01.03.2011

Menthol Cigarettes and Your Liberty Up In Smoke

By David Bozeman – One takes scant pleasure in defending the tobacco industry, but the pertinent question, now more than ever, is how much latitude will a freedom-loving people grant its government to tax, regulate, demonize, harass and suck the life out of a sector […]

01.03.2011

Must Reads for January 3

01.03.2011

The Best of John Boehner

As John Boehner becomes the next Speaker of the House this week, we thought it fitting to look back at some of his best floor speeches from the 111th Congress:

01.03.2011

Big Government Bozo of the Week: EPA’s Lisa Jackson

By Frank McCaffrey – The Environmental Protection Agency is growing in power in this nation. As we know, power corrupts. Americans For Limited Government’s Don Todd wants to let one of its administrators know that she’s a Texas-sized Bozo!

01.03.2011

The Real Death Panel

By Robert Romano – “Death panels” received renewed interest over the Christmas season in a New York Times piece by Robert Pear, “Obama Returns to End-of-Life Plan That Caused Stir.” The story outlines a new 691-page regulation that to puts into place end-of-life counseling, called “advanced care planning,” via the Medicare […]

12.31.2010

Boomer or Bust

On: 01/28/2011 09:17:55 In: Fiscal Responsibility By Rick Manning The feel good State of the Union address with the good little boys and girls of the Congress sitting red, blue, red, blue was given a stark reality check by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on January 26th which projected […]

12.31.2010

Spending Cuts Have to Start Somewhere

On: 01/24/2011 09:00:35 In: Fiscal Responsibility By Bill Wilson On January 20th, Representatives Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Scott Garrett (R-NJ) were joined by Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) to introduce the “Spending Reduction Act ,” legislation that promises to cut $2.5 trillion out of the budget over the next ten years. Call it a good start. “This bill represents the first step in the process, not the last,” said Rep. Garrett. […]

12.31.2010

Our Regulated Society

On: 01/19/2011 09:15:10 In: Uncategorized By Adam Bitely Obama has been quite busy reframing his image to the American people since the crushing results of the 2010 midterm elections. At the midway point of his first term, he is quickly attempting to cast himself as the middle-of-the-road independent […]

12.31.2010

Anti-Repeal Movement Ignores Fiscal Realities

On: 01/13/2011 09:55:02 In: Fiscal Responsibility By Howard Rich Lost amid the partisan posturing over the proposed repeal of ObamaCare is a stark, unavoidable fiscal reality. Put simply: Our leaders have no choice but to scrap this socialized medicine monstrosity and start from scratch with a free-market approach. Not […]

12.31.2010

NPR Senior VP Steps Down Amid New Calls To Defund The Government Funded Operation

On: 01/07/2011 09:21:22 In: Uncategorized Video by Frank McCaffrey

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