By Michael Bastasch The Obama administration’s effort to eliminate red tape hampering American businesses has actually ended up adding $16 billion in new regulatory costs and 16 million hours in new paperwork, according to a report. The right-leaning American Action Forum found “executive agencies have added more than $16 billion in regulatory costs, up from $14.7 billion…
Today is the first nationally televised Libertarian Party presidential forum on Fox Business’s Stossel. Three candidates were invited to argue their case for why they should be the Libertarian Party presidential nominee and President of the United States of America. The candidates invited include former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, anti-virus software creator John McAfee, and The Libertarian Republic founder…
Andrew Follett Experts say Britain’s dependence on wind and solar power could lead to massive blackouts this winter. The U.K. will be more vulnerable to blackouts than it has ever been for at least the next four years, Paul Massara, the former CEO of one of Britain’s largest electricity companies, told The Times of U.K. Britain’s energy difficulties are due…
Johnson Could Work on Being More “Presidential,” According to Stossel John Stossel is an anomaly of broadcast television, a lone libertarian in a sea of liberals and conservatives. In fact, with the cancelation of Judge Andrew Napalitano’s Freedom Watch, Stossel is now the “go-to” guy for libertarians in the mainstream media. When he speaks, they listen. For…
Jonah Bennett Former top defense official Jed Babbin mocked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Fox Business Wednesday, saying Zuckerberg’s weak approach to fighting the Islamic State is popular “among 12-year-old girls.” Zuckerberg addressed the recent spate of terror attacks in a Facebook post Sunday, where he called for a “world where understanding and empathy can spread faster than hate,…
Blake Neff A new analysis published by the personal finance website WalletHub finds that Washington, D.C. is more financially illiterate than any of the 50 states. WalletHub’s analysis looked at 12 metrics related to financial literacy, such as the percent of a state’s residents who have no bank account, the percent that spends more than they…
Richard Pollock When President Barack Obama’s motorcade swept into the luxurious Kingsmill Resort to prepare for the second debate with Republican Mitt Romney during the 2012 presidential campaign, the chief executive’s temporary residence was within a mile of the home of John Hinckley, Jr., who shot former President Ronald Reagan in 1981. A federal court permitted…
Rachel Stoltzfoos Digital ads for presidential candidates are showing up next to Islamic State propaganda on YouTube, as well as videos pushing illicit activities, such as financial fraud and hacking techniques. While running an Islamic State propaganda YouTube video, researchers investigating these instances encountered a pop-up ad run by Google featuring a picture of Democratic…
While Canada’s new pretty-boy Liberal Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has refused to denounce Donald Trump, the country’s opposition leaders have shown no fear. In December, interim Conservative Party leader Rona Ambrose was asked about Donald Trump’s campaign. She strongly stated that Trump’s tone and rhetoric are “not a voice that we welcome in our party,”…