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The Nuclear Option: Wes Pruden Last of a Now-Dead Breed

He wasn’t on Twitter. Wes Pruden was the last of a now-dead breed. His devotion was entirely to the unvarnished truth. Unvarnished by gauzy praise. Especially unvarnished by the political speech codes that have strangled this country to a croaking whisper.

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Charles Hurt: Hatred of Trump Rooted in ‘Contempt’ for ‘Regular American People’

Antipathy towards President Donald Trump across the news media is rooted in a broader “contempt” of “regular American people,” determined Charles Hurt, Washington Times opinion editor and Breitbart News columnist. He offered his remarks in an interview on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily with host Alex Marlow ahead of Tuesday’s launch of his new book Still Winning: Why America Went All In on Donald Trump- And Why We Must Do It Again .

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Report: One-Third of Veterans on VA Wait List Already Dead

It shows that more than 238,000 veterans out of roughly 847,000 have died after applying for health care through the VA – but never receiving it. The Washington Times reported that VA spokeswoman Walinda West stated that there isn’t a way of removing the names of dead applicants off the list.

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Charles Hurt Drops the Hammer on Aussie Gun Laws

From the Sydney Morning Herald: The siege in Sydney’s CBD and its terrible end received saturation coverage on American cable news, with at least one commentator lamenting Australia’s tough gun laws. Speaking on Fox News after police stormed the Lindt cafe,  Charles Hurt,

Charles Hurt Drops the Hammer on Aussie Gun Laws

Federal Employees: We Don’t Like Our Jobs Either

Lawmakers vow they won’t shut down the government. But many federal employees might be pleased if they did. Only about half of federal employees are happy with their jobs and would recommend their agencies as places to work, a recent

Federal Employees: We Don’t Like Our Jobs Either

ObamaCare's Facebook page is a sham, too

I’ve long been fascinated with the business of manufactured popularity, in which various forms of sock puppetry are used to make a person or product seem much more popular than it actually is.  It’s amazingly easy to do on the

Obama to Allow 100,000 Haitians into America Without a Visa

Calling it “an irresponsible overreach of the executive branch’s authority,” Senator Charles Grassley, ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee, is criticizing an executive order issued by the president that would allow at least 100,000 Haitian nationals into the United States

Obama to Allow 100,000 Haitians into America Without a Visa

Another ObamaCare Critic Targeted By IRS

The producer of a movie that criticizes Obamacare is being slapped with an IRS audit and he suspects that the invasive probe is politically motivated. Via the Washington Times: Logan Clements, producer of “Sick and Sicker: ObamaCare Canadian Style,” announced

Dick Durbin: Amnesty Bill Will Help Contain Ebola

On Tuesday, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said that a comprehensive amnesty bill would have helped America contain the Ebola epidemic in Africa.  Durbin, a member of the Senate’s Gang of Eight that wrote the immigration reform bill, said during a

Dick Durbin: Amnesty Bill Will Help Contain Ebola

Josh Earnest: 'The Coalition Is Coming Together Very Nicely'

Although he declined to comment on any specific commitments made by nations participating in the administration’s “broad coalition” to fight the Islamic State, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest did say today that it is “coming together very nicely.” At

San Diego School District Buys MRAP Armored Tank From DOD

Despite widespread disenchantment with increased militarization of local law enforcement agencies across the nation, the San Diego Unified School District police recently added a mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle, or MRAP, to their arsenal of emergency vehicles. The SDUSD can’t complain

San Diego School District Buys MRAP Armored Tank From DOD