Derek Hunter

Articles by Derek Hunter

Food Police Hit the Frozen Aisle

We are constantly bombarded with judgments of how we live our lives. People who wouldn’t last a day in the shoes of an average American beat us over the head with a non-stop stream of demands and commands on how

Food Police Hit the Frozen Aisle

Textbook Example of Media Bias at the New York Times

The New York Times was quick to report on the edited Mother Jones “secret” video of Mitt Romney speaking at a fundraiser back in May, and they were quick to do so in a straightforward way. Their original story has

Textbook Example of Media Bias at the New York Times

The Race Card Cometh Again…And Again

Vice President Joe Biden’s intelligence has never been in question…to him, anyway. To everyone else, the opposite is true. The bipedal gaffe machine was at it again today when, in Virginia, he had a “‘Hello Cleveland’ while in Detroit” moment,

The Race Card Cometh Again…And Again

Electricity Bills Are About to 'Necessarily Skyrocket'

In January of 2008, then Senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama, talking about his energy plan, told the San Francisco Chronicle, “When I was asked earlier about the issue of coal…under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity

Electricity Bills Are About to 'Necessarily Skyrocket'

MSM Ignores CBO Report on Doubled Obamacare Costs

We all know network nightly newscasts are bad, but just how bad are they? The Congressional Budget Office released new cost estimates for Obamacare and, surprise, surprise, they’re about double what they said they would be when Democrats arm-twisted, bribed and lied

MSM Ignores CBO Report on Doubled Obamacare Costs

Advanced Biofuels: Bite the Bullet and Finish the Job

Say you take the car to the transmission shop, and the man says the CV joint needs to be replaced. Then he discovers the timing chain also is about to go. What do you do? It would feel good to

Advanced Biofuels: Bite the Bullet and Finish the Job

Religious Broadcasters Call for IRS to Investigate Media Matters

The Daily Caller reported last week that Media Matters, the progressive-fascist group funded by wealthy leftists to silence anyone who dare fail to meet their political purity test, received a $50,000 grant to “fact-check” religious broadcasters. Coincidentally, last November, religious broadcasters found

RGA Sets Fundraising Record, More Than Doubles DGA in 2011

The Republican Governors Association (RGA) reported their fundraising numbers for 2011 today and it was a record. Raising $44.1 million in the year that just ended, the RGA most than doubled the Democratic Governors Association’s (DGA) total of $20 million.

#OccupyFail: Why a 'Kent State Moment' Can't Happen Today

About a month ago, MSNBC hack and noted anti-hispanic racist Donny Deutsch said what the Occupy Wall Street mutants (what I affectionately call them) needed is a “Kent State moment.” That is a reference to the shooting deaths of 4

NBC News And "Lucky Sperm Syndrome"

There was a time, probably before you were born, that the NBC News brand was the standard bearer for quality news. Granted, that bar was always low, but there was a time when they cleared it with ease. Now they

The Dirty Fight Over Soap

Who doesn’t love soap? Well, the obvious answer is the #OccupyWallStreet crowd, but put them aside for the moment. Everyone else loves soap. Or should. But not everyone does. It turns out that environmentalists don’t care much for soap either.

Letting the Fox Design the Hen House

The definition of the word corruption, according to Merriam-Webster, is an “impairment of integrity, virtue, or moral principle.” No, this isn’t a post about WeinerGate, that corruption is being exposed elsewhere…so to speak. This is about two stories of corruption

Damn the Torpedoes, Full Agenda Ahead

Under normal circumstances, when a process is found to be corrupt, any outcome or recommendation from that chain of events is either cancelled or put on hold until the full extent of the corruption can be uncovered. Essentially, good practice

As Bias Politicizes Science, We Are the Ones Losing

Plastic is evil. Everyone knows that, right? You many have seen news about plastic lately you know it’s going to be the death of everyone, and the planet. Reality, as you might suspect, is slightly different than the news is,

Profiteering Off New Regulations on For-Profit Colleges

The crusade against for-profit colleges has been raging for the better part of a year with Congressional hearings and the potential for new regulations making financial aid for students attending those school impossible to get. Democrats have declared for-profit schools

It's Time for Republicans to Get Serious about Budget Cuts

President Obama’s budget hit Capitol Hill with all the enthusiasm a close talker with bad breath receives when getting on an elevator. Republicans rushed to news cameras with vigor usually only seen from Senator Chuck Schumer to rightly denounce it

True Face of Progressivism Exposed in a Tragedy's Aftermath.

There is no proof yet that Christianne Amanpour is a child molester. Let that sink in for a second. Outrageous, right? Especially when simply said out of the blue like that. Yet that is how the media is treating the

Election 2010: A Pre-Game Report

After what seems like a decade’s worth of commercials, more talking head blather than should be allowed under the Geneva Conventions and spin enough to make even the most rabid rollercoaster fan nauseous, election 2010 is upon us. Any reading

Education Is Important, as Long as You Pick the Correct Type

Profit used to be a good thing; it allowed companies to reinvest in their businesses, to lower prices and bring new products to market, to employ people, and enable those people to live comfortable lives. In the last few years,

Are you going to DC for the Tax Day Tea Party?

Are you going to Washington, DC to partake in the Tax Day Tea Party Rally this Thursday? If you are and you will be arriving on Wednesday, Big Government has a party for you! Wednesday night starting at 6:00 pm,

Reid's Health Care Bill by the Numbers

Let’s take a quick look at numbers behind the Senate health care bill introduced by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Reid claims his bill will cover 94 percent of the population at a cost of $849 billion over 10 years.

A Rush to Judgement: Limbaugh and the NFL Players Union

As soon as news broke that Rush Limbaugh was mentioned as part of one of the groups interested in purchasing the St. Louis Rams I knew it was only a matter of time before someone in a position of influence

Obama votes "present" in health care debate.

Say what you will about the health reform bill introduced by Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), and the Left is having a field day attacking it, but at least it is a plan. President Obama has spent months talking about what