Benghazi Whistleblower Shocked That WH Blamed YouTube
by John Sexton. In an appearance on Face the Nation this morning, Rep. Darrell Issa revealed several new pieces of information about the Obama administration's controversial description of the 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, casting doubt that the White House mischaracterized its cause by mere accident. "The talking points ... MOREWayne Winegarden: Treating Alzheimer's With Regulations
Bureaucracy stands in the way of the best treatment. The U.S. health care system is rife with rising costs and stagnating quality. All too often, the cure for these ailments calls for ever greater government intervention. Such cures misdiagnose the problem. The health care system’s problems are caused by too little patient control, not ... MOREThe Boston Mindset: Cringe Like Sheep
A reality check from William A. Levinson. Colonel Jeff Cooper's To Ride, Shoot Straight, and Speak the Truth describes exactly what is wrong with the United States today. Cooper wrote of the society in which he grew up during the 1930s. Boys were taught to shoot and use their hands, and girls were taught to expect that in their men. ... MOREJohn Stossel: Train Wreck Ahead
The perils of a blind engineer. Most Americans — even those who are legislators — know very little about the details of President Obama's Affordable Care Act, so-called Obamacare. Next year, when it goes into effect, we will learn the hard way. Many people lazily assume that the law will do roughly what it promises: give insurance to the uninsured ... MOREGovernment Nannies And The New Caffeine Crackdown
by Baylen Linnekin. The FDA announced earlier this week that the agency
will
investigate “any and all products with added caffeine.” FDA officials claim they were spurred to take action after the
recent introduction of one product, Alert Energy Gum, a new
caffeinated gum made by Wrigley. The agency argues that such a novel product ... MOREBenjamin Powell: Bangladesh Sweatshops Improve Lives
The reality is counterintuitive. U.S. companies are rethinking whether to continue sourcing garments from Bangladesh in the wake of the tragic collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory that killed hundreds of workers on April 25. If they do so, most Bangladeshi garment workers will be worse off than they are today. ... MOREVIDEO: Locked Up For Drinking Tea While Being Black
Salty language warning. Public servants or public masters?
Steven Greenhut: California's Homeless Bill Of Rights
The latest nitwittery from Golden State lawmakers. The Homeless Bill of Rights, the name applied to a new bill that recently soared through the California Assembly’s Judiciary Committee on a 7-2 vote, is the latest in a long line of California legislation that has grabbed national attention for its sheer lunacy. At the current rate, ... MOREAmericans Paying For Senseless Regulatory System
Government regulations hinder economic growth. Why, in the down economy with millions of Americans unemployed, is it so difficult to hire contractors for the routine services the happy homeowner needs? Appliance repairmen in Virginia have permanent signs on their trucks asking for assistants. They turn down new customers like popular ... MORE
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