By Rebekah Rast — In September 2008, before Barack Obama was elected president and Steven Chu appointed Department of Energy Secretary, Chu stated, “Somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe.” Thanks in large part […]

By Kevin Mooney — Both Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama have expressed support for green energy initiatives throughout the campaign. But in their debate last Wednesday, Romney quickly pivoted away from the concept when he was asked to discuss tax policy. Obama has […]

By Rick Manning — Believe it or not, somehow the unemployment rate number dipped below Obama’s self-defined 8 percent threshold needed for re-election.  The timing of this .3 percent drop in the jobless rate with just five short weeks before the election caused many, including Americans for […]

“You look out for yourselves.  I release you of your duties.”—Captain Edward Smith of the Titanic, to his crew, April 15, 1912 By David Bozeman — What will conservatives and libertarians do once persuasion has proven futile and the electoral process has been exhausted?  What if […]

Here are the results of the lie detector test conducted by Voice Analysis Technologies, LLC . Any questions on these results can be directed to them at (608) 241-1337. Obama Lie Detector Results Romney Voice Analysis

NRD Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared at TheHill.com . By Rick Manning — The 2012 fiscal year ended this past weekend with a whimper, as our nation suffered approximately $1.2 trillion of new debt this year, bringing the total to $5.3 trillion since Barack Obama became president. […]

By Rick Manning — Reactions to the debate are flying all around the D.C. Beltway in the aftermath of Romney-Obama 1, O’s Denver Debate Debacle. Analysts will argue various points in the debate with fact checkers and spinners on both sides furiously working to either maximize the […]

UPDATE 2: Click here for the official results from the lie detector . UPDATE: Bill Wilson , President of Americans for Limited Government, issued the following statement on the initial results from the lie detection scanner: “The lie detector voice analysis tests of the presidential debate were found to be inconclusive by Voice Analysis Technology. The technology […]

By Robert Romano — South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham has beef with the Obama Administration. He denounced an Obama ploy to reimburse the legal fees of defense contractors that do not follow federal requirements to give 60 days notice to employees of layoffs. The layoffs are set […]

By Rick Manning — The Indiana Senate general election has not received a lot of attention from the national media, but it is shaping up as perhaps the most important race for limited government Republicans in this cycle. Republican nominee Richard Mourdock had the temerity to run […]