New technology offers new opportunity for abuse. The FBI soon will begin offering client software for its nationwide facial recognition database at no charge to law enforcement agencies in the United States. This is the fourth element in its seven-increment Next Generation Identification Program. The facial recognition system was deployed ... MORERichard Adhikari: Who's Watching The FBI Watchers?
New technology offers new opportunity for abuse. The FBI soon will begin offering client software for its nationwide facial recognition database at no charge to law enforcement agencies in the United States. This is the fourth element in its seven-increment Next Generation Identification Program. The facial recognition system was deployed ... MOREGerri Willis: Obama's Crony Capitalism
One of the few growth industries. A new report out today from the solar industry touts a surge in the use of solar panels. The report states U.S. solar installations more than doubled in the second quarter of this year up 116%. In total, the U.S. now has 5,700 megawatts of solar capacity, enough to power more than 940,000 households. It all sounds great, but that's ... MOREVIDEO: California Taxpayers Soaked By Lifeguards
Exposed: California lifeguards paid $200,000 and retire at age 50.
Maggie Clark: A Marijuana Revolt?
It could begin in Washington, Oregon or Colorado. From his porch overlooking Seattle’s Lake Union and Interstate 5, former U.S. attorney John McKay can see tractor trailers speeding down the highway. McKay has strong suspicions about the cargo some of them are carrying. “I know that there are trucks going down that freeway filled with ... MORE90% Of Frequent Business Travelers Give TSA Low Marks
Customer service a low priority of government. Business travel blog Frequent Business Traveler has released the results of a poll conducted in partnership with FlyerTalk on the state of the United States Transportation Security Administration. The TSA, the governmental agency tasked with keeping American borders safe from terrorist threats ... MOREWalter E Williams: Who May Tax And Spend?
A little basic knowledge is vital for the citizen. Within the past decade, I've written columns titled "Deception 101," "Stubborn Ignorance" and "Exploiting Public Ignorance," all explaining which branch of the federal government has taxing and spending authority. So here it is again: The first clause of Article 1, Section 7 of the U.S. Constitution, generally ... MOREJohn Ransom: Another Obama Billion Dollar Green Loser
Chevy Volt jolts taxpayers in a big way. This is getting redundant. If you want investment losses for tax purposes, Barack Obama is your guy. Now, if the country could only figure out how to write off the five trillion dollars we’ve lost during his presidency. As the man said: A billion here and a billion there, and pretty soon were talking about Barack ... MOREAmy Payne: 25,000 Chicago Teachers Walk Off The Job
Why support for school choice is at all-time high. This morning, about 350,000 students in Chicago Public Schools will be without teachers. While the 25,000-plus unionized teachers take to the picket lines in a strike over benefits and teacher evaluations, working parents are scrambling to figure out what to do. “We know a strike is really going to be ... MOREThomas Sowell: The Brass Standard
Politics takes a lot of brass. And Bill Clinton is a master politician. His rousing speech at the Democrats' convention told the delegates that Republicans "want to go back to the same old policies that got us into trouble in the first place." That is world class brass. Bill Clinton's own administration, more than any other, promoted an unsustainable ... MOREJames Valvo: Disinherit The Wind
It's time to end the wind-energy tax preference. The federal wind production tax credit (PTC) is scheduled to expire at the end of this year, offering the country a real chance to end the failed 20-year experiment of propping up a favored industry. Not surprisingly, proponents of the special tax break are working mightily to have it renewed. ... MOREPaul Ryan: U.S. Shouldn't Interfere With Medical Pot Laws
by Kristen Wyatt and Nicholas Riccardi. Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan told a Colorado television station that he thinks the federal government shouldn't interfere with states that have legalized medical marijuana. Ryan, a Wisconsin congressman, told KRDO-TV in Colorado Springs that he personally doesn't approve of medical ... MOREBrook And Watkins: The Virtue Of Employee Layoffs
Hamstringing the ability to make profits. A CEO stands in front of his crumbling, century-old factory and speaks to his employees. “I promise that no matter what, I will never renovate this place. No matter how many worn-out items break, no matter how much our out-of-date machinery slows us down, no matter how many people tease us for clinging to ... MOREProposed Minimum Wage Could Cost Up To 768,000 Jobs
Democrat plan spells more unemployment. The Democratic Party’s 2012 platform calls for raising the minimum wage and pegging it to inflation — and a wage bill already introduced by congressional Democrats could cost at least 256,000 jobs, according to a new report. Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa and Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut have proposed raising the ... MOREMark Steyn: A Nation Of Sandra Flukes
The tragedy for America is that she's all too typical. According to Georgetown Law student Sandra Fluke, invited to address the Democratic convention and the nation, America faces a stark choice this November. “During this campaign, we’ve heard about two profoundly different futures that could await women in this country — and how one of those ... MORE
Christopher Danzig: The TSA Needs To Inspect Your Coffee
Kicking the tyranny can down the road. At this point, stuff like this doesn’t even make me mad. I’m just impressed. In a few years, I swear Ashton Kutcher will come out and that he’s been secretly working with the Transportation Security Administration on a new airport-themed reboot of Punk’d. They dump grandpa’s ashes all over the floor. They accuse ... MOREGeithner's View From The Top Of The Bubble
by Alex J. Pollock. What a careful, informed, balanced, and intelligent discussion of risk management tells us about the high price of extreme risk. On February 28, 2006, Timothy Geithner— then president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and now secretary of the Treasury—addressed the topic of risk management in the U.S. financial system, in a speech ... MORE
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