Ed Carson: GM Bailout Has Now Cost Taxpayers $35 billion
Stock shares close in on record low. General Motors (GM) shares fell to a fresh 2012 closing low of 19.57 on Monday. The stock hit 19 in mid-December, the lowest since the auto giant came public at $33 in November 2010 following its June 2009 bankruptcy. Normally you might say, tough luck investors. But this is Government ... MOREDavid Pitt: Midwest Ranchers Protest EPA Drone Flyovers
Drones deployed to troll for fineable violations. Midwest ranchers have never been enamored with environmental regulators, but they really began to complain after learning that federal inspectors were flying over their land to look for problems. The Environmental Protection Agency flies over power plants and other facilities nationwide to identify ... MOREVIDEO: Patriots Warn Citizens Of Warrantless Searches
Who are the ones really serving the public in this video? You decide.
Lourdes Garcia-Navarro: Medical Pot Use Sprouting In Israel
Israel is a world leader in the use of medical marijuana. More than 10,000 patients have received government licenses to consume the drug in order to treat ailments such as cancer and chronic pain. But while the unorthodox treatment has gained acceptance in Israel, it still has its critics. Susan Malkah breathes in the cloud of smoke from a plastic ... MOREThe Economist: Jury Nullification Rights In New Hampshire
The "live free or die" state chooses the former. Before I dive into the subject of this post, let me warn you that it has absolutely nothing to do with John Roberts, the commerce clause, cultivated crops of the Brassica oleracea species or how Americans get their health care. In honour of independence day (which I'm spending indoors revelling in the one ... MOREJim Yardley: Ever Wonder Why We Even Bothered?
We the People trust ourselves, not government. When it comes to the concept of limited government, which is really at the heart of the recent imbroglio over Obamacare, the Constitution has been described as the law that controls the government. The Constitution starts off with a preamble that states: We the People of the United States, in Order to form a ... MORENew Taxes You're Going To Pay To Pay For ObamaCare
You didn't think it was free, did you? Well, Obamacare is now official, which means that a lot more people in the United States will have health insurance. And it also means a lot more people will be paying more taxes. Here are some of the new taxes you're going to have to pay to pay for Obamacare: A 3.8% surtax on "investment income" when your ... MOREAdvocacy Replaces Science On Minimum Wage Debate
by Michael Saltsman. Determined to see President Obama make good on a campaign pledge to raise the federal minimum wage to $9.50, four Congressmen have introduced bills to make this promise a reality. (A number of states have considered similar bills this year.) Advocates for a higher minimum wage—most notably, the National Employment ... MOREWashington Examiner: Congress Robs Taxpayers Twice
A bipartisan fleecing of the American taxpayers. While the nation was distracted with the Supreme Court's Obamacare ruling last week, Congress passed a $96 billion double-bailout that only guarantees future bailouts in the years to come. On Friday afternoon, within half an hour of one another, both the House and Senate voted to reauthorize the ... MOREUncle Sam Simultaneously Attacks And Subsidizes Soda
Tail-chasing politicians mindlessly spend and regulate. The federal government has financed a multi-million dollar ad campaign in New York City and elsewhere attacking sugary soft drinks. But legislation passed last week continues subsidizing sugar producers, and allows food stamp recipients to buy soda and other supposedly unhealthy foods ... MORERush H. Limbaugh Jr: They Risked Everything For Liberty
Our Lives, Our Fortunes, Our Sacred Honor. It was a glorious morning. The sun was shining and the wind was from the southeast. Up especially early, a tall bony, redheaded young Virginian found time to buy a new thermometer, for which he paid three pounds, fifteen shillings. He also bought gloves for Martha, his wife, who was ill at home. Thomas Jefferson arrived early at the statehouse. The temperature was 72.5 degrees and the horseflies weren't nearly so bad at that hour. It was a lovely room, very large, with gleaming white walls. The chairs were comfortable. Facing the single door ... MORE
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