Big Government

New survey numbers from Rasmussen show public opinion turning slowly against the Boy Scouts. Though most Americans still view them favorably, their numbers continue in a perennial trend of decline.  The national poll taken by telephone shows 59% of Americans

“Hi, I’m Dr. George Flinn,” he says on the video, in a Superman costume. “It makes it fun for you,” Flinn, a millionaire radio mogul who became wealthy through a radiology practice, explains, “You say, ‘what is he going to

Two of the most powerful Democrats in Congress blasted Breitbart News on Monday as “offensive” over an article published highlighting street art inspired by Andrew Breitbart that included a photoshop of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s face on the body of Miley Cyrus in her

An Arizona conservative congressman is shining light on how President Barack Obama is using $3 million of taxpayer money to teach National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) officials how to lobby Congress. In the first of a series of efforts

Senator Al Franken (D-MN) is having a bit of a freak out out over Sarah Palin’s endorsement on Thursday of state senator Julianne Ortman, the leading candidate to win the Republican nomination for the United States Senate in Minnesota and

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee says investigators have uncovered evidence that a former Internal Revenue Service official may have committed crimes as part of the agency’s tea party controversy. Rep. Dave Camp set

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has issued a warning in a video message that Americans are being targeted in ever-larger numbers by tax scam artists.  In the video, Holder said, “Over the last several years, stolen identity refund fraud has

The Supreme Court’s decision Monday to decline a First Amendment case on conscience rights is the latest in a trend that should be of profound concern to pro-business Republicans, libertarians, and anyone else who wants ordinary people to be economically

The 3D printing revolution could be coming to your home with a new machine that costs less than an iPhone and can sit on your desktop. MD3 is a company trying to produce an affordable 3D printing device and has

The following chart by U.S. Trust shows Apple has more cash on hand than many countries: h/t: Business Insider

On Monday, Minnesota and Maryland joined 21 other states in setting their states’ minimum wages well above the federal rate.  By 2016, Minnesota’s minimum wage will climb to $9.50. By 2018, Maryland’s minimum wage will reach $10.10 an hour. Vulnerable

The Department of Justice requested $2 million for “gun safety technology” in its 2014 fiscal year budget. Attorney General Eric Holder explained this request to a House appropriations subcommittee on April 4th.  According to The Washington Free Beacon: “I think

UNION CITY, New Jersey–New Jersey’s biggest city has yet to file a budget and hasn’t told the state whether it will need federal aid this year. Left in an “extraordinary level of fiscal distress” by former Mayor Cory Booker, Newark

A study in the November 2013 issue of Applied Economic Letters shows that gun-related “murder rates were 19.3 percent higher when the Federal [‘assault weapons’] ban (AWB) was in effect.” The Federal AWB went into effect in 1994 and expired

An incident report from the Boston Police Department confirms that a 911 call placed on March 12th at 9:38 a.m. from Boston Planned Parenthood indicated that a woman was unconscious at the facility. According to the police report, an officer

The U.S. is approaching the 5th anniversary of its economic “recovery,” but a new survey indicates there’s no reason to celebrate the occasion. On Monday, Gallup reported that its survey of consumer spending showed no increase in March from February

Hornswoggle is a word I have always liked. It is a verb meaning to bamboozle or to dupe. While its origin is considered “unknown,” the word is generally thought to be native to America. The word is said to date

In a recent interview with the Tampa Bay Times at the U.S. Capitol, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said that potential 2016 presidential candidate Jeb. Bush (R) is “the smartest guy I know on education.” McCain reportedly told the Times that he spoke with the

On April 5 Kansas lawmakers passed a bill nullifying city and county gun restrictions to “ensure that it’s legal across the state to openly carry firearms.” The legislation passed 102-19 in the House and 37-2 in the Senate. According to

Three potential 2016 GOP presidential candidates–Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, and former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA)–will headline the Iowa GOP convention on June 14.  The Des Moines Register reported that Jindal will also “headline a Republican Party

On April 6th, Lynda Voyles-Konecny said concealed carry allows her to be better armed than her son who was 100 feet from the Fort Hood shooter on April 2nd. She is asking Congress to change this. According to Huntsville, Alabama’s

High-tech lobbying groups that represent Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg are planning to redouble their efforts to pass amnesty legislation by falsely claiming Republicans will not be hurt by backing a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.  According to The Hill,

President Obama is scheduled to visit Fort Hood on Wednesday to attend a memorial service for the shooting victims.  “The president and first lady send their thoughts and prayers out to the victims and families and everyone on the base,

The debate over illegal immigration is one of the most frustrating issues for those whom approach public policy logically. Seldom do we have so much history to draw upon when crafting new policies like we do with illegal immigration, yet

Former Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL) is reportedly having issues during his stint in prison. The former representative has now been transferred to a new prison after a “dispute” with prison officials. Jackson had been dispensing legal advice to other