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Nevada Standoff a Symptom of Increasing Authoritarianism

Ron Paul, The nation’s attention has for the past few weeks been riveted by a standoff in Nevada between armed federal agents and the Bundys, a ranching family who believe the federal government is exceeding its authority by accessing “fees” against ranchers who graze cattle on government lands. Outrage over the government’s use of armed […] Continue reading →

The War on Federal Bureaucrats Opens at Bundy Ranch

John Ransom, I love that picture from the Bundy Ranch. You know the one that I’m talking about: I’m talking about all of them. I love the horn-handed Cowboys, with real, honest trail dirt on them; I love the American flags; I love the sagebrush; and I love the rebellion- as in civil, non-violent disobedience. […] Continue reading →

Derp government: State Department loses $6 billion

The latest news from the Washington Free Beacon won’t look good on Hillary Clinton’s resume, which thus far consists mostly of bloody disasters, cover-ups, and loads of frequent flyer miles: The State Department misplaced and lost some $6 billion due to the improper filing of contracts during the past six years, mainly during the tenure of former […] Continue reading →

Thomas Sowell: Freedom Is Not Free

There may be something to the claim that all people want to be free. But it is a demonstrable fact that freedom has been under attack, usually successfully, for thousands of years. The Federal Communications Commission’s recent plan to have a “study” of how editorial decisions are made in the media, placing FCC bureaucrats in […] Continue reading →

Patrick J. Buchanan: How freedom dies

“Religious Right Cheers a Bill Allowing Refusal to Serve Gays.” Thus did the New York Times‘ headline, leaving no doubt as to who the black hats are, describe the proposed Arizona law to permit businesses, on religious grounds, to deny service to same-sex couples. Examples of intolerance provided by the Times: “In New Mexico, a […] Continue reading →

Obamacare vs Bureaucrats: A Battle that Hopefully Will Have Lots of Casualties

Daniel J. Mitchell There’s an old joke that a quandary exists when your mother-in-law drives off a cliff in your new Porsche. Are you more happy about losing her or more unhappy about losing your sports car? I’m not clever enough to come up with humorous quandaries, but I have shared policy quandaries. I’ve asked, […] Continue reading →

Are Government Bureaucrats Corrupt and Dishonest?

Daniel J. Mitchell, I don’t like government bureaucrats. Actually, let me re-phrase that statement. I know lots of people who work for different agencies in Washington and most of them seem like decent people. So maybe what I really want to say is that I’m not a big fan of government bureaucracies and the results […] Continue reading →

Lies My President Told Me

Paul Driessen, “Under my plan, if you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor. Period. If you like your healthcare plan, you’ll be able to keep your healthcare plan. Period. Nothing changes, except your health insurance costs will go down.” It was just a couple of renegade IRS agents in Cincinnati. […] Continue reading →

War on Christmas Starts Early

As the holiday shopping season approaches, consumer may find an unlikely adversary: the retail industry. According to reports, “big retailers like Walmart and Apple ramp up their holiday ads early this season” and “Representatives from leading retail associations name online sales tax legislation as a chief concern for their members right now.” That’s right, the […] Continue reading →

A Government Database about our Sex Lives: Gee, What Could Go Wrong?

Daniel J. Mitchell I’ve shared several videos that make the case against Obamacare. Here’s one narrated by a Dutch woman warning that America shouldn’t repeat the mistakes of European government-run healthcare. Here’s one from Reason TV about how free markets produce lower healthcare costs. Here’s one explaining the need to deal with the government-caused third-party-payer […] Continue reading →

Food Stamps - The Black Hole You Enter and Never Exit

Have you heard the rumor that the number of food stamp recipients has increased during President Obama�s term from 28.2 million to 46.6 million? Have you heard that in only three years, the annual cost of the program, which was already astronomical at $35 billion, has soared to $76 billion? It certainly has been the […] Continue reading →

Another Push for Global Taxation from the United Nations

I spoke at the United Nations back in May, explaining that more government was the wrong way to help the global economy. But I guess I�m not very persuasive. The bureaucrats have just released a new report entitled, �In Search of New Development Finance. Continue reading →