May
30
On behalf of the US Department of Defense and the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (TFBSO), Mark Vargas was awarded the Secretary of Defense’s Global War on Terrorism Civilian Service Medal on Thursday in a ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington by Paul Brinkley, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, in recognition of his service and support to the United [...]
May
30
Today’s U.S. a nation divided
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Thanks to multiculturalism, the United States has gone from the world’s “melting pot” to the world’s “salad bowl,” and I for one wish a return to the former.
What made the United States unique from other nations on earth was assimilation. Do you think a German citizen immigrating to England is considered [...]
May
24
by Jason Killian Meath
President Barack Obama could use Sarah Palin about right now. With oil gushing into the Gulf and no end in sight, Palin appeared on Fox News Sunday demanding an [...]
May
24
The Costs of Illegal Immigration vs. State Budget Deficits: a Chart
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by Doug Ross Journals
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May
24
by Andrew Mellon
Today the leading Austrian economic think tank, the Ludwig von Mises Institute held a conference at the University Club in Manhattan in which Marc Faber, famed contrarian investor and [...]
May
24
Pro-Life Statists
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From the diaries by Erick
A paragraph in today’s Politico article detailing Mark Souder’s resignation over his affair struck me as odd:
“A hard-line conservative, Souder recently survived a tough GOP primary in the Hoosier State, edging two opponents who held him under 50 percent. Souder’s Republican rivals criticized Souder over his support [...]
May
20
by David Scalzo
One of my genuine concerns with the direction of our society is the rise of ‘Gotcha Government’. By that, I mean a government that increasingly regulates the minutiae of our lives and imposes increasingly extreme punishments when we fail to precisely adhere to each meddlesome stricture.
Get a parking ticket lately? It’s probably $50 [...]
May
20
by Steve Schippert
This story might slip right past you. It’s understandable, considering most Americans have no idea of the context or how it happened that the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation [...]
May
20
by Doug Ross Journals
Economist David Rosenberg of Gluskin-Sheff passes along an email from an old business associate.
I don’t know if you remember but we worked together at Merrill. I ran emerging markets from 1985 to 1996. I’ve always been a loyal fan and kept up with your writings.
As you [...]
May
20
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. In 1776 we declared a right to these, nothing less.
You, Mr./Ms. Politician (got to be politically correct); you, welfare-addict; you, self-righteous do-gooder; you do not have a right to reach into my pocket to take what I’ve worked every day of the week to earn and for which [...]
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