My friend and Cato Institute scholar Roger Pilon shines light into a scary dark Supreme Court corner. Roger warns, “As many of us feared, however, it appears that the focus of several of the justices, perhaps a majority, was less on the law than on the ‘dire consequences’ that would follow if the Court decided […]
Archives for March 2015
Fiery Outrage from Our Men in Washington
As Andrew McCarthy, a policy fellow at National Review Institute, writes at NRO, there is plenty of fiery outrage by the Bengahazi panel under a Republican-controlled House over the massacre in Benghazi, but not a lot of forthcoming answers. After 10 months, there have been neither subpoenas nor hearings on why the Obama administration and […]
A Libertarian Awakening
Last week I received my autographed copy of The Libertarian Mind by David Boaz, Executive Vice President at the Cato Institute. He discusses his book with Radio America’s Economy of One with Gary Rathbun:
Remembering Buddy Holly
Singer Don McLean says Buddy Holly should be left in peace: Many years ago I performed at the Surf Ballroom, in Clear Lake, Iowa, which was the last stop on Buddy Holly’s final tour. He was killed in a plane crash in 1959 that also took the lives of singers J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson and […]
A Large Standing Military is Unneeded
Originally posted October 7, 2013. I agree 100% with this Cato Institute analysis by John Mueller. Dealing with current threats mainly calls for policing and intelligence work with occasional focused strikes by special units as necessary. There is no need for the maintenance of a large standing military force. Moreover, the U.S. should not pay for those […]
VIDEO: Young Gun – Katelyn Francis
Originally posted October 30, 2013. Not too many 14-year-old cheerleaders pose for their Homecoming pictures with their own AR-15 in hand. Meet Blair Oaks freshman, Katelyn Francis as she competes in a “three-gun competition,” which requires participants to speed through an outdoor course while engaging targets with a rifle, shotgun, and pistol.
A Chance for Real Health Care Reform
Kevin Pace is a jazz musician and adjunct professor of music in Northern Virginia. Mr. Pace is also a victim of Obamacare. In anticipation of the ACA mandate that employers cover all workers who put in at least 30 hours, Mr. Pace’s employer cut his hours in order to avoid massive penalties. Mr. Pace is […]
Unconstitutional Presidential Hubris and Disregard
At the end of his rope! Now Obama wants to bypass Congress and raise taxes at his own free “executive” will. When will Americans finally say enough is enough to one of the most dangerous presidents in American history? Peter Schroeder writes at The Hill: With Senate Democrats openly pushing the administration to take its own action […]
Obama’s Executive Action on Taxes?
From the Cato Institute’s Dan Mitchell: “Now the White House Wants to Raise Taxes without Congressional Approval?!?” Dr. Mitchell cites relevant text from the Constitution, as contained in the official repository at the National Archives: “All Bills raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives.” Dan continues, “Maybe I’m not a very careful reader, […]
Maintain Pentagon Spending Caps
Niskanen Center’s Matthew Fay, in an open letter to the House Budget Committee, advises maintaining the caps on defense spending established by the 2011 Budget Control Act. (BCA). Fay and the Niskanen Center, along with other pro-liberty organizations wrote: Recent news articles point to an effort by some to get Congress to break the caps […]
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