By Nathan Mehrens A version of this article appeared at FoxNews.com. Last year America marked a dubious milestone in its history — the 100th anniversary of federal taxes levied “on incomes, from whatever source derived.” Ensconced in the Sixteenth Amendment, the federal tax code totaled […]

By A.F. Branco Click here for high resolution version.   Celebrate Tax Day – Repeal the IRS and the 16th Amendment

By Rick Manning History is replete with organizations making seemingly innocuous decisions only to feel the fall out years later. General Motors decided to save money in its various car divisions by making the Cadillac version of a vehicle only distinguishable from its Chevy brother by leather […]

By  Tom Toth It happened—Congressional Democrats have reached unanimous agreement with Republicans that President Obama cannot be trusted to make the most common sense leadership decisions, at least in relationship to foreign policy and American diplomacy. The Ted Cruz-authored bill banning a known Iranian terrorist—and champion of […]

By Tom Toth South Carolina Representative Trey Gowdy laid out effectively why former IRS official Lois Lerner voided her Fifth Amendment right to not testify about her part in the IRS Tea Party targeting scandal. According to Gowdy, Lerner voided her right when she gave a statement […]

By Rick Manning Americans expect fireworks on Independence Day, but this past week, they have broken out all over Washington, D.C. and beyond. This past week has seen out and out war break out between the Republican majority and Democrat minority of the House Government Reform and […]

By Tom Toth Ted Cruz’s bill banning a known Iranian terrorist—and champion of the Iranian hostage crisis—from appointment as the American ambassador from Iran is likely to make it to Barack Obama’s desk after unanimous passage through the House and Senate. Hamid Aboutalebi was a primary participant […]

By Tom Toth Update: Tea Party Abuser Held in Contempt of Congress 4/10/14 – The House Oversight Committee has voted to hold former IRS official Lois Lerner in Contempt of Congress. Read the full story here. 4/9/14 – The House Ways and Means Committee has voted to request the Department of Justice (DOJ) […]

By Rick Manning U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder just refuses to take no for an answer when it comes to gun registration and monitoring. After Congress rebuffed the Administration’s background check/registration scheme, Holder went back to the drawing board coming up with the ultimate high tech licensing […]

By Rick Manning & Tom Toth Attorney General Eric Holder doesn’t like being challenged to produce documents surrounding his Justice Department’s involvement in the Fast and Furious scandal.  In fact, he became incensed when Representative Louis Gohmert had the temerity to push him regarding his Contempt of Congress citation, […]