By Peter Fricke Published: March 11, 2015 Senators introduced a bill Tuesday that would make online purchases subject to sales taxes, eliciting praise from brick-and-mortar retailers but condemnation from anti-tax advocates. Currently, online retailers only have to collect sales taxes in states where they have a physical presence, such as offices or warehouses, allowing customers…
By Peter Fricke Published: March 10, 2015 At Apple’s annual shareholder meeting Tuesday, CEO Tim Cook reiterated his belief that combating climate change is more important than making money. Cook’s statements came in response to a proposal put forward by the National Center for Public Policy Research that would have required the company to disclose…
#1 – ObamaCare’s Individual Mandate In a short while, citizens will receive threats from the IRS for not signing up for expensive health insurance they did not want. Millions will be forced to pay $95 or 1% of their income, but that will jump to $325 and 2% next year. One thing is certain: Barack…
by Josh Guckert 1. “The Great Depression, like most other periods of severe unemployment, was produced by government mismanagement rather than by any inherent instability of the private economy.” One of the favorite arguments of modern liberals is that the Great Depression was somehow caused by an “unfettered” free market in the 1920s. Needless to…
Representative Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) recently introduced legislation to restrict the 1033 Program that allows the Pentagon to transfer surplus military equipment to local police departments. This bill arose in light of last year’s Ferguson controversy, which has raised many concerns on the militarization of police forces. The bill was originally introduced in the past congress, but it…
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com By Charles Barr Nevada Child Services denied the request of adaption to a couple and expressed, “a concern about the ability of a child to gain access to a loaded weapon.” The couple, Brian and Valerie Wilson, has been together for 24 years. Early on in their marriage, they…
Once upon a time, Barack Obama had some libertarian supporters. He really knew how to talk about liberty subjects in the aftermath of George W. Bush’s big government presidency. Ultimately, you can find “libertarian” quotes by most presidents and presidential hopefuls, because some libertarian ideas are tremendously popular, and they appeal to broad crowds of…
1. “I promise you, the President has a big stick.” This quote, made on the campaign trail in 2012, was in reference to the Obama Administration’s emulating of President Theodore Roosevelt‘s “speak softly and carry a big stick” foreign policy. Thankfully, President Obama has not yet had to brandish his “big stick” in negotiations, though we’re…
When Adam D. from Killswitch Engage won over $50,000 in prizes on The Price is Right, the metal world went crazy – now that the high of that experience has come down for the guitarist himself, reports are now saying he will likely have to give it all away. Not because he wants to, but…
The Washington odd couple of libertarian Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and liberal Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) have struck again. It is reported that the two unlikely allies are teaming up in an attempt to bring an end to the federal prohibition on medical marijuana. The Senators have previously worked together on criminal justice reform by…