On Thursday, George Zimmerman filed suit against NBC News and three NBC producers he accuses of intentionally painting him as a racist. Zimmerman and his attorneys have now done what many in the new media only dream of doing, holding
As Republican members of the Michigan House and Senate were passing right to work bills into law inside the Capitol, supporters and protesters were clashing outside. The two clips below feature Americans for Prosperity’s Michigan director Scott Hagerstrom, who had
Eight protesters were arrested inside the Michigan State Capitol today when they attempted to push past police and enter the State Senate while it was in session. Thousands of protesters have turned out to the Capitol to protest an attempt
Anger over President Morsi’s declaration of autocratic powers and a new constitution, which seems to roll back rights for some segments of the populace, led to massive and sometimes violent protests outside the Presidential Palace. Early on the number of
One month after a union backed proposition aimed at enshrining collective bargaining rights in the Michigan constitution failed, Republican lawmakers are pushing right-to-work legislation through the lame-duck session. National unions spent $23 million trying to pass Proposal 2, which would
Analysis of government versus private sector pay and work hours suggests bureaucrats get more money for less work. Andrew Biggs of the American Enterprise Institute and Jason Richwine of the Heritage Foundation have recently taken a look at two issues
Once the stronghold of union power, the Midwest is now becoming the home of reforms that limit that power. Unions spent millions trying to remove Scott Walker from the Wisconsin Governor’s office in 2012, but that wasn’t their only expensive
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie made a formal request to FEMA last month asking the agency to reimburse his state for 100 percent of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. FEMA reimburses states for 75 percent of damage from storms
A new interactive web page appears designed to teach women in Mexico how to perform a chemical abortion at home. The website is in Spanish and features a Mexican woman as the main character; its domain is registered to an
Democrats want negotiations over the future of Social Security to be discussed at a later time, but Congressman Kevin Brady, who is a senior member of the House Ways and Means committee, says now is the time for the President
There’s not a lot to celebrate a Planned Parenthood, at least not when it comes to bringing children into the world. Planned Parenthood of Indiana recently highlighted their success in facilitating adoptions with a statement on their website which read
The man who helped write Obamacare is back with a new agenda for the President’s 2nd term. Step one may be filibuster reform. Jacob Hacker (pictured) runs a political policy center at Yale University. He’s best known as one of
Is Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi a secular reformer or a religious hardliner? The answer to that question depends on the particular audience he is addressing. Wednesday, Time magazine published an interview with Morsi, his first statement to the US media since
One of the major reasons Obama earned the Washington Post‘s 2012 endorsement was his “balanced approach” to deficit reduction. Now that he’s won, the Post is alarmed to discover he is pushing for tax increases while offering no cuts to
Time magazine named “TheProtester” its Person of the Year 2011, inspired by demonstrators in both the Arab Spring and the Occupy Wall Street movement. But the power grab in Egypt last week by Mohammed Morsi highlights just how naïve the
As Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy make difficult cuts in an attempt to make their economies more competitive, France is pushing back against austerity and in danger of becoming the socialist rump of Europe. Fifty-seven percent of France’s GDP is
In Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times, the editorial board praised Republican Chris Christie for rising above politics in his response to Hurricane Sandy. But three weeks ago, as the hurricane was making landfall, they penned a Sandy-themed attack on
Jesse Jackson Jr. has resigned from Congress just weeks after winning reelection for a ninth term. Jackson Jr. has been in treatment for bipolar disorder since June. The timing of his treatment coincides with an FBI investigation into misuse of
This year’s winner of the Nobel Peace Prize was the European Union. So far, only a minority of EU heads of state have agreed to attend the awards while a significant number have decided to give it a pass. The
The mystery of who gave Amb. Susan Rice her talking points has finally been solved. The Director of National Intelligence reportedly removed references to al Qaeda from talking points produced by the CIA. In the latest twist in the ongoing
A BBC reporter helped spread a photo of a child supposedly injured by an Israeli attack on Gaza. In reality, the photo is three weeks old and was taken in Syria. The photo of a wounded Syrian child was posted
Faculty at fourteen Pennsylvania state universities voted Friday to authorize a strike if contract negotiations fail to reach an agreement in coming weeks. No one is on strike yet, but professors and coaches voted overwhelmingly that the union should be
In the wake of hurricane Isaac, Baton Rouge, Louisiana spent $4 million dollars setting up emergency food stamp application sites which eventually distributed $12 million in benefits. Hurricane Isaac struck the gulf coast the last week of August 2012 and
How does a city of 200,000 people go bankrupt? In the case of San Bernardino, CA, the answer is unsustainable pension obligations pushed by union-backed politicians. San Bernardino declared bankruptcy in July, citing “an immediate cash flow issue,” but the
The Executive Order cited by the CIA to deny the agency had detained militia members at the Benghazi annex has a caveat, one which explicitly allows short term detentions. The interpretation of Executive Order 13491 is at the heart of
