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No Hope that Egypt’s Islamists Will Fade Away Quietly

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The Washington Post explains that even though the military has come out on the side of the secularists, Egypt’s Islamist government, and its vast number of supporters, have no intention standing down. Defiant Egyptian Islamists held large demonstrations after midday prayers Friday to mobilize support for deposed president Mohamed Morsi, the country’s first democratically elected […]

Survive with Liquid Armor Nanotechnology

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Kevlar body armor can stop a bullet but it will not stop a knife strike, especially from a 230 pound thug. Kevlar treated with BAE Systems’ liquid armor will stop both and weigh half as much. Check it out: From BAE Systems: We can engineer amazing things… Technologists have harnessed the power of an ‘intelligent’ […]

The Freshmen and Sophomores Save the House

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It’s time senior leadership pays attention to the young guns in the House. As Gerald Seib of The Wall Street Journal writes: Many House Republicans—particularly the younger freshmen and sophomore members who now make up a stunning 46% of the caucus—don’t much care what conventional wisdom says they should do. They are happy to rock […]

The Politics of Pension Reform

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Forbes columnist, former federal securities lawyer, and investment banker Edward “Ted” Siedle has been critical of Rhode Island pension reform. But then he goes and does this: In an online column for Forbes on April 4, Siedle blasted Raimondo for dramatically increasing both risk and fees by steering a sizable chunk of Rhode Island’s $7-billion state pension […]

Fair Tax or Flat Tax?

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Is a “Fair Tax” or a “Flat Tax” better? The answer is both are better than what we’ve got now. But real tax reform is wishful thinking. As Stephen Moore of The Wall Street Journal writes: On Thursday Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus of Montana and ranking Republican Orrin Hatch of Utah unveiled their […]

Nobamacare: The Benjamin Rush Society

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If you can imagine a group of medical students fighting to get government out of medicine then you have The Benjamin Rush Society. The Benjamin Rush Society aims to unite medical students, residents, fellows, and doctors across the political spectrum — as well as members of the general public — who believe that the profession […]

Giving Up the Identity of Navy Seals for Politics

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The taking down of Bin Laden wrongfully exposed these national heroes. Vice President Joe Biden and ex-U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta were sued by the parents of Navy SEALs, who accused the officials of exposing their sons to retaliation by publicizing their unit’s role in the raid that resulted in the death of Osama Bin […]