Another bad gamble by the bluest of states. California Governor Jerry Brown bet that a nascent financial recovery would lift the world’s ninth- largest economy enough to whittle down a $9.2 billion deficit. Instead, the gap has widened to $16 billion. Today the 74-year-old Democrat will unveil his revised budget and explain what additional spending must be cut. ... MOREDaniel Halper: $16 Billion Deficit In California
Another bad gamble by the bluest of states. California Governor Jerry Brown bet that a nascent financial recovery would lift the world’s ninth- largest economy enough to whittle down a $9.2 billion deficit. Instead, the gap has widened to $16 billion. Today the 74-year-old Democrat will unveil his revised budget and explain what additional spending must be cut. ... MOREPeter L Gray: Don't Board 'Fracking Banned' Wagon
Another empty scare tactic to promote green energy. In my last column, I preached patience for those who question the safety of extracting shale gas via fracking. In this month’s column, I profile the growing trend of states and localities electing to ban fracking in response to fears that it might cause groundwater contamination. The availability of cheap ... MOREJeffrey Folks: Your Money Or Your Schools
Jerry Brown's threat. As a child, I was fond of adventure stories about the exploits of pirates, highwaymen, and miscreants of all sorts. In every such tale there was the moment when the dashing if disreputable protagonist confronts a gaggle of respectable folk and proclaims, "Stand and deliver. Your money or your life!" At the age of eight, armed with ... MOREMike Kimel: Libertarians And Privacy
Invasions of privacy, public and private. Over at EconLog, David Henderson berates a fellow libertarian on the difference between Facebook at the Census. But let's grant, for the sake of this discussion, that FB is quite contemptuous of privacy and that the Census Bureau is less so. Here's the difference. Every single person who signs up with Facebook ... MOREJohn Fund: Censoring Naomi Riley
She was fired for having the courage to state the obvious. The Oslo Freedom Forum is an annual event sponsored by the New York–based Human Rights Foundation, which brings together dissidents and journalists from all over the world to show that people of good will can promote basic freedoms without an overlay of ideology. Censorship, both official ... MOREManon McKinnon: A Tale Of Two Julias
One of them didn't let government cook for her. This is the story of two ladies named Julia -- one real and one not -- and of their ties to the land of France. The real Julia found her fate and fortune among the Gauls when she discovered French cuisine and determined to spread the word, and the recipes, to all American cooks. For its ability to inspire and ... MOREThe Case Against Taxpayer-Funded Crop Insurance
by Baylen Linnekin. The Farm Bill, that quintessentially quinquennial congressional replenishment of the pork trough from which many of America’s farmers indulge, is now upon us. Late last month the bill, dubbed the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012, cleared what will likely be its biggest hurdle when the bipartisan Senate Agriculture ... MOREWashington Times: More TSA Lies
Obnoxious agency caught fibbing to Congress again. Frequent flyers are no fans of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The blue-gloved bureaucrats are experts in making trips to the airport as unpleasant as possible. As a joint congressional panel revealed Wednesday, the agency’s biggest failing is its inability to grope the truth. ... MOREJay Ambrose: Some Still Stand Up For Free Speech
Even when unpleasant truths are not sugar coated. Leftists are killing free speech by calling disagreements hate speech and finding ways to intimidate even those who facilitate debate. But one victim recently fought back, showing us some Americans will stand up for a principle giving truth a chance to emerge. Mark Stevens, I think, is someone to emulate. ... MORERandall Hoven: In Search Of The Dreaded Austerity
In 2011, all government in the US spent 41.4% of GDP. To paraphrase Indigo Montoya of Princess Bride: You keep using that word, "austerity." I do not think it means what you think it means. Defining austerity. My 1976 Webster's Unabridged Dictionary includes this definition of austerity: "lack of luxuries: enforced or extreme economy." ... MOREErik Kain: The New Face Of Terror ... Or Something
TSA removes 18-month old mini-terrorist from plane. You have to hand it to the TSA. When they discovered that eighteen-month-old Riyanna was on the no-fly list (or at least someone with the same name was) they didn’t bat an eye. They didn’t stop and think about whether a one-and-a-half year old posed a security threat, or whether it could possibly be a ... MOREMichael Flood McNulty: Obama Wants UN Gun Control
A backdoor attempt to impose gun right restrictions. Kansas Senator Jerry Moran introduced legislation to prohibit the Obama administration from negotiating away our gun rights as part of the UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). The ATT is a backdoor attempt to impose massive restrictions on U.S. gun rights. While negotiations on the treaty are ... MORE
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