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More Than a Quarter of Americans Think the Government Is Their Enemy

A recent Pew research poll found a shockingly high number of Americans believe the government is their enemy. More than 1 in 4, or 27% answered as such in the survey released last month. CBS reports: Pew Research Center found that 27 percent of registered voters say they think of government as an enemy, up 8…

Federal Court Says Govt. Can’t Censor Trademarks, Could Save Redskins

Blake Neff A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that a federal law barring the registration of “offensive” trademarks is an unconstitutional limitation on free speech, a ruling that may pave the way for the Washington Redskins to be able to keep their trademark. The case before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which handles…

National Park Rangers Buying Automatic Weapons And Flashbangs

National Park Rangers Buying Automatic Weapons And Flashbangs

Michael Bastasch National Park rangers may have gone a little overboard this year when they bought “flashbangs” and automatic weapons, according to a government audit detailing how the Department of the Interior is struggling with “weapons accountability.” “In FY 2015, we issued a management advisory to the NPS Director when we found that law enforcement…

Paul Slams ‘Perverse’ Incentives For Year-End Spending

Kathryn Watson on September 30, 2015 Sen. Rand Paul on Wednesday slammed federal officials’ practice of rushing to spend leftover budget dollars in September so they don’t risk losing the money. The Kentucky Republican said Wednesday that “perverse” incentives for “use it or lose it” spending by federal agencies at the end of the federal…

Everybody’s Angry At This Pharmaceutical CEO, But Here’s The Inconvenient Truth [PODCAST]

Pharmaceutical CEO Is Predictably Douchey, Everybody’s Angry by Avens O’Brien [dropcap size=small]T[/dropcap]his week, news came out that a life-saving drug invented in 1953 was recently acquired by a pharmaceutical company and the price was quickly raised from $14 a tablet to $750 a tablet. This price spike has created a flurry of outrage about greedy pharmaceutical…

Starbucks And Batgirl Show How The Free Market Deals With Racism & Sexism

By: Avens O’Brien Last week, Starbucks baristas were encouraged to write “#racetogether” on their customer’s coffee cups to instigate discussions regarding race. It certainly got the nation talking, inspiring some Twitter mockery and an awkward MSNBC panel, before fizzling out to nothing. A week later, the race is apparently finished and we’re not sure exactly…

Local Tyranny: City Council Trying To Stop Homeowner From Beautifying Lawn

[dropcap size=small]A[/dropcap]s many of you know, the reach of the government’s tentacles are widespread. However, for the most part, your home is the last bastion against the ever growing encroachment of the Nanny State. For the people of Montgomery County, their home might soon not be their castle. Council President George L. Leventhal (D-At Large) is…