President Obama criticized Congressional Republicans on Saturday for refusing to support yet another debt being loaded onto future generations of Americans. The President whined “If this obstruction continues, unemployed Americans will see their benefits stop. Teachers and firefighters will lose their jobs.” Yes, Mr. President. That’s what happens when overwhelming bureaucracy and debt strangle...

U.S. Second Court of Appeals Upholds the First Amendment Against FCC Encroachment

The Federal Communications Commission was dealt a severe blow on Tuesday when a federal appeals court ruled that their current indecency policy is unconstitutionally vague. The decision is a serious setback to Julius Genachowski, Obama’s chairman at the FCC. Genachowski has been focused on significantly...

July 14th, 2010 | Freedom of Speech | Read More

Republicans Fail to Propose Meaningful Budget Cuts

Senate Republicans are pushing a proposal to cut $20B from Obama’s $1.13T budget. This is in opposition to a Democratic proposal to shave $4B from the same budget. The U.S. national debt is well over thirteen trillion dollars. That amounts to more than 119k of debt for every single U.S. taxpayer. ...

July 14th, 2010 | Economics, Politics | Read More

Obama Administration Moves to Reduce Online Privacy

The Obama administration is proposing a new identity management system for the Internet which is calls “Identity Ecosystem.” This new system will replace individually managed usernames and passwords with a taxpayer-funded federally-managed system. The scheme is outlined in the National Strategy...

July 13th, 2010 | Freedom of Speech, Politics | Read More

Obama Administration Moves to Block Military Transparency

Obama’s Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, recently created new restrictions limiting the ability of Department of Defense personnel to communicate with the media. Gates published the memo, Interaction with the Media, in response to General McChrystal’s recent public criticism of the Obama...

July 13th, 2010 | Military | Read More

Ann Coulter vs. Bill Kristol

Another fight is brewing in the Republican Party, but this one doesn’t involve any RINO’s. This battle is between Bill Kristol and Ann Coulter, two icons of popular conservatism. Bill Kristol is the founder and editor of The Weekly Standard. He was one of the co-founders of the Project...

July 13th, 2010 | Politics | Read More

When Flying the Flag Upside Down is Patriotic

Dr. Thomas Byrd caused a stir of controversy in Michigan when he flew the American flag upside down in front of his office. Some people originally mistook this as a sign of disrespect for the flag and the nation, but those people are apparently unfamiliar with flag etiquette. The U.S.Flag Code (USC Title...

July 13th, 2010 | Politics | Read More

Senate Committee Approves Internet Censorship Bill

A bill granting President Obama authority to close down Internet Service Providers (ISPs), search engines, and web sites without any type of due process was approved by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in a voice vote this week. The bill now moves to the Senate floor for...

June 29th, 2010 | Freedom of Speech, Politics | Read More