Is Obama Planning to Keep Fannie and Freddie Alive?
Is President Barack Obama working on a proposal to keep Uncle Sam deeply involved in the mortgage business and taxpayers on the hook for billions of dollars in home...
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Obama: Individual Mandate “Should Not Be Controversial”
Just three days after the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found the ObamaCare individual mandate unconstitutional, President Barack Obama insisted that the mandate “should not be controversial” —...
Federal Program Pays Airlines to Fly Empty Planes
Almost everyone is aware that the federal government pays farmers not to grow certain crops. But not many know that taxpayers are also being forced to pay airlines to...
11th Circuit Rules ObamaCare Individual Mandate Unconstitutional
On August 12 the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals delivered what the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel termed “a stinging blow to [President Barack] Obama’s signature achievement,” declaring the ObamaCare individual...
Obama Racks Up Over 10 Years Worth of Debt in Four Days
Observers note that President Barack Obama seems to enjoy comparing himself to former President Dwight Eisenhower, having repeatedly claimed that he was reducing federal spending to Eisenhower-era levels. Although...
GOP Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson
Announcing his entry into the 2012 presidential race, Gary Johnson rattled off a list of crises besetting the United States, from “record unemployment” to “loss of our nation’s industrial...
The Scoop on Illinois’ Crackdown on Artisan Ice Cream Makers
Residents of the Windy City may have to do without their favorite ice cream for a while, and possibly for good; and they have government to thank for it....
U.S. Special Forces Operating Secretly in 120 Countries
Most Americans are aware that U.S. forces are involved in missions in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya. Those who pay closer attention to the news may know that American troops...
Armed Raid on Raw-Milk Seller Leads to Three Arrests
“3 arrested on raw-milk charges” read the headline. One could be forgiven for assuming the news source was the Soviet-era Pravda or the mouthpiece for some other tyrannical regime....
Paying Telephone Customers Forced to Buy Cellphones for Others
Undoubtedly it was just an oversight on Thomas Jefferson’s part when he wrote that man’s unalienable rights include “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” — but not free...
House Republicans Break Promise to Post Bills Online Three Days Before Vote
In voting to hike the federal debt limit, Republicans in Congress have violated more than one of their campaign promises. One of the vows they broke was articulated in...
Big Brother Watching Every Car Passing Through English Town
Drive your car through the small town of Royston, England, and your license plate will be photographed by a hidden camera and checked against a national police database, regardless...
Sunshine State Snubs ObamaCare Simoleons
Give Florida Gov. Rick Scott and his fellow Republicans in the state legislature credit. When they say they aren’t going to implement ObamaCare, they mean it — even if...
With ObamaCare’s Help, Healthcare Spending to Reach $4.6 Trillion in 2020
Those who predicted that ObamaCare would do nothing to reduce healthcare costs but would increase government control over healthcare have been vindicated by a new report from Medicare’s Office...
Ohioans to Vote on Nullifying ObamaCare’s Individual Mandate
This November, Ohio residents will have a chance to amend their state constitution to protect them from the central feature of ObamaCare, the individual mandate, and to prevent their...
Obama: FDR “Fiscal Conservative”
According to President Barack Obama, Franklin D. Roosevelt, long regarded as a free-spending President, was actually “fiscally conservative.” What’s more, said Obama, Roosevelt’s “austerity” hampered the economic recovery being...
Uncle Sam, Diet Dictator?
It’s a fact that Americans have serious health problems caused by their diets. Excessive consumption of fat, sugar, and processed foods is a leading cause of obesity, diabetes, and...
U.S. May Be Funding Its Enemies in Afghanistan
Is the United States bankrolling its own enemies in Afghanistan? According to a new report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), the answer may very well...
Walnuts Are Drugs, Says FDA
Seen any walnuts in your medicine cabinet lately? According to the Food and Drug Administration, that is precisely where you should find them. Because Diamond Foods made truthful claims...
Ark. Town Council Bans Civic Group, New Organizations
One of the quintessential ingredients of small-town America is the local civic group, an organization of individuals who attempt to better their community by influencing their local government. Of...
