaling CIA Numbers
The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency is gearing up for an unprecedented growth in the number of its field agents, according to a December 2 story in the Washington Post....
Obama “Compromise”: More Spending, Higher Taxes, Unlimited Debt
President Obama has hardened his views on “fiscal cliff” negotiations with congressional Republicans, with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner telling a closed-door session of congressional leaders that Obama is now...
Egypt’s Morsi: New Pharaoh or Egyptian Cincinnatus?
The Thanksgiving Day decrees by Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi sent Egypt back into street protests and turmoil, prompting dissident Mohamed ElBaradei to charge Morsi had become a “new pharaoh.”...
Establishment Screams: Avoid Fiscal Cliff and Borrow, Borrow, Borrow!
All of official Washington and their media lapdogs are shaking in fear of the so-called “fiscal cliff” that is looming January 1, counseling that the economy needs to continue...
What to Expect From the New Congress
The party numbers are pretty much the same, but the congressional Democrats are far more liberal, and the Republicans are much closer to traditional constitutionalism. ...