Rand Paul: Audit the Fed
Ron Paul’s original bill managed to passed 327-98 through the House last year with overwhelming bipartisan support. The bill was unable to get a vote in the Senate.
Entries by Joe Miller
Harvard, Yale Deny Connection To Controversial Democratic Donor Under Scrutiny
These discrepancies in Melgen’s history will likely fuel an already complex series of questions about Melgen, his past, and his relationship with prominent Democratic politicians.
Police Forensic Scientist At Newtown Hearing: ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Won’t Work
Robinson went on to criticize past gun control measures and argued that new proposals will not work to reduce violent crime in any meaningful way.
‘Justice For Sale’ Allegation: Environmentalists Bribed Judge In Order To Secure Multi-Billion Dollar Judgment
The declaration was filed by Chevron in a New York court, where the company is suing the plaintiffs under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, a law generally used to prosecute organized crime.
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.
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.