Government Policies
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Video: Watch Deneen Borelli Speak to Book TV at FreedomFest
At FreedomFest in Las Vegas, I sat down with C-SPAN’s Book TV with host Peter Slen to discuss my book Blacklash:…
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Lunch Break Read: Top 10 Times Boehner Massively Caved
While you’re taking a lunch break today, be sure to check out this post on Conservative Review that commemorates the Top…
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The EPA is in Trouble….Again
The EPA believes in conservation…unless it’s the conservation of our tax dollars. The Washington Times reports: The Environmental Protection Agency…
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The VA Does Not Like it When You Hold Them Accountable
The Department of Veterans Affairs is not happy when people within the department make them look bad. Of course, if…
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New Jersey’s Debt is Worse Than You Think
Not only does New Jersey have the highest property taxes on average, it also has the highest tax burden per taxpayer…
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Almost Half of Americans Believe This is an Immediate Threat to Freedom
Americans increasingly believe that government is an “immediate threat” to our freedoms, though they believe it for different reasons. Not…
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This is Volkswagen’s Potential $18 Billion Mistake
How do you say “oops” in German? Volkswagen has made a mistake violating federal EPA emissions standards that could end…
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The EPA’s Failed Effort to Keep the Colorado Spill Damage a Secret Will Have You Shaking Your Head
Remember back when you were a kid, and you accidentally spilled grape juice on something important like your mother’s new white coat?…
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The FDA’s Menu Labeling Rule Clarifications are Comically Confusing
The rules for posting calorie information on menus have become unreasonably complex and annoying under Obamacare. Ironically, the FDA’s latest…
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Yes, Obamacare Can Punish You for Being Overweight
Apparently under Obamacare, if you like your weight, you can’t necessarily keep your weight. The Observer reports: A few months ago,…
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Mitch McConnell Thinks This is an “Exercise in Futility’
Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell believes that trying to defund Planned Parenthood is an “exercise in futility.” Politico…
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The Global Economic Freedom List is Out… Guess Where the USA Ranks?
How the mighty have fallen. According to the annual “Economic Freedom of the World” report, the United States continues to…
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Breaking: People Move to States with Lower Taxes
Progressive-led states keep raising the cost of living for individuals and families through taxes and expensive regulations on energy and small…
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Commentary: Policy Outcomes Matter, Not Intentions
There is a great commentary by Kevin Williamson in National Review that paints the picture of a road to Hell, paved with progressive…
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Are Entitlements a Barrier to Financial Success?
The progressive left argues that entitlements are a required social safety net for individuals who fall on hard times and…
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Food Waste is Increasing Under Michelle Obama’s Lunch Rules
This might not be breaking news, but: kids don’t like eating their fruits and vegetables all the time. A new…
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Lunch Break Read: 10 Years After Katrina, School Choice Thrives in Louisiana
It has been 10 years since the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. The success of school choice in Louisiana is a…
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The FBI Posed as the Associated Press to Hack into a Suspect’s Computer
So this is weird and uncomfortable….. the FBI planted a fake Associated Press news article online to spy on a…
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How Many Illegal Immigrants are Collecting Welfare?
The 2016 presidential election has undoubtedly brought the immigration debate into center stage. But while the Democrats are grappling over…
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Guess What EPA’s Friday Night Document Release Showed About The Animas River Spill
It’s a well known fact that Friday is the best day for government to release embarrassing documents. Taking a page…
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Is the FEC Being Abused for Political Purposes?
Are the powers of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) being abused for political purposes? Some are drawing unsettling parallels between…
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Lunch Break Read: EPA and IRS Prove Big Government Has Little Accountability
While you are taking your lunch break, check out this great commentary in National Review by Victor Davis Hanson, titled…
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Uh Oh- These Federal Employees Used Government Computers to Access Cheating Website “Ashley Madison”
Glad to see that the bureaucrats wandering the halls of federal government buildings are using their time respectably and efficiently….. (NOT!)…
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This GOP Candidate Thinks the NSA Should Have More Spying Power
The battle lines in the GOP presidential primary have been drawn on civil liberties. While NJ Governor Chris Christie and…
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Woman Tells City Council: “My people commit a crime, they go to jail. You people commit a crime, they get amnesty”
Enough is enough, says this Hawthorne area LA resident who is fed up with her council’s decision to abandon the laws…
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Hypocrite! Guess Who Bought a Ton of Stock in Coal?
The actions of Democrats almost never match up with their rhetoric. Ironically, their “do as I say, not as I do”…
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More of Our Taxpayer Data Was Stolen Than the IRS Originally Thought
Turns out, the Hillary Clinton campaign isn’t the only team this year that understated the magnitude of a data security breach…
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Commentary: Incompetent EPA Wants More Control
I have a new commentary posted on Conservative Review titled, “Incompetent EPA Wants More Control.” It discusses the Animas River…
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