Guy Bentley on September 29, 2015 Three GOP Presidential candidates are taking a stand against crony capitalism, opposing the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. More than 40 years old, OPIC has been lambasted by critics as a shining example of corporate welfare. OPIC’s functions closely mirror those of the Export-Import Bank, which recently became a prime target…
Video Tries to Paint Cruz as Heir to Ron Paul by Josh Guckert When Ted Cruz ran for the US Senate in 2012, he made it known that he was sympathetic to the liberty movement; so much so, in fact, that he was endorsed by both Ron Paul and Rand Paul. However, since he’s been…
Rachel Stoltzfoos Hillary Clinton blamed the Obama administration Monday for a failed effort to train a rebel force in Syria that could take on the Islamic State and the Assad regime. “This is a failure in policy, isn’t it?” MSNBC’s Chuck Todd asked Clinton in an interview that aired Monday, referring to a recent report that only a…
Michael Bastasch The EPA issued new regulations Monday aiming to reduce migrant farm worker exposure to pesticides. The rules got a big welcome from activist groups who have been pushing for more regulations on pesticides. Interestingly enough, many of these same activist groups have gotten millions of dollars in grants from the EPA over the years for…
Ivan Plis In a conflict often defined by uncertainty and slow progress, targeting and killing top Islamic State officials has been one of the U.S.’ successes against the group. The targeting campaign is separate from the Pentagon-led airstrikes taking place in Syria and Iraq. According to The Associated Press, the CIA is leading the initiative…
Michael Bastasch on September 29, 2015 There must have been some major blowback against the scientists and researchers who recently sent a letter asking President Barack Obama to prosecute global warming skeptics, because the group’s letter to Obama has been quietly removed from their website. Canadian journalist Donna Laframboise posted on her blog NoFrakkingConsensus.com that the Institute of…
Juliegrace Brufke on September 28, 2015 With just three days to pass a budget before the government shuts down, most of the nation doesn’t trust Congress to make the right decision. According to a new Gallup poll, an overwhelming 79 percent of Americans think Congress is out of touch with the average U.S. resident and 52 percent think…
From The Farrell File: In political discourse there is a theory known as the Overton Window. It was conceived by the former Vice President of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Joseph Overton. The theory is used by pundits and media managers to determine what topics they should discuss. In general, the theory holds that…
by Michael Bastasch The world has just missed its last chance to avoid “climate chaos,” if the prediction made by the French foreign minister holds up. It’s been 504 days since Laurent Fabius declared we had only 500 days to save the Earth from catastrophe. “We have 500 days to avoid climate chaos,” Fabius said…
A father who caught his son stealing hands down justice via his SUV, backing over the child’s X-Box while he looks on and sobs. Is this good parenting or is this kind of internet humiliation taking things too far? We all know stealing is wrong, but is such punitive behavior really on scale with the…