Electric Car Battery Maker Goes Bankrupt Despite $500M in Subsidies
Another day, another subsidized “green energy” firm going bankrupt. This time it’s A123 Systems Inc., a Massachusetts-based manufacturer of batteries for electric cars...
N.J. $5.7M Anti-Terror Program a Practical and Fiscal Failure
According to Judicial Watch, the U.S. government has spent almost $6 million on an experimental “anti-terrorism” program in New Jersey called “Text Against...
Read moreHow Do Your Congressmen Vote? Check Out the Freedom Index.
With all the hoopla and media attention now being devoted presidential politics, it would be easy to overlook the importance of Congress, which...
Read moreFormer U.S. Comptroller Says U.S. Faces Fiscal “Abyss”
Former U.S. Comptroller General of the United States David Walker just finished another tour across the country promoting “fiscal reform and responsibility,” according to Forrest...
Read moreFederal Agencies Spent $1.1M on Souvenirs and Promotional Items
A recent report charged federal agencies under the Obama administration for spending $1.1 million on souvenirs and promotional items. ...
Read moreFormer Obama Aide: The President “Doesn’t Like People”
We have someone who “doesn’t call anyone,” is “not close to almost anyone,” and “really doesn’t like people” — which is Obama —...
Read moreArkansas Honors Young Confederate Hero
The American Civil War was a dark chapter in America's history. Yet it did produce those who merited respect and honor. David O....
Read moreSenator Coburn’s “Wastebook 2012” Names Biggest Waste: Congress
For each of the past three years, Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) has published his annual Wastebook, and each year the press has had a...
Read moreScotland to Cast Independence Vote in 2014
Meeting at St Andrew's House, the Scottish government building, in Edinburgh on October 15, the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister David Cameron and the...
Read moreSwiss Military Preparing for EU Meltdown Scenario
As the growing economic crisis continues to wreak havoc throughout the European Union, the armed forces of tiny Switzerland are preparing to deal...
Read morePoliticians, Catholicism, and the False Equivalence
You’ve got to hand it to that Joe Biden. He certainly has chutzpah. After all, what do you call it when a man...
Read moreBelgian Separatist Party Wins Key Election
Belgium's Flemish separatist party president, Bart De Wever, was elected mayor of Antwerp last Sunday and took the opportunity of his victory to...
Read moreEthanol Mandates Plague Developing Countries With Rising Food Prices
The expanding use of ethanol in U.S. oil production, prompted by government mandates that require the use of biofuel in gasoline, is escalating...
Read moreSoda Industry Sues NYC Over Supersized Soda Ban
In September, New York City became the first to approve a ban that prohibits the sale of sugary drinks over 16 ounces in...
Read moreNobel Peace Prize for the EU: Far-Left Politics Behind the Scenes
The Norwegian Nobel Committee, on October 10, named the European Union as the winner of the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize. The choice has...
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