6 Out of 10 Americans Oppose Partial Obamacare Repeal That Leaves Taxes In Place

Republicans have voted to repeal Obamacare dozens of times. This week the House will try again using a budgetary tactic called reconciliation to repeal parts of the law. Reconciliation is the filibuster-proof tool Democrats used to pass the President Barack Obama’s signature health care law in March of 2010. Earlier this year, Republicans signaled they […]

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Things Are Getting Scary: Global Police, Precrime and the War on Domestic ‘Extremists’

john w. whitehead Are you afraid that the government is plotting to confiscate your firearms? Do you believe the economy is about to collapse and the government will soon declare martial law? Do you display an unusual number of political and/or ideological bumper stickers on your car? If you answered yes to any of the […]

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Students demand Thomas Jefferson statue removed from university, call him ‘racist rapist’

Some students at the University of Missouri have called on administrators to remove a statue of founding father Thomas Jefferson, suggesting in a petition and during a recent protest that the campus sculpture is offensive, oppressive, and celebrates a “racist rapist.” “Thomas Jefferson’s statue sends a clear nonverbal message that his values and beliefs are […]

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Republican Vice-Presidential candidate and Wisconsin representative Paul Ryan

Harry Reid Endorses Paul Ryan for House Speaker

Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid threw his support behind Rep. Paul Ryan for House speaker. The Nevada Democrat acknowledged policy differences with Ryan, but said he’s the one House Republican who Democrats could work with if elected speaker. Asked if the endorsement might hurt Ryan’s chances among Republicans, Reid responded, “I just speak the truth.” Source material […]

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Trouble in Canada: Liberals Win Canadian Elections

Canada’s Liberal party, headed by Justin Trudeau, won the Canadian general elections Monday, ending the Conservatives’ nine-year run in power. Trudeau’s win is expected to bring a political shift away from current Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s fiscal and cultural conservatism. Expected items on the agenda include, among others: the establishment of diplomatic relations between Canada and Iran; […]

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Californians on Insane Water Policy: ‘Whatever’

SACRAMENTO—If California flew a state flag that truly represented its popular culture, it’s possible we’d have not the Bear Flag, but a guy shrugging his shoulders and the word “Quicquid”—Latin for the state’s unofficial motto, “Whatever.” California residents have reacted to the state’s increasingly draconian water cutbacks with the well-known “whatever” spirit. They’ve significantly exceeded […]

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The Evil of Gun-free Zones

By Selwyn Duke One thing worse than supporting bad policy is knowingly supporting bad policy.  Worse still is knowingly supporting bad policy and shielding yourself from its destructive effects — while visiting that policy on children. There has been much debate recently surrounding so-called “gun-free zones,” places such as schools, where law-abiding people won’t carry […]

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