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Ricochet Podcast #38: The Heavy Hitters

By popular demand, it’s our heavy hitter edition of the podcast with guests Mark Steyn and Jonah Goldberg. We cover the surprising Noble Prize selection, one last look at the view from France, the sorry states of New York and

Follow Napoleon's Advice on the Chamber Pot 'Scandal'

“Never interrupt your enemy when he’s making a mistake.” I’m actually pleased that Obama has gone after the Chamber of Commerce for allegedly funding Republican ads with foreign donations. Set aside that there’s no evidence whatever for it, as even

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA): 'I Think the Constitution Is Wrong'

During a debate with his Republican opponent, Marty Lamb, in Massachusetts Jim McGovern said the thinks the Constitution is wrong in regards to campaign financing. We have a lousy Supreme Court decision that has opened the floodgates, and so we

The Inside Story on Net Neutrality and the FCC

The FCC is trying to walk a careful line on net neutrality, according to Democratic and Republican sources in Congress and the FCC. Earlier this year, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski proposed regulations giving his agency wide authority over broadband services,

Obama's Campaign Contribution Records Scrubbed Clean

I appeared on David Asman’s show on Fox Tuesday evening to discuss the hypocrisy of the Obama gang’s new fallacious attack on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, projecting Democrat crimes on unsuspecting decent organizations. The whole episode showed up the

The VFW's Suicide PAC(t)

The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has doubled-down on failure. Ignoring the growing protests of its outraged members, the supposedly “independent” VFW Political Action Committee (VFW-PAC) has issued a new statement refusing to back off on the disgraceful set of

Is Scandal-Ridden Rahmbo Chicago's Next Mayor?

Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel left his job at the White House last week to run for Mayor of Chicago. According to The Washington Post: President Obama… announced his highest-level changing of the guard, naming a longtime aide of

Thursday Open Thread: Jena-Auerstedt Edition

Today, in 1806, Napoleon won the twin battles of Jena-Auerstedt, resulting in the subjugation of the Kingdom of Prussia. Most impressive was the Battle of Auerstedt, where French Marshal Davout defeated a force of close to 70,000 Prussians with around