Harvard Scandal: Students Punished for Cheating in . . . ‘Introduction to Congress’
An irony that shouldn’t be missed on the voting public: budding politicians, no doubt.
Entries by Joe Miller
America’s Last Chance
Our federal debt and deficits are unsustainable and are driven by programs under which Congress takes the earnings of one American to give to another, or entitlements. How long can Congress take in $200 billion in revenue per month and spend $360 billion per month?
Report Shows UN Admitting Solar Activity May Play Significant Role in Global Warming
A recent United Nations report concludes that solar activity may be related to global warming, but certainly the public wasn’t supposed to know that. Much less that under other models the earth isn’t even warming . . .
Mark Steyn: Containing Hagel – Tehran Is Pleased That We Aren’t
Most misspeakers loose off one round and then have to reload, but Chuck Hagel is a big scary “military-style assault weapon” of a misspeaker, effortlessly peppering the Senate wainscoting for hours on end.
Public Employee Unions Spending More on Lobbying as Membership Booms
As the influence of private unions declines, public employee unions are on the march, and their using your money to expand their influence . . .
FDR: “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”; Barack Obama: “I am not a Dictator” (+video)
FDR spoke solemnly to the nation at his first inaugural address, lifting the spirit of the nation in the midst of The Depression. In our current economic malaise, President Obama seeks to lay the blame at the mean Republicans, as he makes it a point to let us know that he “is not a dictator.”
Chinese Hackers Hit U.S. Media
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has been probing media hacking incidents for more than a year and considers the hacking a national-security matter.
Despite Criticism, MSNBC’s Silence Regarding Doctored ‘Heckling’ Video Deafening
MSNBC and parent NBC have had two other high-profile editing scandals in recent memory.
The Spending Sequester Will Grow the Private Economy — Don’t Back Off
By keeping resources in private hands, rather than transferring them to the inefficient government sector, the spending sequester is actually pro-growth.
It’s On: Rand Paul Plans Round 2 Against TSA
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul will continue to advocate for a scaled back federal role in airport security, along with individual privacy rights.