King Obama Flouts The Law Again » Barack
Obama needs all the Latino votes he can get. So a few days ago, he
decided to heck with Congress and our Constitution; he'd just issue an
edict to change the rules. Once again, our President announced he is
going to ignore the law of the land and do whatever he wants. More »
Freedom Watch
Corrupting Influences » Washington,
D.C. is a cesspool of corruption. The fact that Congressman Ron Paul
has spent 22 years in Congress, including the last 15, and not been
infected by the corruption is what sets him apart from most other
politicians. Sadly, it seems his son Rand did not inherit his father's
fortitude. More »
Personal Liberty News
Land Of The Inmate » The
United States, land of the free, is home to a staggering 1.6 million
State and Federal prisoners. Evidence suggests that government
largess—and the profiteers who run the privatized American prisons where
128,195 U.S. inmates reside—may have as much to do with incarceration
as crime does. More »
Professor Critical Of Climate Change Fired » Oregon
State University refused to renew the contract of chemistry professor
Nicholas Drapela. The professor has been openly critical of global
warming. Drapela, who has published several textbooks, received the Loyd
F. Carter award for outstanding and inspirational teacher in 2004. More »
Berkeley Moves To Reduce Police State » The
City Council in Berkeley, Calif., has decided to move to do away with
some post-9/11 police powers that assault civil liberties. Those powers
made it easier for local, State and Federal authorities to spy on
citizens and share information. More »
Adidas Cancels Release Of 'Slave Shoes' » Adidas
has decided not to sell the JS Roundhouse Mid after Jesse Jackson
threatened a protest, calling them "slave shoes." Designer Jeremy Scott
says the style was inspired by a cartoon and toy from the 1990s—My Pet
Monster. But Jackson thinks racism is behind the design.
More »
Another recession coming? The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office confirmed something I wrote about in Are You Ready For Taxmageddon.
The CBO estimates that if the George W. Bush-era tax cuts aren't
renewed at the end of this year, our economy will contract by 1.3
percent in the first half of 2013. Gross domestic product is already
pretty anemic, increasing just 2.2 percent for the first quarter of this
year. More »
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