Category Archives: Government

NY Times Is Really Enthused To Use Spectrum Auction To Increase Government Broadcasting

Because what we need are more government held indoctrination divisions (NY Times) With the demand for wireless broadband growing, the Federal Communications Commission is auctioning off a big chunk of the public airwaves. Billions of dollars are likely to change hands, a windfall that could transform local media across the country. (snip) The proceeds from […]

Hillary Thinks You’re All Nuts And Has A Plan To Address It

She wants to do to mental health what Obama did to physical health (Politico)  Hillary Clinton on Monday released a sweeping agenda to deal with the mental health problem in the United States, including a call to convene a White House conference on the issue during her first year in office. “Recognizing that nearly a […]

Good News: The Gadsden Flag Is Now Considered Racial Harassment By EEOC

Do you want to wear a Gadsden Flag symbol to work? You know, the one with coiled rattlesnake bearing the logo “Don’t Treat On Me”? Well, you’re a raaaaacist, via Eugene Volokh The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, among its other functions, decides “hostile work environment” harassment claims brought against federal agencies. In doing so, it […]

Good News: Federal Bureaucrats Have More Guns Than The Marines

Are you up for the EPA showing up on your land to make sure your little pond is in compliance with lots of guns? How about the Food And Drug Administration? Or the Small Business Administration? The tyranny of Big Government (Free Beacon) There are now more non-military government employees who carry guns than there […]

Surprise: California’s Cap And Trade Auction Fails Miserably

Members of the Cult of Climastrology keep telling us that one of the great methods to stop the Earth from burning to a cinder from a marginal greenhouse gas increasing marginally is a cap and trade scheme. How’s that working out in California? Well, you surely read the headline, so (LA Times) The latest auction […]

Welcome To Socialism: Venezuela To Run Out Of Beer

When we discuss Socialism*, we do need to highlight what it is now and then. According to the political science definition, Socialism is part of the Democratic Model, being on “the left”, with Liberalism, often referred to as Classical Liberalism now (this is what American Conservatism is mostly), in the middle and Conservatism on the […]

Can You Guess How Much Of Obama’s Budget Goes To “Payments To Individuals”?

Of course, Obama’s budget is going absolutely nowhere. The GOP isn’t even going to bother sending it to committee. Why would they? Everytime it has been given a vote it goes down in flames, with even the vast majority of Democrats voting against his budgets. In fact, when the GOP forces a vote on Obama’s […]

Poll: Majority Say Government Is The Problem, Taxes Too High

Progressives think that Government, particularly the Central Government, is the answer, as well as increasing taxation (of course, they typically mean increase taxes on That Guy, not themselves). The majority of Americans say otherwise (Fox News) A record number of American voters think they pay too much in taxes. In addition, they think government is […]

Big Government: People Need A License To Showcase And Allow Pictures Of Llamas

Conservatives are often asked what our problem is with Government, usually followed by the strawman from Liberals that we want to do away with all government. First, the anarchists tend to vote Democrat. Second, we do not want to do away with government, we want to reign in the size and, more important, scope of […]

Democrats Go On Witch Hunt For Skeptics

Here’s one from yesterday that I wasn’t able to get around to Dem ‘Witch Hunt’ Forces Scientist Out Of Global Warming Research An investigation by Democratic lawmakers into the sources of funding for scientists who challenge details of the greater global warming narrative has already forced one scientist to call it quits. University of Colorado […]

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