War Dog House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is frothing at the mouth. He’s pushing his white paper on “The Imperial Presidency”. But when it comes to expanded presidential powers and the appropriate role for government, Cantor and the establishment GOP should look in the mirror. Cato’s Gene Healy points this out in his weekly Washington […]
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Navy unveils new futuristic weapon
The U.S. Navy revealed a weapon that’s been under secret development for years. The electromagnetic rail gun can shoot a projectile well over 100 miles at Mach 7, and the projectiles cost much less than missiles that perform the same feats. David Martin reports.
Front National (FN) and U.K. Independence Party (UKIP) on the Rise in Europe
Marine Le Pen’s far right Front National (FN) party just made historic gains in France. Now Front National (FN) looks to tie in with other like-minded European protest parties like UKIP for the European elections. The goal will be to send a strong anti-immigration, anti-Brussels message. Here you read about the surge of the far […]
Poverty Not Abolished by Legislative Fiat
James A. Dorn, vice president for Monetary Studies at the Cato Institute, explains how an increase in the minimum wage, good intentions from proponents aside, can actually increase poverty. There is a strong body of evidence that minimum wage increases adversely affect job opportunities for lower-skilled workers. As Mr. Dorn writes, “Those workers most apt […]
A President’s Tool Bag
Here’s another tool presidents can use to gain re-election advantage. Cato’s Chris Edwards writes: I am writing a study on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and looking at the issue of presidential disaster declarations. Under the 1988 Stafford Act, a state governor may request that the president declare a “major disaster” in the state if […]
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War Dogs Growling at Rand Paul
It would appear that the special interest crowd—which in recent elections financed Newt Gingrich and John McCain’s neocon-charged and failed presidential bids—are out to get Rand Paul. I expect the Senator to make it clear to Americans that he has no interest in support from the War Dogs. Rand Paul has come out repeatedly against […]
Hungry for France – Alec Lobrano
Parisians—contemplating the outcome of the election for mayor of Paris—can either drown their sorrows or celebrate in style over un café et un croissant, s’il vous plait. Our friend Alec Lobrano, in a recent WSJ article, explains the intricacies involved in making croissant dough (it can take 48 hours for good dough) and recommends the best […]
Russia the World’s Pro-Family Leader?
Is Russia truly a Christian country? Does Vladimir Putin actually believe that it is Russia that is on God’s side and that the West is Gomorrah? And has Putin entered a claim that Moscow is the Godly City of today and command post of the counter-reformation against the new paganism? Pat Buchanan offers a startling […]
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