Who’s “Playing Politics with Our Military”?

Despite the disastrous defense cuts that are looming with sequestration, the two main players—President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D–NV)—see the situation as win-win. Sequestration will hit several areas in government, but defense will eat the lion’s share: 47 percent of the cuts come from defense, considerably less than its 20 percent share […]

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The Left Distorts Breivik’s Mental World

by Daniel Pipes July 22, 2012 Cross-posted from National Review Online Immediately after Anders Behring Breivik committed his terrorist atrocity in Norway a year ago today, killing 77, the Center for American Progress, a $38 million-a-year liberal think tank, rushed out (under its ThinkProgress imprint) a graphic that helpfully pointed out how often Breivik had […]

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Following the Science? Not in Sex Ed

How would it look if the federal government took the same approach to reducing teenage drinking that it takes to reducing teenage pregnancies? Instead of telling them to wait, the focus would shift to making teen alcohol consumption “less risky.” Then, strategies would be employed to make teen alcohol consumption “less risky.” School programs would […]

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Tales of the Red Tape #35: Reams of Simplicity from CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a veritable wellspring of costly dictates and regulatory excess. Among the dozens of pending regulations it has concocted is a 1,099-page proposal to streamline the mortgage process. Yes, you read that right: 1,099 pages to “streamline” the home loan experience. And get this: Creation of the bureau’s 1,099-page […]

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IRS Gearing Up to Enforce Obamacare Tax

For all our policy differences, there are a few economic ideas that liberals and conservatives can usually agree on. For example, we all tend to believe that lower prices are good. Everyone loves a sale, whether it’s on iPods or red delicious apples. So Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria is on the right track in […]

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Has The Normalizing of Pedophilia Begun?

Do people who rape children, or fantasize about sexually abusing them, deserve sympathy – because they were born with the brains of pedophiles? That’s the question a prominent scientist and a well-known anchor at CNN have asked in the wake of the recent Jerry Sandusky scandal. CNN recently featured a story by James Cantor, a […]

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A Two-Gallon Compact Car

How would you like to buy a nice compact car with a two-gallon gas tank? It costs only $36,000, and it takes seven hours to fill the tank. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu wants lots of those cars, though he insists they will be $10,000 cheaper. The car alluded to is the all-electric Nissan Leaf. […]

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Texas Sheriff Makes Up Charges In Order To Perform Illegal Seizure on Motorcyclist’s Helmet Cam

[youtube eyYlRZAdPGk nolink] This is a raw video. The highlights of this video sections can be found here: – 3:28 Initial interaction – 6:31 Arrest – 7:59 Final Interaction Once in a while if you’re driving down the road, you might see a motorcyclist wearing a small camera on his helmet. It’s not too common, […]

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