By: Brad Slager Gang, you are supposed to be better than this. We have been cataloging a number of censoring actions regarding Townhall the past few weeks, showing the efforts made just this year to limit media exposure and expression. For reasons that defy not only the Constitution but also common sense, a Florida state…
By: Matt Vespa Government waste is nothing new, and when a hurricane strikes—there will be horrific examples. When billions of dollars are doled out by the government, someone will find a way to collect. In Connecticut, the state opted on a ‘steal from the poor to give to the rich’ approach to allocating disaster relief…
By: John Stossel It’s the season for giving. I’ll give! I’ll donate to the Doe Fund, a charity that helps ex-cons find purpose in life through work. “Work works!” they say. It does. Doe Fund graduates are less likely to go back to jail. I’ll donate to Student Sponsor Partners, which helps at-risk kids escape bad “public (government-run)” schools.…
By: John Stossel Netflix is paying Barack and Michelle Obama millions of dollars to produce shows for them. The latest Obama documentary series is “The G Word.” “G” for government. As Netflix documentaries go, this one is remarkably stupid. It’s big-government propaganda. Obama begins by claiming that he does his own income taxes, saying, “It’s actually…
By: Kurt Schlicter (townhall.com) Pity Chuck Schumer, with AOC sniffing around for the scent of primary vulnerability while the Murder Turtle across the aisle is tenting his fingers, whispering “Excellent,” as the majority leader publicly nadlers himself. He’s got Nancy Pelosi jumping into the race for Most…
By: John Stossel Politicians say they pass laws to “protect Americans from big business.” People like hearing that. Many don’t like big business. Unfortunately, most people don’t realize that those laws often help big business while hurting consumers. “Big business and big government are not…
By: Gavin Wax We saw the collusion of Big Tech and Big Government on display at Congressional hearings this week as Google was forced to face the music publicly over their hostile, unethical and dishonest business practices. The display showed what hyper-partisanship has exposed within the Democrats, as they put the ruthless pursuit of power…
By: Paul Driessen The Environmental Protection Agency’s new Clean Power Plan (CPP) requires that states reduce their electric utility sector carbon dioxide emissions an average of 32% below 2005 levels by 2030. Over 1,560 pages dictate returning CO2 emissions almost to 1975 levels, while our population grows by 40 million. Some 30 states will…
By: Daniel J Mitchell Earlier this year, President Obama proposed a budget that would impose new taxes and add a couple of trillion dollars to the burden of government spending over the next 10 years. The Republican Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Committees have now weighed in. You can…
By: Charles Payne Say, ‘What???’ There’s already talk of another bailout for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac! “Future profitability is far from assured,” said Federal Housing Finance Agency Office of the Inspector General in a report, pointing out that the firms could again chalk up losses on their derivatives portfolios, similar…
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