THE BLAZE: Gun Rights Save Another Life
Teen mom gives intruder shotgun send-off. Eighteen-year-old Sarah McKinley and her 3-month-old son were unharmed when two intruders tried to break into their home outside of Oklahoma City on New Year’s Eve. Her husband had died from lung cancer on Christmas Day, and when she realized intruders were attempting to break into her home she had nothing ... MOREBlom and Benko: Return To Gold Standard Is Popular
Gold standard debate could change presidential election. Scott Rasmussen, in October, polled 1,000 voters on gold and found it popular, especially if characterized as a way to constrain big government and big banks. In November, American Principles in Action commissioned the Polling Company to drill deeper into the implications for the early contests ... MOREDavid Harsanyi: Santorum Is A Big Government Republican
An earmark enthusiast throughout his career. Rick Santorum, like most Republican candidates, fashions himself the one true conservative running in 2012. If the thought of big, intrusive liberal government offends you, he might just be your man. And if you favor a big, intrusive Republican government, he's unquestionably your candidate. People are taking ... MOREDon Surber: Obama Backers Getting Rich On Green Causes
Al Gore likes the Fisker. Over the holidays, the New York Times reported: “Fisker Automotive is recalling all 239 of its 2012 Karma luxury plug-in hybrid cars because of a fire hazard.” Not mentioned in the report was the fact that the Obama administration had given this tiny car company a Solyndra-sized loan of $529 million. Banks loans the money with ... MOREJames Taylor: Finding Big Foot, Finding Global Warming
Global warming is causing mutant sharks. “I DO think there’s a ‘squatch in these woods ….” What the heck has happened to science on television? Animal Planet has a show called “Finding Bigfoot,” with a guy looking like he just cleaned out all the pork rinds at the Piggly Wiggly telling us he believes “there’s a “squatch” in these woods….” “Sasquatches DO ... MOREMatt Welch: The Bright Side Of Paul's Third Place Finish
7 reasons why Paul supporters should remain optimistic. For Ron Paul's most ardent supporters, last night's third-place finish in the Iowa caucus was an undeniable disappointment. The dream of boomeranging from an Iowa victory to a New Hampshire resurgence to an anything-is-possible Super Tuesday has now gone to re-write. Being exposed as a state .... MOREObama Puts New Crony Capitalism Mechanism In Place
Bureaucrats to lord new powers over industry. In a defiant display of executive power, President Obama on Wednesday will buck GOP opposition and name Richard Cordray as the nation’s chief consumer watchdog, even though the Senate contends the move is inappropriate, senior administration officials told the Associated Press. ... MORE
MSNBC.COM: 40,000 New Laws Go Into Effect in 2012
Politicians can never give enough orders. About 40,000 state laws taking effect at the start of the new year will change rules about getting abortions in New Hampshire, learning about gays and lesbians in California, getting jobs in Alabama and even driving golf carts in Georgia. Several federal rules change with the new year, too, including a Social Security ... MOREVIDEO: How The War on Drugs Threatens El Paso
US policy is a war on reason. Former El Paso city council member Beto O'Rourke spoke at the Cato Institute's conference, "Ending the Global War on Drugs" on November 15, 2011.
Chuck Neubauer: Gun Makers Baffled By ATF Criteria
Arbitrary and capricious rulings from government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is in charge of determining whether a gun model is legal, but the agency won’t say much about its criteria. Despite overseeing an industry that includes machine guns and other deadly weapons, ATF regulations for the manufacture of weapons ... MORE
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