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You could sum up Politico’s exclusive interview with Lois Lerner by noting that it opens with the former IRS executive claiming, “I didn’t do anything wrong,” and closes with a quote-free section subtitled “Unanswered questions.” Politico’s Rachael Bade reportedly talked

It’s probably not how he planned to spend his September, but Sean Davis of The Federalist has become the go-to guy for puncturing the tall tales of celebrity scientist Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Davis began noticing that several stories Tyson routinely

People who are dedicated to “saving the planet” have a lot of interesting ideas about how to go about doing so, and it usually involves other people giving things up. Hundreds of thousands of such people took to the streets

Last week, Glenn Reynolds (the great Instapundit) remarked that “when lobbying pays better than any other investment” you end up with a decline in entrepreneurship. Indeed, recent data shows that start-up businesses are on the decline. The Daily Signal recently

We just hit the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty, and the numbers are grim: $22 trillion spent, but according to the Census Bureau, a slightly greater percentage of Americans fall below the poverty line. On the other hand,

The LA Times offers an interesting take as regards Hillary Clinton’s current modus operandi. Rather than staking out attention-grabbing positions or wading into policy debates, Clinton seems focused on humanizing an image that has suffered in the past from accusations

The NY Post’s Michael Goodwin calls out Barack Obama for his “half-hearted war on terror.” But for now, Clapper’s sarcasm about intelligence gathering describes a nation that wants to be safe, as long as it’s not too much trouble and

The headlines will tell you the GOP is up big in the mid-term’s so called “intensity war.” Also keep in mind that a GOP consulting class that’s been getting hammered in the media lately is no doubt now fully behind

I don’t understand what’s going on with the Secret Service. For as far back as I can remember, they were one of the most respected agencies in federal law enforcement. Not perfect, mind you, but they had a generally excellent

As John Sexton related on Friday, the Justice Department hasn’t been able to find anything liking New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to the “Bridgegate” scandal (and you know Eric Holder’s people were very, very keen to find such a linkage.)

Despite all the controversy over encounters between cops and citizens after the Ferguson incident, “police states” really aren’t about random meetings between uniformed police officers and regular folks going about their lives. It’s all about the steady expansion of laws

It’s disconcerting enough to see an article entitled “Why I Hope to Die at 75.” When the author is Ezekiel Emmanuel, one of the architects of ObamaCare, it’s time for the Twilight Zone theme music. Here’s a sample: I am

A Mark Begich immigration vote which Begich’s Republican opponent Dan Sullivan characterized as “bizarre” in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News may result in more than a few heads being scratched in Washington and Begich’s strange explanation for it doesn’t

Gov. Christie says he’s not surprised by a report by and NBC affiliate in New York suggesting that federal investigators have found nothing linking him to the lane closures on the George Washington Bridge which occurred last year. Gov. Christie

In response to Rand Paul: Obama Starting An Unconstitutional War ‘Not An Unusual Thing For Him’: I know it’s fashionable to hit Senator Paul from both Left and Right for the tortured evolution of his position on ISIS, and particularly

In response to Rand Paul: Obama Starting An Unconstitutional War ‘Not An Unusual Thing For Him’: By voting against the continuing resolution in the Senate, Paul and Cruz continue to counter Rubio, as being the most conservatives of the bunch

Of all the really dumb things that Congress is forced to address, the fact that a bill had to be introduced to prevent government workers from view porn on the government’s dime is really disturbing, yet funny at the same

So, who doesn’t agree with me that this so-called Syrian civil war and ISIS threat is really a broader and generational holy war that we have no chance of ever winning? Obama’s failed foreign policy, and tepid air war against

Speaking at the Liberty Political Action Conference in Alexandria, Va, Thursday night, Senator Rand Paul had scathing words for President Obama’s “unconstitutional war” effort against ISIS. “So we just finished celebrating Constitution Week,” he said. “One congressman tweeted out the Constitution

Alaska Democrat Mark Begich cast a critical vote to protect Barack Obama’s post-election amnesty in what ultimately proved to be a 50-50 vote blocking an effort by Senator Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.) who wanted to offer an amendment opposing the orders.

A new poll out by Vox Populi Polling has Republican Scott Brown leading Democrat Jeanne Shaheen 47 – 43 percent in their race for the U.S. Senate seat in New Hampshire. Republican Scott Brown 47 Democrat Jeanne Shaheen 43 Unsure

Alaska Republicans aren’t content to let Mark begich’s ‘Snowmobile Gate’ drop. The controversy began when Alaskan X Gamer Cory Davis hit Mark Begich in a Dan Sullivan ad for what appeared to be a rather shaky ad of his own featuring

A new report by a New York NBC affiliate claims federal investigators have found no evidence that Gov. Chris Christie ordered or knew about the closure of lanes on the George Washington Bridge last year. The NBC report notes that

The Scott Brown campaign released the following statement after Senate Democrats blocked Senator Ted Cruz’s bill to strip American ISIS fighters of their citizenship. Brown has used foreign policy, immigration and the economy to pull even with Jeanne Shaheen in

rrecent polls have demonstrated that the vast majority of Americans are not thrilled with the Obama economy. In fact, it’s increasingly becoming a key issue in some mid-term races. In an interview on Bloomberg TV, Michael Bloomberg’s economy, on the

In a 47 minute speech on the Senate floor, Thursday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) blasted fellow senators for attaching the vote on arming Syrian rebels onto a spending bill, rather than a free-standing bill, accusing them of shirking their constitutional

This morning the Center for American Progress hosted a women-only roundtable discussion featuring Hillary Clinton, Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Gillibrand among others. It’s purpose was clearly to keep the “war on women” meme front and center as Hillary gears

Show of hands from anyone surprised that the New York Times would use a little voodoo to force David Limbaugh’s new book, “Jesus on Trial,” off the bestseller lists? Nobody? Good. They’ve done this crap before, and they’ll do it

Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz asked for unanimous consent to pass his previously introduced Expatriate Terrorist Act which makes “‘providing support to or fighting for a terrorist group targeting the U.S. “an affirmative renunciation of American citizenship.’” The Cruz effort was

I’m old enough to remember when the big controversy surrounding American flags was whether or not we should make it illegal for dim-bulb protesters to burn them in public. There was quite a bit of energy behind flag-burning bans for

I just did a TV hit on NewsmaxTV, where I emphasized that the so-called Syrian civil war being hyped up by the mainstream media, is really a unwinnable Islamic holy war that will rage on for generations to come. These

This is not a defense of Adrian Peterson. The wounds on his young son are horrific. If he didn’t cross the line into abuse, there is no line. What I see the media and left once again doing, though, is

Just as a high stakes gambler in the wrong place at the wrong time might get “rolled” from time to time, Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson appears ripe to get “Roved” yet again based upon reports he’s “donated $10 million