WILL COUNTY, IL – Public sector employees in Will County, Illinois went on strike yesterday after declining an offer from the county. The Local 1028 called the offer of a 14.5% raise and 90% taxpayer funded health insurance “paltry.” Steve Stanek, a research fellow at the Heartland Institute, told Illinois Watchdog that the move shows,…
JPMorgan Hit Hard The Justice Department will announce the details today concerning a settlement with mortgage giant JP Morgan for $13 billion. Questionable lending practices spurred massive state and federal investigation into the banking megalith after the housing market collapse in 2007. It is charged that JP Morgan misled borrowers and sold high-risk mortgage securities…
Do you remember the tale of Goldilocks? The little blonde tyrant that broke into the bears’ home, ate their porridge and slept in their beds? When I was a nose picking, self-righteous 6-year-old, I was so infuriated that this girl thought it was okay to eat someone else’s porridge and sleep in someone else’s beds….
DALLAS, November 15th, 2013 – Another absurd article defending the Affordable Care Act’s poor design highlights the desperate politicization of the ObamaCare crisis. Susan Reimer, columnist for the Baltimore Sun, asserts that Fox News’ John Stossel is only highlighting the scheme’s dependency on coercing young, healthy adults into participation because ObamaCare remains undefeated. By exposing…
LONDON, U.K. – Imagine my embarrassment to stumble upon this obnoxious billboard advertisement from the British Broadcasting Corporation’s American arm, BBC America. It is a little old now, I grant you, but I hadn’t come across it before, but I sort of wish I had, because my blood pressure a year ago was far more…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Republicans will call for Attorney General Eric Holder to be impeached for lying Congress and failing to execute the law. Texas Representative Peter Olson drafted the articles on Wednesday which relate to the Operation Fast and Furious Scandal, the Attorney General’s failure to enforce the Defense of Marriage Act and his…
LONDON, U.K. – In what seems like a story ripped from the pages of a spy novel, the death of a British spy found stuffed nude in a padlocked gym bag has been ruled an “accident” by Scotland Yard. The body of MI6 Agent Gareth Williams was discovered at his London residence in 2010. [contextly_sidebar id=”112f08889efff9051cdc2ffe1981747e”]…
At what point does taxation become theft? 10%? 20%? How about 57%? That’s the whopping amount the government will be taking from Kobe Bryant. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar will receive over $24 million in a lump sum, as per his contract with the NBA franchise. His payday puts a smile on the face of…
DALLAS, October 11th, 2013 – A recent Huffington Post OpEd written by “sometimes-activist” and writer Aaminah Khan perfectly captures why many associate “modern feminism” with female chauvinism, not gender equality. “10 Ways to Be a Better Male Feminist” condescendingly details a long list of rules for male behavior within “the movement”. If you have a…
Women Up, Men Down? DALLAS, November 7th, 2013 – A new study suggests that a man’s ego may be negatively impacted by their partner’s life successes. 896 mostly college-aged Dutch & American individuals underwent five experiments. One experiment asked each to write about situations in which their partner succeeded or failed. While the woman’s self-esteem…