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News
Washington Is Bribing Residents to Not Commit Crimes. Really.
The District of Columbia city council is apparently taking a page from John Kerry’s “let’s bribe Iran to behave” playbook. They…
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Commentaries
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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Entitlement Society
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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Commentaries
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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Commentaries
Thomas Sowell Sounds Off: The Left Doesn’t Care if Minimum Wage Helps the Poor
In a fiery commentary for National Review Online, respected free-market thought leader Thomas Sowell sounds off on the myth of the…
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Entitlement Society
Can We Stop Pretending that “Free” Community College is Free?
To paraphrase free market economist Milton Friedman, “there is no such thing as a free college plan.” In fact, the…
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Government Policies
A Street Car Named “Wasteful”
During your lunch break today, check out the story of a $200 million Obama project gone terribly wrong in Washington, DC,…
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Entitlement Society
Here’s the Real Reason College Tuition Keeps Increasing
This week seems to be the conservative “I told you so” week. As predicted, minimum wage hikes led Chipotle to…
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Entitlement Society
Chipotle raised its wages. Can you guess what happened next?
It’s been a long time conservative argument that if the government forces employers to raise wages, they will simply transfer…
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News
Hey Hey, My My: Guess Who Opposes Life-Saving GMO Foods?
Musical icon Neil Young’s new album takes a loud stand in support of the environmental lobby movement against genetically modified organisms…
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Corporate Welfare
Washington State Gave Boeing Tax Breaks, Guess What They Got in Return?
Washington state legislators gave Boeing the biggest tax break in U.S. history, and what did they get in return? Jobs…
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Government Policies
What ObamaCare? Emergency Room Visits Are Increasing
One of President Obama’s justifications for passing the “Affordable Care Act” in 2010 was to create a system where individuals would have…
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