A dozen barely used C-27J Spartans have been mothballed at the “boneyard” of American aircraft, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tuscon, Arizona. The federal government is now trying to find a use for the planes that no one in the Air Force wanted, and taxpayers shouldn’t have been asked to pay for. Cronyism and pork barreling […]
Here is a Personal Security Travesty
Don’t think for a minute that encryption or private networks keep your communications safe from the prying eyes of the NSA or the FBI. As can be seen in the case of Ladar Levison, your privacy rests solely in the hands of the people with whom you do business. The New York Times reports: While […]
Are Democrats “Winning” the Shutdown?
Andrew Stiles at National Review calls into question whether or not Democrats have the upper hand in the shutdown battle. An anonymous White House aide recently boasted, “It doesn’t really matter to us” how long it lasts, because “we are winning.” But one wonders how long that ruse will last, as the president, whose approval rating […]
Top 10 Political Books #1: The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America
We’re counting down the top 10 political books. These books should be required reading for all. Number 1: The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America, by Roger Pilon Amazon: To encourage people everywhere to better understand and appreciate the principles of government that are set forth in America’s founding documents, the […]
Top 10 Political Books #2: The Federalist Papers
We’re counting down the top 10 political books. These books should be required reading for all. Number 2: The Federalist Papers, by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay Amazon: A series of eighty-five essays written by Alexander The classic defense of the American system of government. A series of essays written by the founding fathers Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, […]
Don’t Forget to Turn the Lights Off Before You Leave
Visitors of the Bureau of Economic Analysis homepage today were puzzled to find that before staffers had gone home for the government shutdown, they actually shut down the BEA web site. Below is a picture of what you will find if you visit the site with Internet Explorer. Google Chrome returns a message that reads […]
Top 10 Political Books #3: Common Sense
We’re counting down the top 10 political books. These books should be required reading for all. Number 3: Common Sense, Thomas Paine Amazon: The most incendiary and popular pamphlet of the entire revolutionary era”. COMMON SENSE is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. It was first published anonymously on January 10, 1776, at the beginning of […]
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Top 10 Political Books #4:The Wealth of Nations
We’re counting down the top 10 political books. These books should be required reading for all. Number 4: The Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith Amazon: It is symbolic that Adam Smith’s masterpiece of economic analysis, The Wealth of Nations, was first published in 1776, the same year as the Declaration of Independence. In his book, […]
Top 10 Political Books #5: The Road to Serfdom
We’re counting down the top 10 political books. These books should be required reading for all. Number 5: The Road to Serfdom: With the Intellectuals and Socialism, by Friedrich A. Von Hayek Amazon: In The Road to Serfdom and The Intellectuals and Socialism, Hayek explained the enduring appeal of socialist ideas. Socialism satisfies peoples desire to […]
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