Lobbying for hypocrisy. Why is it that natural gas sells in the U.S. for $3.94 per 1,000 cubic feet and in Europe and Japan for $11.60 and $17, respectively? Part of the answer is our huge supply. With high-tech methods of extraction and with discovery of vast gas-rich shale deposits, estimated reserves are about 2.4 quadrillion cubic feet. ... MOREWalter E Williams: Energy Manipulation
Lobbying for hypocrisy. Why is it that natural gas sells in the U.S. for $3.94 per 1,000 cubic feet and in Europe and Japan for $11.60 and $17, respectively? Part of the answer is our huge supply. With high-tech methods of extraction and with discovery of vast gas-rich shale deposits, estimated reserves are about 2.4 quadrillion cubic feet. ... MOREAndrew O'Hehir: The NSA-DEA Police State Tango
The poisoning of our judicial system. So the paranoid hippie pot dealer you knew in college was right all along: The feds really were after him. In the latest post-Snowden bombshell
about the extent and consequences of government spying, we learned from
Reuters reporters this week that a secret branch of the DEA called the
Special . ... MORERand Paul: National Security Run Amok
Feds convinced Americans would rather be safe than free. In March, Sen. Ron Wyden asked Director of National IntelligenceJames R. Clapper if the federal government had “any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of Americans.” Mr. Clapper replied, “Not wittingly.” In June, we learned that the National Security ... MORENick Gillespie: 5 Myths About Libertarians
What you think you know is wrong. The specter of libertarianism is haunting America. Advocates of sharply reducing the government’s size, scope and spending are raising big bucks from GOP donors, trying to steal the mantle of populism, being blamed for the demise of Detroit and even getting caught in the middle of a battle for the Republican ... MOREKatrina Trinko: Standing Up To The Unions
Even Dems are opposing outrageous union demands. Even in California, the buck stops occasionally. The final outcome is not yet clear, but even a four-day strike against BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit, the rail system that serves San Francisco and the surrounding area) in July and the threat of a longer one haven’t won transit-union workers ... MORE
Agent Admits Tea Party Groups Still In IRS Crosshairs
by Paul Bedard. In a remarkable admission that is likely to rock the Internal Revenue Service again, testimony released Thursday by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp reveals that an agent involved in reviewing tax exempt applications from conservative groups told a committee investigator that the agency is still targeting ... MOREReid: Obamacare Just A Step Towards Single-Payer System
by Mark Tapscott. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said Friday that Obamacare isn't the final word in government health care reform, it's just a big step toward the real solution, which is a single-payer system. The Las Vegas Sun reports that Reid made that statement during an appearance on a Nevada PBS news discussion program: ... MOREThe Problem With Federal Food-Labeling Laws
by Baylen Linnekin. Since I wrote a
column focusing on the increasing ubiquity and success of
private food labeling in June, a series of important federal food
labeling issues have made headlines. Not surprisingly, the
government’s actions are mostly rife with drawbacks. Just this month, the FDA published a final
rule on gluten-free ... MORE
NSA Surveillance Not Just About Terrorism
Information first shared with DEA, now IRS. Add the IRS to the list of federal agencies obtaining information from NSA surveillance. Reuters reports that the IRS got intelligence tips from DEA's secret unit (SOD) and were also told to cover up the source of that information by coming up with their own independent leads to recreate the ... MORE
Education Spending Soars As Test Scores Stagnate
by Deroy Murdock. “If you think education is expensive, wait until you see how much ignorance costs in the 21st century,” Obama declared
July 24 at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill. “If we don’t make this
investment, we’ll put our kids, our workers, and our country at a
competitive disadvantage for decades.” Obama’s latest demand ... MORE
Steve Chapman: TSA's Inept Bureaucracy Mindlessly Grows
Just like its close relative, the cancer cell. If you're an air traveler who feels the urge to pull your hair out every time you enter a security line at the airport, you may have considered taking Amtrak or even the bus instead. If so, you may want to scratch that idea. The Transportation Security Administration, you see, is showing up in ... MORE
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