10 cities where homes cost less than a car
For many Americans, homeownership is the epitome of living the American dream. Yet, in towns with high tumbling home prices and double-digit vacancy rates, median-priced homes now cost the equivalent of new American cars – except, as investments go, they’re slightly more risky. Call it the dark side of the American dream – but […]
Economically Significant Regulations On the Rise Under Obama
President Obama claims he’s overseen the creation fewer regulations than his predecessors. But his administration has actually issued far more expensive and economically costly regulations, adding billions of dollars in compliance costs for businesses and job creators. The red tape is documented in a new report by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Next […]
IRS, Labor Department Audit Businessman on Obama’s Enemies List
Frank VanderSloot grew up a poor kid in rural Idaho. His father made $300 a month. His clothes came from the Salvation Army. Yet through determination and hard work — and with the help of America’s free-enterprise system — today he’s the successful CEO of a global supplier of wellness products. VanderSloot’s rags-to-riches story is […]
Miami ‘Cannibal’ Victim Ronald Poppo’s Recovery
Ronald Poppo, the 65-year-old Miami homeless man whose face was eaten during a vicious attack two weeks ago is “doing well, eating, walking around, and remembers the attack,” doctors said today as they updated the public for the first time on the victim’s condition. Poppo gave permission for doctors to discuss his case with reporters […]
Bulgaria Bomber was Released GITMO Inmate
The latest development in this weeks Bulgarian bus bomb explosion of Israeli tourist bus, is the identification of the Islamic bomber. According to Times of Israel his name is Mehdi Ghezali a devout Muslim, and reportedly a Swedish citizen, with Algerian origins. Ghezali had been held at the US’s Guantanamo Bay detainment camp on Cuba […]
Competition Improves Cab Service for Riders
It’s ironic that the front page of The Washington Post recently featured an obituary of long-time columnist William Raspberry on the same day it included a story warning that “D.C. cabbies fear being pushed out of business as earnings fall amid new rules, competition.” After all, Raspberry famously liked to build entire columns around discussions […]
Theater Shooting and Gun Control Laws
If one thing is predictable about mass shootings, is that they will spark arguments from gun control advocates. The gun issue proponents will view this week’s tragedy in Colorado as one more example of why more gun control is the answer . Yesterday a lone gunman dressed head to foot in body armor and brandishing […]
BBC Olympic Coverage Declares East Jerusalem as Palestinian Capital
BBC Olympic Coverage Declares East Jerusalem as Palestinian Capital July 19, 2012 13:34 by Simon Plosker The BBC Sport website’s coverage of the forthcoming London Olympic games features country profiles of all of the competing nations. Every other country profile includes a listed capital city. All except for Israel. This even includes “Palestine” where the BBC […]
‘Settlers Mock Arab Woman’ Photo: the Truth Revealed
A photo taken near the Shimon Hatzaddik neighborhood during the FlagDance on on Jerusalem Day, 2010, is making the rounds on the Internet again, and has given rise to an avalanche of responses on the Reddit website. The photo initially appeared on a Wall Street Journal blog with the following explanatory text: “A Palestinian woman […]
Clinton’s Egypt Visit Sparks Anti-American Demonstrations as Sinai Continues Slide into Lawlessness
The power struggle between Egypt’s army and the Muslim Brotherhood has been eclipsed by the intensifying civil war in Syria, but this week saw disturbing new developments in Egypt. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton paid a short visit to Cairo and Alexandria, where she was dogged by several anti-American demonstrations. Protesters pelted Clinton’s motorcade with […]
What Taxmageddon Really Means for Families
Taxmageddon is approaching closer by the day. Much of the focus has been on the impact Taxmageddon will have on the economy. But just how will this massive tax hike impact America’s most fundamental unit of society? Families will see their taxes go up by more than $4,100—just in 2013—because of Taxmageddon. How will families […]
