Love nature but hate the tyranny of bureaucrats' rules. We already waste billions on pointless gestures that make people think we're addressing global warming, but the earth doesn't notice or care. What exactly is "global warming" anyway? That's really four questions: 1. Is the globe warming? Probably. Global temperatures have risen. ... MORE
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Showing posts with label Congress. Show all posts
John Stossel: Chill Out About Global Warming
Love nature but hate the tyranny of bureaucrats' rules. We already waste billions on pointless gestures that make people think we're addressing global warming, but the earth doesn't notice or care. What exactly is "global warming" anyway? That's really four questions: 1. Is the globe warming? Probably. Global temperatures have risen. ... MOREPatrick J. Buchanan: Why Congress Is Held In Contempt
Impotence not seen as a virtue. "I've got a pen," said President Obama early this week. "I can use that pen to sign executive orders and take executive actions ... that move the ball forward." "When I can act on my own without Congress, I'm going to do so," the president added Wednesday at North Carolina State. Thus did Obama signal that ... MOREJacob Sullum: Uncle Sam's Drinking Game
The mixology of medicine and moralism. Does your doctor nag you about your drinking? The federal government wishes he would. Last week the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)
noted with alarm that most Americans
say they have never discussed alcohol consumption with a health
professional. Physicians' ... MORENo Surprise Here: NSA Chief Denies Spying On Congress
from USA Today. The National Security Agency's director, responding to questions from independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, says the government is not spying on Congress. But
a two-page letter from Army Gen. Keith Alexander to Sanders goes on to
state that the agency can make no guarantee that representatives or ... MOREPaul Bedard: Excedrin Headache No. 2013
67% call it a 'bad year,' 40% a disaster. Overshadowed by the bungled debut of Obamacare
and congressional gridlock, most Americans in a new poll dubbed 2013 a
bad year that will be quickly forgotten. For more than four-in-10, the
perils of 2013 hit home hard. “Put simply, most Americans are happy to see 2013 go,” said the latest ... MOREBob Livingston: The Extra-Constitutional President
Congress is abdicating its power. In delaying portions of Obamacare, President Barack Obama — the undocumented usurper currently occupying the people’s house — has taken on powers not granted him under the Constitution. This is very simple to understand, yet most people seem to be turning a blind eye to the fact. ... MOREVIDEO: Changing Laws By Proclamation
The executive branch is not the legislative branch, unless it wants to be.
Walter E Williams: Does Washington Know Best?
Perhaps they know the best way to steal power. According to some estimates, there are more than 100 million traffic signals in the U.S., but whatever the number, how many of us would like Washington, in the name of public health and safety, to be in sole charge of their operation? Congress or a committee it authorizes would ... MOREAndrew Taylor: Drunken Sailors Seek A Blank Check
Senate Dems back automatic debt limit hikes. Democrats controlling the Senate proposed Tuesday to avoid future showdowns over the so-called debt ceiling by giving the president authority to authorize additional federal borrowing unless Congress can muster veto-proof margins to block him. The move by Sens. Charles Schumer, ... MOREThomas Sowell: Throw The Rascals Out?
Making it harder to be a tyrant. Polls indicate that the public is so disgusted with Washington politicians of both parties that a surprisingly large proportion of the people would like to get rid of the whole lot of them. It is certainly understandable that the voters would like to "throw the rascals out." But there is no point in throwing the rascals ... MOREAndrew Napolitano: Debt And Destruction
The economics of tail-chasing. From April 1917 to November 1919, when Woodrow Wilson borrowed $30 billion to fight World War I, he was able to do so because of the promise he made to lenders that the commitment to repay them would be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government. At the time, the ... MOREFOX NEWS POLL: Majority Against Raising Debt Ceiling
But politicians LOVE to spend. Soon Congress will have to vote on raising the nation’s debt limit so the federal government can borrow more money to make good on its spending commitments. If it were up to the American public, they would vote no -- with a majority saying the debt limit should only be raised after major spending cuts have been ... MORESteve Chapman: Real Meaning Of The Redskin Debate
Should Congress care about the name of a sports team. As a general rule, the names of professional sports teams, and their connotations, are of little concern. No one cares that the Chicago White Sox don't wear white socks, or that Utah, where the NBA's Jazz are based, is the last place you'd think of when you think of jazz. ... MOREJacob Sullum: Ignorance Is Ratification
Allowing mass collection of Americans' phone records. In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Arthur Dent
discovers that the plans for a highway project involving demolition
of his house have been "on display" in the basement of a government
building at "the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a
disused lavatory with a sign on ... MOREZachary Warbrodt: Congress Starts Looking Into Bitcoin
Politicians worried they can't control digital currency. A Senate committee is pressing federal regulators and law enforcement officials to explain how they plan to oversee Bitcoin and other virtual currencies as the issue gains increasing attention from government officials concerned about the role these new markets will play ... MORE
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