By Paul Driessen — The duplicity and hypocrisy of environmental pressure groups seem to be matched only by their consummate skill at manipulating public opinion, amassing political power, securing taxpayer-funded government grants, and persuading people to send them money and invest in “ethical” stock funds. […]

By Rick Manning — The Environmental Protection Agency revealed in response to a Freedom Of Information Act request by Americans for Limited Government that seventeen employees in the Agency do nothing but labor related activities at a cost of more than $1.6 million in annual salary . The FOIA response provides the names and salaries of each employee revealing an average salary of $95,560 per union employee.  When benefits are included the average employee nets more than $120,000 a year. To see the Federal worker benefit package, click here . […]

By Kevin Mooney — In 2014, the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will release its “fifth assessment” report on the influence human activity has on the environment. A “multi-stage review” of early draft versions is already underway, according to a U.N. news site . In the first stage, […]

By Bill Wilson — Respected military magazine Small Wars Journal recently published an article co-written by a retired Army Colonel named Kevin Benson.  The article, entitled “ Full Spectrum Operations in the Homeland: A ‘Vision’ of the Future ,” was ostensibly written as a training manual for military commanders and general staff. Benson is a seminar leader at the University […]

NRD Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared at Forbes.com . By Howard Rich — As politicians hunt for votes in the final days before this November’s elections, they would be wise to take a look at fresh data proving the efficacy of income tax relief as […]

By Rebekah Rast — Should dead people be able to vote?  No, of course not. Yet some states are in a hurry to get the deceased off their voter rolls. Politico reported in May 2012 that as many as 53,000 dead people and 182,000 non-U.S. citizens may be registered to vote in Florida . In September, The Charlotte News Observer states that the […]

NRD Editor’s Note: This column first appeared at TheHill.com . By Rick Manning — In the days of yore, Obama’s appearances caused class cancellations; excited crowds of breathless students lined up early in the morning to just be in the presence of the great man. Obama’s visit to […]

By Rick Manning — Foreign policy debates tend to make Americans hit the snooze button, and the debate last night was no different. A responsible challenger cannot really make substantive attacks on a sitting president’s policies or on-going actions because to do so provides aid and comfort […]

By Kevin Mooney — Losing New Hampshire could mean losing it all for the Obama campaign. After reportedly pulling back on Florida, Virginia and North Carolina, where Gov. Mitt Romney is surging, the Obama campaign has settled on the Granite State as one of its must-wins. That’s far from […]