Politics

Salazar Wants More Latino-Focused Nat’l Parks, Sites

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has been pressuring the National Park Service to locate sites related to the histories of women and minorities, particularly...

Bruce Walker October 13, 2011

Hannibal Lecter, the IRS, and the Fed

William F. Jasper October 13, 2011

Oh happy day! A check from the government! No, not a welfare check or a “stimulus” check, but a refund check to your...

Calif. Gov. Signs Two Key Transgender Laws

Dave Bohon October 12, 2011

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed two bills into law that will dramatically impact how normal people are forced to deal with cross-dressers,...

Wisconsin Unions, Democrats Seek Gov. Walker Recall

Alex Newman October 12, 2011

After losing several dramatic battles this year, Wisconsin Democrats and “Big Labor” announced this week that they are getting ready for the next...

Md. Transportation Comm. to Recommend Gas Tax Hike

Brian Koenig October 12, 2011

A Maryland commission will be offering a recommendation to increase the state's gas taxes, raise vehicle registration fees, and employ a catalog of...

Ron Paul Still Third Among New Top Tier of GOP Hopefuls

Raven Clabough October 12, 2011

Recent polls and last night's debate in New Hampshire indicate that there is in fact a new top tier among Republican primary contenders:...

Republicans Bash Federal Reserve, Laugh With (Not at) Ron Paul

Thomas R. Eddlem October 12, 2011

Washington Post reporter Karen Tumulty tried to get Republican presidential candidates in the October 11 New Hampshire debate to agree with the left-wing consensus...

Holder, Issa Spar Over “Fast and Furious”

Raven Clabough October 12, 2011

The controversy surrounding the disastrous Operation Fast and Furious (part of Project Gunrunner) has prompted a congressional investigation which is quickly heating up...

Obama’s Jobs Bill Faces Uncertain Future

Raven Clabough October 11, 2011

President Obama's so-called jobs bill may prove to be dead on arrival, prompting Democrats to consider making drastic changes — cutting the bill into...

Anti-Semitism in the Occupy Wall Street Movement

Daniel Sayani October 11, 2011

For the past three weeks, protestors of various stripes have made their way to New York City’s Financial District as part of the...

Obama’s Jobs Council Comprises Job-Cutting Executives

Brian Koenig October 11, 2011

President Obama is traveling to Pittsburgh today to discuss with prominent American business leaders the lingering economic barrier of high unemployment. The gathering...

Electronic Voting Machines Proven Vulnerable to Hacking

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. October 11, 2011

No political maxim is more universally accepted as truth than that the right to vote is sacrosanct. In a free society where the...

Calls Grow for Holder Resignation Over “Fast and Furious”

Thomas R. Eddlem October 11, 2011

Calls from county sheriffs in the Southwest for the resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder over the "Fast and Furious" gun-walking scandal received...