Prophets and Losses: A Look at The Federal Reserve
The enormous power wielded by the unelected leaders of the Fed over the economy, unchecked by the constraints of the market, has repeatedly turned out to be more than human beings can handle.
Entries by Joe Miller
Pentagon To Extend Certain Benefits To Same-Sex Spouses
The new guidelines will be departing Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta’s final imprint on the armed forces.
Sierra Club Chief ‘Confident’ That Kerry, Obama Will Scuttle Pipeline
Environmentalists oppose the project due to greenhouse gas emissions linked to energy-intensive development of Canadian oil sands, and say the pipeline would help lock-in long-term expansion of production.
Alaska Republican Party On Shaky Ground in Disregarding Democratic Elections
If we toss aside the results of free elections, our Constitution and the Republican experiment of self-government will come to an end. Lack of moral courage in standing up to tyrants who don’t honor the results of free elections is what kills democracies.
Russian Wardens Throw Party For Stalin’s Gulag
Usolsky camp held from 10,000 to 30,000 prisoners at any given time, including those convicted of “counter-revolutionary activity” and other political crimes. More than 16 percent of prisoners there died of malnutrition and overwork.
Obama Misses 4th Consecutive Budget Deadline
President Obama missed the Monday deadline for submitting a budget to Congress, marking the fourth time in five years he has been late — and in a town where missing deadlines is routine, this one is beginning to get noticed. Apparently, he thinks the laws of this country don’t apply to him.
NRA’s LaPierre Singles Out Violent Chicago, Calls For 1,000 Federal Agents To Patrol Its Streets
The National Rifle Association’s Wayne LaPierre has come out swinging once again, this time singling out the president’s hometown of Chicago.
Secret Memo Reveals Obama Justification for US Drone Strikes
The Department of Justice argues that Mr Obama can order the killing of terrorist suspects who are United States citizens, even if there is no evidence that they are planning to attack the United States.
Obama Embraces ‘Dark Money’
The creation of the dark-money group Organizing for Action is a sign President Barack Obama has no intention of repudiating the role of corporate money in political life during his second term, his pledges to the contrary notwithstanding.
Video: Ted Nugent Schools Piers Morgan Yet Again, Says He’s ‘Full of Crap’
Apparently Piers Morgan isn’t bright enough to know that he got schooled the first time. That appears to be the only explanation for why he would come back for more.