Runaway Federal Agency Reined in, a Little
An appeals court ruling against the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau was no victory for freedom but instead a cementing into place of the behavior of a rogue agency and...
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Social Security to Announce Tiny Increase in Benefits for Next Year
The Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) announcement to be made next week has stirred offerings of how to "fix" Social Security. ...
Saudi Energy Minister: Crude Oil at $60 Not “Unthinkable”
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said Monday that OPEC will likely agree on production cuts and that crude oil prices could hit $60 a barrel by the end...
Court Upholds Freedom and the Fifth Amendment in Taxi Cartel Case
In refusing to accede to the taxi cartel's demand that government protect the cartel's monopoly status, Judge Richard Posner gave a much-needed and heartening defense of free markets. ...
Gun Background Check Denials Not Prosecuted, Appeals Not Processed
In January the FBI made public that they were no longer processing appeals for those wishing to buy firearms who were wrongfully caught in the government net either because...
Behind the Jobs Report: Weakness in Manufacturing, Transportation
Heading into the Christmas shopping season, manufacturing and transportation numbers should be much better than they are. ...
Former Goldman Sachs Head Avoids Trial, Gets Slap on the Wrist Instead
After investigating Jon Corzine for five years, the best investigators could do was charge him with negligence and impose a modest fine. ...
Maine Sheriffs Oppose Universal Background Check Ballot Initiative
Maine's sheriffs tell the truth about the failure of gun control laws to stop violent crime. Will Mainers listen in November? ...
Permitless Carry Passes in Missouri; Gun Sales Soar Nationwide
The paradigm shift in favor of the Second Amendment is palpable, and comforting. ...
New York’s Attorney General Orders Trump Foundation to Halt Fundraising
New York state’s attorney general, Eric Schneiderman, is engaged in what seems to be a politically motivated attack against Donald Trump and his foundation for supposedly not filing the...
Feds Scanning License Plates of Gun Show Attendees
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has had a program in place since 2010 to use license-plate readers to read the license plates of gun show attendees in southern California....
Hypocrisy Reigns as New York Times Pays No Income Taxes Yet Attacks Trump’s Taxes
The New York Times stooped to unplumbed levels of hypocrisy in its attempt to smear Donald Trump. ...
British Prime Minister Announces Delay of Brexit Trigger
Is British Prime Minister Theresa May's delay of the Brexit "trigger" event by two months part of the plan to delay Brexit indefinitely? ...
Congress Pushes Back Against Gunsmith Edict
Rep. Steve Scalise and Sen. Steve Daines introduced a bill in each chamber to rescind the State Department’s “guidance” that would have forced many small gunsmiths out of business....
Reality Sets In: OPEC Ready to Cut Production to Raise Oil Prices
Wednesday’s announcement from OPEC about an agreement to cut production to shore up crude oil prices was met with both delight and scorn by observers. ...
Override of Obama Veto Could Be Costly
The joy of the first override of one of President Barack Obama's vetoes is likely to fade as its future negative impact on U.S. security and intelligence services is...
Would Trump’s Corporate Tax Cut Help the Economy?
Tax cuts work. It's economic ignornance about this fact that keeps them from being enacted. ...
Murders Up Nearly 11% in 2015, Most in 20 Years
Statistics from the FBI’s report Crime in the United States, 2015, released September 25, confirm previous reports that the long decline in violent crime has ended. ...
Trump Expands List of Potential Nominees to Supreme Court
In what could turn out to be a shrewd political move, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump expanded his list of potential Supreme Court nominees on Friday. ...
Was CIA Director Brennan’s 1976 Vote for a Communist Just a Youthful Indiscretion?
John Brennan probably isn't a communist. He just believes, as they do, that the Constitution is irrevelvant to the advancement of the state. ...
