With less than 24 hours until polls open in most of the United States, the media seems to have taken on the role of the young boy with his finger in the dike, doing their best to plug leaks that
With less than 24 hours until polls open in most of the United States, the media seems to have taken on the role of the young boy with his finger in the dike, doing their best to plug leaks that
It is hard to believe that, when America’s founding fathers established our democratic republic, they could have envisioned it could be so easily manipulated and corrupted so cheaply. However, to Democrats and their union handlers, the ends apparently do justify
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I am here all week in Texas in Houston’s 18th Congressional District observing the energetic and determined work of the King Street Patriots as they implement their poll-watching initiative, True The Vote. True
From the Washington Times: Things in Nevada are getting hotter. Not content with the direction the country and their home state is going in, a group of Nevada voters calling themselves “Concerned Nevadans That Care About Our Country” will launch
California’s progressive-era experiment in direct democracy was supposed to elevate the voters above the special interests, allowing voters make law themselves through the statewide initiative process. That this process is now virtually owned by the special interests is yet another
During the 8/28 Restoring Honor rally Al Sharpton marched to the National Mall where he and a couple thousand people (some I saw firsthand carrying signs featuring Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck with Hitler staches and bearing words like “TEABAGGERS”)
James O’Keefe was back in the news this week when his “Teachers Union Gone Wild” investigation of the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) went viral and was even praised by Governor Chris Christie. But not everyone was convinced O’Keefe had
If James O’Keefe and I were to release a video catching disguised al-Qaeda members casually joking about blowing up the Brooklyn Bridge, the mainstream media would likely be most interested to know who pays our salaries. Upon the release of
The hubbub surrounding actor unions and Warner Brothers concerning the hiring of union workers in New Zealand is likely to be resolved with The Hobbit remaining in New Zealand. This only comes after everyone involved in the production were needlessly
Well, the left and the mainstream media came to bury James O’Keefe. And I guess they failed. His latest Project Veritas ‘Teachers Gone Wild’ — New Jersey teachers union members exposing their institutional arrogance and lack of seriousness and accountability
I have no obligation to the Democrats or progressives or unions. We’re not warriors in their cause[.] — Jon Stewart defending his anti-Beck rally You work on the message, I’ll work on the logistics. — Arianna Huffington to Jon Stewart
Only at National Public Radio would an honest, human opinion get you fired. The elites at NPR just couldn’t live with a commoner such as Juan Williams…he might be too low brow for their DC cocktail parties. Despite my various
The new buzzword in these difficult times for the United States and world economies is “unsustainable.” Again and again economists and politicians have said that the path on which the U.S. is headed is “unsustainable,” a description with which Federal
Today’s tea party movement germinated from local taxpayer groups focused on issues like school spending and property taxes, according to Steve Malanga, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and author of the new book, Shakedown: The Continuing Conspiracy Against
Remember back in late March when we caught Harry Reid astroturf “supporters” throwing eggs at the Tea Party Express bus? And remember how we caught them on camera blaming me for the act they perpetrated, even calling the local police?
In Hollywood, every word has a price: EXT. ROME – DAY The Huns invade Rome. Some people would say that this scene is only an eighth of a page, “We’ll finish it off in the morning.” In actuality, it would
Marxism/communism is the economic interpretation of history. The state must control sources of production and assets. Fidel began his Revolution by expropriating the sources of production and private assets in Cuba, including major US citizen’s assets. The United States retaliated
As “Waiting for ‘Superman’” so eloquently points out, the industrial assembly-line model of America’s public schools, created decades ago, isn’t working. In fact, it’s setting us further and further behind our global competitors. Today, it is essential that our children
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets102210.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed In today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the the latest Wall Street numbers, China’s move on precious metals, Obama’s
The Education Action Group believes that the New York City teachers union’s impending lawsuit over the release of teacher ratings exposes its true motivation to protect sub-par teachers and preserve the failing system. New York education officials’ made the bold
France is ablaze with violent protests, Greece is broke, and the British government is going to lay off half a million workers. Missed from the headlines is the biggest casualty in all of this: the death of the “European model.”
On Monday night, my opponent Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) delivered this speech to Democrats at a restaurant in Chicago–with U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias and Governor Pat Quinn in attendance: [youtube Km3gMoDnJew] All around the country, people are trying to replicate
The New York Times described this movie as presenting “a blood-curdling, nightmarish picture of monstrous disorder in a public school.” Variety said the film displays a moral rage at the “pattern of society acceptance of things as they are because
“What would you like to see change?” “The current administration!” Below you’ll find a few choice snips from Mike Appelstein’s terrific interview with The Velvet Underground’s Maureen “Moe” Tucker, who disappointed aging left-wing hipsters everywhere when she dared step off
