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Unrest Flares In Ukraine Once More
After a few weeks of relative calm in Ukraine, yesterday brought renewed unrest in Eastern Ukraine.
There were coordinated demonstrations by thousands of pro-Russian protesters in Donetsk, Kharkiv and Luhansk. For good reason, these protests have reignited fears in Kiev…
NSA spying: What if secrecy trumps the Constitution?
The United States Constitution. (ARCHIVES.GOV)
What if the National Security Agency (NSA) knows it is violating the Constitution by spying on all Americans without showing a judge probable cause of wrongdoing or identifying the persons it wishes to spy upon,…
NSA still wants to collect records without probable cause
Except for the definition and mechanism of proving treason, no area of the Constitution addressing the rights of all persons when the government is pursuing them is more specific than the Fourth Amendment. The linchpin of that specificity is the…
Save US jobs — level playing field between brick-and-mortar stores and online retailers
The old adage, if something’s too good to be true, it probably is, too often applies to bargain-basement prices for retail goods online. An often ignored loophole in existing sales tax law is giving online retailers an unfair advantage over…
New Crimean Parliament Votes In Favor Of Leaving Ukraine While U.S. Imposes Sanctions
It seemed that the situation in embattled Ukraine couldn’t get any more complicated, but it has.
Today, Crimea’s new pro-Russian regional government voted in favor of leaving the country for Russia and will put it to a regional vote in…
The Economy Is What Matters To Americans, So Why Don’t We Hear More About It?
If you were to walk up to almost any American, in any part of the country, and ask them what they thought the most important problem facing the nation today is you are likely to hear the same two words…
In State Of The Union, Obama Fails To Rise To The Challenge Of The Moment
President Barack Obama delivers the State of Union address before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)
President Obama took the stage tonight for his annual State of the Union address on shaky…
A Look Ahead To 2014
It’s a new year, but it’s certainly not a new Washington.
As we begin 2014, things are looking as bleak as ever – a particularly bad sign for President Obama as he begins his 6th year in office.
Here is…
Paul Could ‘ Indefinitely’ Delay Yellen Confirmation
Sen. Rand Paul, (R-KY), plans to make a motion in the Senate to “indefinitely” postpone a confirmation vote for Janet Yellen as the next chair of the Federal Reserve in his fight to win a vote on his legislation to…
President Obama Launches The ObamaCare Campaign
Campaign season is in the air and I’m not talking about the 2014 midterms.
President Obama kicked of a 20-day press offensive yesterday to sell the Affordable Care Act. After the last two months, which have been disastrous for the…
