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• Post: Senators to Obama: Withdraw Hagel’s Nomination

  Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R–TX) and 14 other U.S. Senators sent a letter to President Obama calling on him to withdraw former Senator Chuck Hagel’s (R–NE) nomination for Secretary of Defense. The President should listen. … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Obama’s Empty Promises on Immigration

  Immigration reform made a brief appearance in President Obama’s inauguration address, disappearing faster than the shadow of Punxsutawney Phil on Groundhog Day. “Our journey is not complete,” Obama declared, “until we find a better way to … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Who Altered the Benghazi Talking Points?

  Bipartisan outrage is a rarity in Washington these days, but the Obama Administration’s lack of transparency over Benghazi has provoked it. This $64,000 question occupied Congress in open and closed hearings last week as well as … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Do You Trust the Government with Your Computer?

  Do you trust the federal government to keep your personal data safe? What about your business’s records and trade secrets? If you answered “no,” you have good reason—the federal government has had 13 breaches and failures … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Russia Demands U.S. Flexibility on Missile Defense

  Following the U.S. presidential election, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has demanded that President Obama makes good on his “flexibility” comment from March. “We hope that President Obama after his re-election will be more flexible … Continue reading →

  

• Post: The Next President and the Supreme Court

  Every vote counts. And this year, it could count double. One vote could decide both the immediate election and the course of constitutional law for decades to come. Just ask the senior federal officials responsible for … Continue reading →

  

• Article: Trick-or-Treat: For or Against Either Schmo

    It’s how most of us feel. We’re watching our favorite show on Hulu or listening to music on Pandora and then we hear a 30-second stack of lies, half-truths and a candidate having crafted the … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Installing Windmills Doesn’t Make the Wind Blow

  A tweet from the Department of Energy (DOE) gives a link to a DOE webpage highlighting a graph from, and giving a link to, a study by the American Wind Energy Association. Skipping the question of … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Minnesota Bans Free Online Courses

  Almost as heartbreaking as burning books, a move by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education will rank among those incomprehensible moments in human history when we seem to be handicapping ourselves for no reason. Lifelong learners, … Continue reading →

  

• Post: The Complete List of ‘Green Energy’ Failures

  It is no secret that President Obama’s and green-energy supporters’ (from both parties) foray into venture capitalism has not gone well. But the extent of its failure has been largely ignored by the press. Sure, single … Continue reading →

  

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