There Will Be Blowback, In Mostly Good Ways
Two months ago, it had been mandatory in my local grocery to use only shopping bags brought from home. Plastic bags were illegal by local...
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5 Stats That Show American Workers Are More Prosperous Than Ever
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Politicians are known for telling voters how bad things are. It’s a refrain that never seems to change regardless of the actual economic condition of...
Spending Addicts Rule the House
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The economy is growing, revenues are growing, unemployment is low, and yet the U.S. government’s budget deficit is exploding. According to the Department of Treasury, nine...
Senate Republicans Renew Earmark Ban and Make It Permanent
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By Rachel del Guidice The Senate Republican Conference adopted an amendment Thursday, pushed by Sen. Ben Sasse, to retain the Senate’s ban on spending earmarks. “The...
Mattis Issues Memos To Cut Down On Waste At The Pentagon
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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read Secretary of Defense James Mattis took his first steps toward creating a more efficient and effective military by...
Rand Paul: “Use It Or Lose It” on Gov’t Spending Needs To Stop
by Kody Fairfield Republican Senator from Kentucky Rand Paul has come out swinging at the “use it or lose it” philosophy on government spending in a conversation...
Opinion: Ted Cruz Is An Unprincipled Hack
Cruz Was Supposed To Be the Chosen One by Elias J. Atienza For a time I thought that Ted Cruz was going to stand by principle....
New Defense Budget Will Drastically Cut National Security Council’s Bloated Staff
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Russ Read The final text of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will cut the size of the National Security Council (NSC) from over 400...
Paul Slams ‘Perverse’ Incentives For Year-End Spending
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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...
Trump’s Tax Plan Would Add More Debt Than Obama
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More bad news for conservative supporters of Donald Trump. The newly released casino mogul’s tax plan would add a massive $10 trillion to the national...