by Alex Newman. Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California has stirred up a hornets' nest with her latest proposal to ban so-called “assault weapons”
and standard capacity magazines while creating a federal registry of
gun owners, complete with pictures and fingerprints. Analysts say
supporting the measure would be “political suicide” for ... MORE
Daniel Halper on Obama's latest executive order. President Barack Obama issued an executive order to end the pay
freeze on federal employees, in effect giving some federal workers a
raise. One federal worker now to receive a pay increase is Vice
President Joe Biden. According to disclosure forms, Biden made a cool $225,521 last year. ... MORE
Citizens race to beat the ban. Gun enthusiasts have been stocking up in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., elementary school massacre
– flocking to gun shows to get their hands on parts and weapons out of
fear that lawmakers will take a harder stance on gun control in the
coming year. The phones at gun shops across the country have been ringing off ... MORE
by Diane Katz and James Gattuso. During 2012, virtually every aspect of American life was subjected to
government meddling, ranging from how many calories you consume to how
efficient your dishwasher is. These rules affect us in a
variety of ways. Most increase the cost of living, others hinder job
creation, and many erode our freedom. ... MORE
by John Stanton. Senate backers of new protections against warrantless monitoring of private citizens’ emails said Wednesday that Congress has a good shot of passing digital privacy legislation next year — despite complaints that a bill passed last week didn't include the provisions. Although the Senate Judiciary Committee on Nov. 29 passed a package of video ... MORE
by A. Barton Hinkle. For many years, the public schools in Petersburg, Va., turned in
dismal academic performances. State officials did what they could
to galvanize improvement. In 2006, the district and the state
signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at boosting results. A
similar previous agreement had failed to move ... MORE
Resolving to do what's right. While many Americans resolve to make 2013 the year they really do
slim down, exercise more, and spend less, Congress could afford to
commit to a few such resolutions of its own. Call them budget resolutions—something Congress hasn’t had in a while. Here are five suggestions: 1. Cut spending. The federal government is ... MORE
Politicians exploit another cash cow. Traffic camera fines are poised to dip in the District, but one aspect of the controversial program is set to surge in 2013: the number of the devices that generate tickets for common traffic offenses like speeding and running stoplights. Over the course of 2013, the District government will add 134 traffic ... MORE
by Billy Hallowell. Starting in 2014, President Barack Obama’s health care law will expand coverage to some 30 million uninsured people. At the same time, insurers no longer will be allowed to turn away those in poor health, and virtually every American will be required to have health insurance — or pay a fine. Insurance will be available through ... MORE
Wealth must be created before it is given. Charity -- helping people who have trouble helping themselves -- is a good thing two times over. It's good for the beneficiary and good for the donor, too. Stephen Post's fine book, "The Hidden Gifts of Helping," reveals that 76 percent of Americans say that helping others is what makes them most happy. Giving money ... MORE
Feds collect data on those not suspected of crimes. Documents obtained under Freedom of Information Act requests and interviews conducted with officials at numerous government agencies by The Wall Street Journal
uncovered the behind-closed-doors creation this year of “a government
dragnet, sweeping up millions of records about U.S. ... MORE
by Paul Joseph Watson. A former TSA screener turned blogger who is now causing embarrassment for the federal agency has revealed that TSA officers routinely laugh at and make fun of passengers’ nude body scanner images in back rooms. In a blog entitled Taking Sense Away,
the anonymous ex-TSA worker reveals how he, “Witnessed light ... MORE
by Ronald Bailey. Dinosaurs were cold-blooded. Increased K-12 spending and lower pupil/teacher ratios boost public school student outcomes. Most of the DNA in the human genome is junk. Saccharin causes cancer and a high fiber diet prevents it. Stars cannot be bigger than 150 solar masses. In the past half-century, all of the foregoing facts ... MORE
Cowardly CEOs throw capitalism over fiscal cliff. The fiscal cliff is exposing some brassy hypocrisy on Wall Street. Eager to score points with the White House, one CEO after another is throwing capitalism over the edge. Remarks by leading captains of industry over the past few weeks have sounded alarmingly anti-market. Some of these ... MORE
by Neil Snyder. It's 2:00 a.m. You are at home in your bed sound asleep. Your wife is sleeping beside you, and your children are asleep in their rooms down the hall. The muffled sound of a window breaking interrupts your slumber. You're groggy and you wonder if it was just a dream, so you lie there quietly and listen. A few seconds later, you hear other ... MORE
U.S. being pushed toward a police state. President Barack Obama has been following the path of attacking civil liberties and pushing the U.S. towards totalitarianism, says Randy Short, a member of Dignity, Human Rights and Peace organization in Baltimore. “The cybersecurity bill that President Obama seems to want to pass without submitting ... MORE
The drive for guilt over happiness. “We Could End Homelessness With The Money Americans Spend On Christmas Decorations,” announces a headline from Think Progress blogger Adam Peck. So far as we can tell, Americans haven’t exactly been taking to the
streets demanding that people trade Christmas ornaments for welfare
programs, ... MORE
Armed citizens a bulwark against state power. Liberals have declared war on gun rights. Following the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School
in Newtown, Conn., gun-control zealots have seized on the murder of 20
children and 6 adults to push their longtime goal of rolling back the
Second Amendment. The bodies of the victims ... MORE
by Michael Suede. Fox News Denver recently did a story on the effects of driving high on cannabis. In the process of doing the story, they had people drive a video game simulator to test the effects of impairment. However, Fox rigged the driving simulator to force crashes so they could bias the story against cannabis users. One of the test participants ... MORE
by Dave Boyer. After taking criticism for missing an October deadline, the Obama administration Friday released its list of proposed government-wide regulations that it plans to consider in the next year. The administration put out its notice, called the unified regulatory agenda, online around 3 p.m. on the Friday before Christmas, after most ... MORE
Golden State is fast losing its luster. Gas in Vegas is a dollar cheaper a gallon than in the Golden State, or so a friend and recent LA transplant tells me. He went on to say the top tax rate in California is over 13%, while, of course, Nevada has no state income tax. Over dinner at Del Frisco’s, he explained how industries are being ruined by ... MORE
Santa Claus is a thoroughly American invention. Christmas in America is an exuberant display of human ingenuity, capitalist productivity, and the enjoyment of life. Yet all of these are castigated as “materialistic”; the real meaning of the holiday, we are told, is assorted Nativity tales and altruist injunctions (e.g., love thy neighbor) ... MORE
Reflections on a senator and the 2nd Amendment. About 15 years ago, I served on the staff of a Senator who was an ardent opponent of gun control. Once I asked him why he was so adamantly opposed to any restrictions on gun sales, when even the police favored banning sales of certain kinds of assault weapons. The Senator dismissed these ... MORE
