by Kitty Testa Fully 40% of Americans are finding the current election cycle so stressful that they are vowing to move elsewhere if their chosen candidate doesn’t win the election. With a stubborn dearth of places to move that are actually better than the United States, many are planning to move to virtual countries, such…
by Kitty Testa On October 4, Guccifer 2.0 announced that he (or she, or they) hacked the Clinton Foundation and the Internet was abuzz over the information. The hacktivist referred to “the private server of the Clinton clan,” displayed the file tree, and pointed out that there was a file named “Pay to Play.” Well, inquiring…
by Kitty Testa After a bizarre spate of articles, which started by a piece in the Boston Globe, Bill Weld was forced to affirm to the country that he is solidly backing Gary Johnson for President and that he is enthusiastically still running for Vice President. Here are some of those headlines, beginning with Boston Globe, and…
by Kitty Testa CNN reported last Friday that Bill Weld was “not sure anybody is more qualified than Hillary Clinton” to be president. This alarmed Libertarians, given that he is Gary Johnson’s running mate. Weld has since clarified that although Clinton is the most qualified “on paper,” Johnson “would be the best president.” Nonetheless, the…
by Kitty Testa In the New York Times article about Donald Trump’s avoidance of federal income tax, the paper quoted tax experts that implied that Net Operating Loss Carry Forward (NOL) is an unfair advantage to the wealthy. From the NYT: The provision, known as net operating loss, or N.O.L., allows a dizzying array of…
by Kitty Testa There are 196 countries in the world, and nobody—not even Hillary Clinton—can name all of those heads of state. Most of us are limited to those that are deemed newsworthy by the American press. So when Gary Johnson was asked by Chris Matthews which foreign leader he admired most, it’s completely understandable…
by Kitty Testa Nancy Pelosi just can’t stop assuming that voters would not love Hillary Clinton for any reasons other than, well, stupid reasons. Back in July, she asserted that Hillary was losing the white male vote because of “Guns, gays, and God.” Now she is saying that Libertarian voters support Gary Johnson because of…
by Kitty Testa Could The Donald be a cocaine cowboy? Like most of us, former Vermont governor Howard Dean noticed that Trump sniffed numerous times during last night’s debate. While some thought that this was a cheap shot, frequent sniffing is a sign of cocaine use. Trump claims he was given a defective microphone. Well…
by Kitty Testa The day has finally arrived—the Super Bowl of American politics—the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. This spectacle of political theater will cover the issues that have been hyped for the past year, but the candidates’ positions on everything from ISIS to minimum wage have been well-covered. This is…
by Kitty Testa The United States takes in more immigrants than any other nation on earth. The U.S. is only about 4% of the world’s population, but we take in 20% of the world’s immigrant population. There are about 42.4 million immigrants in the United States, about 13% of the population. Whether you think that’s…