News Flash: Pakistan is NOT a U.S. Ally
U.S. media commentators acted with surprise about reports that Pakistani officials may have given the Chinese access to the downed helicopter left behind in Pakistan following the May 2 Osama bin Laden raid. What is more surprising is that some media outlets still refer to Pakistan as a U.S. “ally” in the fight against terrorism. […]
10 Myths That Politicians Want You to Believe
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — The financial system is on the brink of collapse after trillions in bad loans were issued by greedy bankers. If you were a U.S. political figure, would you: A.) Tell everyone to suck a lemon, and (maybe) let the economy implode. B.) Fire the bankers who made the bad loans, prosecute […]
Obama Donor Gets Plum Appointment on Federal Health IT Advisory Panel
A major donor to the Democratic Party has received favorable treatment from the Obama administration, including a choice appointment to a federal advisory committee, and lavish praise from the president himself. Yet health information technology vendor Epic Systems Corp. opposes a key administration position on health IT. Its founder, Judith Faulkner, has spoken out on […]
Pakistan Let China Steal Crashed US “Stealth” Copter Technology
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan gave China access to the previously unknown U.S. “stealth” helicopter that crashed during the commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden in May despite explicit requests from the CIA not to, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. The disclosure, if confirmed, is likely to further shake the U.S.-Pakistan relationship, which has […]
International Freedom Alliance Coming Soon
Geert Wilder Is Forming the International Freedom Alliance to stop all Muslim Immigration to the Western Democracies stop mosque building and close all islamic schools preaching hatred toward the west. Mr Wilders will launch the movement later this year in five countries: the United States, Canada, France, Germany and Britain. [youtube f-nWvtEQi6A nolink]
A Stunning Victory for the Constitution over Obamacare
This afternoon, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta ruled that the individual mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), more commonly known as Obamacare, is unconstitutional. The carefully worded and thorough (over 300 page) set of opinions may be a bit mind-numbing for the uninitiated, […]
Three Muslims Arrested Attempting a Dry Run at Phoenix Airport
Three Muslims were charged on Friday with trying to sneak a fake bomb past a screening area at a Phoenix airport, in what the FBI describes as a possible test of security. A criminal complaint filed in federal court in Arizona also states that the discovery of the suspicious item, which was a candy box […]
Podcast: Mark Steyn on America’s Impending Collapse
For Americans, the best-case scenario is that Washington’s ruling kleptocracy sleepwalks its subjects into smaller homes, smaller cars, smaller lives, and soft despotism so beguilingly they don’t notice it’s over until late in the day. A more likely prospect is a catastrophically convulsed America that descends into Balkanized ruin and social collapse on a planet […]
Chart of the Week: U.S. Corporate Tax Rate Is Uncompetitive
The U.S. is a worldwide business leader. However, high corporate taxes increase the difficulty for businesses to compete internationally in this age of globalization. Private investment in the U.S. can be increased if the federal statutory corporate income tax rate is reduced. According to Heritage analysts, the federal corporate rate matters for U.S. economic growth because […]
Five Ideas To Create Jobs That Are So Crazy They Might Just Work
With unemployment stuck above 9 percent, Washington is trying to “pivot to jobs” once again. And already the discussion feels tired. The White House’s much-hyped ideas don’t seem bold enough, and Republicans have had little to offer aside from the idea that reducing government regulation will somehow let the free market work its magic. A […]
NLRB Refuses to Comply With House Oversight Subpoena
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) claimed on Friday that the National Labor Relations Board had refused to comply with a subpoena the committee issued on Sunday. The subpoena asked for documents related to the NLRB’s action against Boeing, and requested they be sent by today at noon. “The National Labor […]