Listening to the media over the last week might have given you the impression that the House Freedom Caucus held virtual veto-power over the House GOP agenda. But the New York Times writes that there were 33 Republicans who wouldn’t move to vote for the bill. Of this group, only 13 were House Freedom Caucus […]
Archives for March 2017
Islam, a Political Ideology for Ruling the World?
Originally posted December 23, 2015. Pat Buchanan warns America, and specifically Hillary Clinton, “Islam is not simply a religion of 1.6 billion people, it is also a political ideology for ruling nations and, one day, the world. To the True Believer, Islam is ultimately to be imposed on all of mankind, which is to be […]
House Vote Set. Freedom Caucus Not Budging. What Happens Next?
The House Freedom Caucus maintains its members will vote against Speaker Paul Ryan’s American Health Care Act in today’s vote. Despite Ryan looking to delay the vote to work on getting more support, President Trump has demanded a vote today, and appears to be getting his way. Paul Ryan has set a vote for today’s […]
How Rolling Back ObamaCare Regulations Would Lower Premiums for All
The tax credits in the American Health Care Act have a major flaw. The amount of financial assistance the program offers stays the same, regardless of what your income is. Whether you make $13,000 a year or $70,000, whether you live in a state with high or low costs, regardless of how the federal government […]
Good News for Conservatives in Trump’s Budget: But Will Congress Support It?
“Trump’s budget also raises an interesting political question: Will congressional Republicans — who all express concern about deficits — support the President’s approach of offsetting spending increases with cuts?” asks my friend Chris Edwards, editor of DownsizingGovernment.org at the Cato Institute. He writes: Many of Trump’s proposals will not be greeted warmly on Capitol Hill. […]
Rockville Wants to Become a Sanctuary City??
Video monitors, yes. But no one monitoring them.
Next Generation Railgun Pulsed Power Containers Break Density Record
General Atomics breaks its own record with the next generation High Energy Pulsed Power Container (HEPPC). The next-gen HEPPC provides pulsed power for the U.S. Navy’s Railgun program. The new HEPPC has twice the energy density at half the size. What used to fill a 20-foot shipping container now takes up only a 10-foot container […]
This Is What Is Better About a Flat Tax
Dan Mitchell, a scholar at the Cato Institute, explains why a flat tax system is so much better than punitive, progressive tax systems. There are many reasons, but some of the most appealing are increased economic activity, the end of the death tax, and the elimination of double taxation. Dan explains it here: But we’d […]
U.S. Frackers Are Killing Putin’s Defense Budget
Francis Menton wants to know if he is only one who thinks that the whole “Trump is in bed with the Russians” story doesn’t make any sense. Well, he is not, he informs readers. Richard Fernandez of the Belmont Club has a handful of reasons (titled “Red Herring”) why “the whole thing doesn’t hang together.” […]
Chuck Berry – The #1 Pioneer of Rock and Roll
The two most important names in making 1955-1965 rock and roll the most popular music of the that era were Bill Haley, a Country & Western singer who performed the grand experiment of introducing white audiences to R&B; and Elvis Presley whose high-quality voice, singing style, good looks and sensual stage presence were a magnet […]
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