Category Archives: Politics
October 7, 2013
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Alexander Hamilton won in the end. As Treasury Secretary in the 1790s he championed an array of “internal” taxes to supplement federal revenues from import tariffs. Thomas Jefferson despised Hamilton’s internal taxes as assault on liberty, and when elected in 1800 he made sure that they were abolished.
October 7, 2013
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With the partial government shutdown now in its fifth day, the rhetoric among Democrats and among the pro-Beltway mainstream media has reached a fever pitch, with the leaders of the Republican opposition…
September 28, 2013
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“My sin was ripping off people around the world,” said John Perkins, author of “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man.” He says he pushed countries to take on loans they would have trouble repaying.
September 24, 2013
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Democratizing Accuracy, Disrupting the Shooting Experience
September 17, 2013
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The story is a long way from coming into focus. The little we do know about Monday’s tragic mass shooting at a Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. is stirring a national debate.
September 11, 2013
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Israel is believed to have secretly built up its own stockpile of chemical and biological weapons decades ago, reports Foreign Policy, citing a recently unearthed CIA document.
September 10, 2013
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Syria’s chemical arms handover will only work if the US and its allies renounce the use of force against Damascus.
September 10, 2013
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President Obama is willing to “absolutely” put on pause, a military strike on Syria if Assad accepts Russia’s proposal to hand over control of the chemical weapons to the international community.
September 9, 2013
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One day before President Barack Obama gives a prime time speech to make his case against Syria, a new national poll indicates the president’s approval rating on foreign policy has hit an all-time low.
April 19, 2013
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Why does the FBI say we should only look at photos they give us? And now the patsy is dead. Is it because, “Dead Men Tell No Tales”. What a joke this has become!
February 5, 2013
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During Tuesday’s press briefing, White House spokesman Jay Carney was asked during about a legal memo used by the Obama administration to justify drone strikes against American citizens.