Rand Paul Warns Republicans That Voter ID Emphasis Is ‘Offending People’
Once again, Rand Paul is challenging conservative orthodoxy.
North Korea On The Verge Of Collapse? Don’t Count On It
Predicting the end of the DPRK is a fool’s errand.
Donald Rumsfeld Has ‘Absolutely No Idea’ if His Tax Returns Are Accurate
Our tax system is so complicated that whether we’re filing our returns correctly is a known unknown.
No Justice Stevens, We Don’t Need To “Fix” The Second Amendment
The Second Amendment isn’t broken, and you don’t fix things that aren’t broken.
Ninth Circuit Strikes Down California Law On Carrying Guns In Public
Another Circuit Court finds that the Second Amendment protects a right to carry a weapon in public.
Middle Class Shopping Less at Lousy Stores, Eating Less at Lousy Restaurants
Demand for mid-range goods and services seems to be on the decline.
Women Make 77 Cents For Every Dollar Men Earn? Only If You Rely On Misleading Data
A commonly cited statistic in support of the “equal pay” argument does not stand up to scrutiny.
Scientific Research Is Unreliable, Unreliable Scientists Report
Most peer-reviewed research is crap.
Three NFL Cities May Be Impacted By NFL Blackout Rule This Weekend
One of the dumbest rules in sports may mean that people in three cities can’t see their teams play this weekend.
Federal Court Upholds Most Of New York State Gun Control Law
A Federal Judge in New York upholds, for the most part, that state’s new gun control law.
On Veterans, Crime, Timing, and “Other Than Honorable” Discharges
For veterans who get in trouble with the law, *when* they commit a crime can have profound implications on their future. Does this make sense?
Supreme Court Declines To Hear Case Dealing With State Taxation Of Internet Sales
The Supreme Court may have just given a boost to those who want to subject online sales to the same sales taxes as in-person sales.
White House Photographers Bristle At Lack Of Access
Another conflict between the Obama Administration and a news media that is frustrated about the extent they are being controlled by being refused access.
John F. Kennedy A Conservative? No, Not Really
Conservatives have their own Kennedy myth to compete with the myth of Camelot.
Another Federal Court Strikes Down PPACA Birth Control Mandate
A second Federal Court of Appeals in a week in two weeks has ruled the PPACA’s birth control mandate is unconstitutional.
Sick Man Too Fat to Fly on British Airways
A 500 pound French man was denied a return flight by British Airways.
Time To Dump Daylight Saving Time
Daylight Savings Time ends early on Sunday. Perhaps it should never return.
Lessons from a Dying Ulysses S. Grant
The diary entries of a dying Ulysses S. Grant shed some interesting insights into a different time.
Syria: What Now?
As President Obama’s red line has been crossed more brazenly, he continues to sound reluctant to intervene in Syria while positioning forces to do just that.
Hillary Clinton Being Courted By Academia
Hillary Clinton is getting offers from universities to add her name and presence.
New Owner Of The Washington Post: Print Newspapers Will Be Dead In 20 Years
For a guy who just bought a newspaper, Jeff Bezos wasn’t too optimistic about their future less than a year ago.
MLB Suspends Alex Rodriguez, 12 Other Players, In Drug Investigation
Alex Rodriguez and 12 other Major League Baseball players were suspended today for PED use. Rodriguez is the only one vowing to fight the suspension.
New York Times Sells Boston Globe For 95% Loss
A business move that signals the continuing death of the newspaper industry.
Senator Obama Warned About PATRIOT Act Abuses That Happened Under President Obama
President Obama is doing precisely what Senator Obama warned us about.
Gay Bars Boycott Russian Vodka
Gay bars around the world are banning Russian vodka to protest the lack of gay rights in that country.
Juror B29 Did Not Say Zimmerman ‘Got Away with Murder’
ABC News selectively edited their interview with Juror B29 to give a false impression of what she said.
Race In America And The Time Barack Obama Was Mistaken For A Waiter
What can an incident at an elite New York party ten years ago tell us about race in America?
Detroit Files Largest Municipal Bankruptcy In History
In a move that was perhaps inevitable, the City of Detroit has filed for Bankruptcy Court protection.
“Border Security” And GOP Political Pandering
There are many fallacies contained within the GOP’s insistence that immigration reform must begin and end with “border security.”
Obama Words on Military Sexual Assault Backfire
President Obama is rightly outraged by a wave of sexual assaults in the military. He unwittingly made them harder to prosecute.
