Government Accountability Office Audit Reveals IRS Service Bad — And Getting Worse
Reversing the declines in telephone and correspondence services may require IRS to consider difficult tradeoffs.
Entries by Joe Miller
Senior State Dept. Climate Official Heads to Department Of Energy
A senior diplomat high in the Department of Energy pushing global warming. What could go wrong? Well, nothing if like green energy boondoggles and UN Treaties that hand over US sovereignty. There’s just nothing like politicizing America’s energy . . .
Trillion-Dollar-Coin Fever
Mark Steyn wants to know: Has America’s choo-choo jumped the tracks?
West Point: ‘Far Right’ Dangerous to U.S.
A new West Point study released by the U.S. Military Academy’s Combating Terrorism Center is linking opposition to abortion and other “fundamental” positions to terrorism.
Poll: 75 Percent Want Congressional Term Limits
The survey of 1,013 adults in the United States was conducted Jan. 8-9 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
New Stealth Clothing Line Hides Wearer from Drones
Surveillance cameras are ubiquitous and Congress has already approved the use of drones for domestic surveillance. Nervous about government surveillance, a liberty-minded designer has created a line of clothing that defeats drones’ thermal imagers.
Egyptian Court Sentences Christian Family to 15 Years for Converting From Islam
Opponents of the constitution, including Coptic Christians and secular and liberal groups, protested at the time against passage of the document because of the mix of Islamic-based Sharia law and politics.
IRS Loses Lawsuit in Fight Against Tax Preparers
The timing of the ruling is good because tax preparers who could have been put out of business will be able to work during the coming tax season.
Former Clinton, Obama Officials Call For Halt to Arctic Drilling
Recently, Shell’s Kulluk drilling rig ran aground near Kodiak Island after five days of being towed through fierce weather, including 70 mph winds. The incident provided another platform for environmental groups to speak out against arctic drilling . . .
Environmentalists Versus Workers: Keystone Pipeline Decision Will Shape Obama’s Legacy
Mr. Obama . . . is facing intense pressure from environmental and conservation groups to reject the pipeline, a move that likely would kill the project once and for all . . .