Law and Government
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Mich. governor enacts civil asset forfeiture reform
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has signed into law new civil asset forfeiture legislation that some advocates hope will be the first step…
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Mother whose daughter was struck and killed by train receives outrageous bill
Nothing helps a parent relive the tragedy of losing a young son or daughter better than getting billed for damages…
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Coal company fined $5,000 fine for its ‘Fire Obama’ signs
Coal company Murray Energy has agreed to pay a $5,000 fine for failing to disclose it funded anti-Obama signs during the…
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Biden has something big going for him if he runs that Hillary doesn’t
Democratic Vice President Joe Biden reportedly told a top union leader during a Friday phone call he is strongly considering a run…
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Transparency alert: Gov’t maintaining secret list of failing Obamacare co-ops
For my money, Barack Obama has kept his promise about overseeing the most transparent administration in the history of the universe.…
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Writer at lib rag: Before you can own a gun, you should have to take a bullet
News flash for D. Watkins, author of “The Beast Side: Living and Dying While Black in America” and columnist at Salon.com:…
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Democrats’ ‘serious questions’ about Debbie Wasserman Schultz continue to mount
Democratic higher-ups are growing increasingly frustrated with the leadership (or lack thereof) of DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. The underlying cause of…
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Montana school district doing a brisk business after ditching first lady’s ‘healthy lunch’
Sometimes choosing the stick over the carrot results in a happy outcome. Just ask Bob Burrows, the man in charge…
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Who loves ya, baby? For Cuomo, de Blasio, the answer to that question is depressing
Like New York governor, like New York mayor. On Wednesday Governor Andrew Cuomo responded to low public turnout for a talk with Al…
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Sen. Dick Durbin wants to protect you from credit card theft; what’s in it for him?
We live in an age when so many members of Congress believe “government knows best.” That arrogance is on display…
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Obama taps yet another ethically challenged nominee to handle your tax dollars
One of the more frustrating aspects of government is the near impossibility of firing anyone for incompetence, or worse. The…
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Marvel Comics’ latest villain may seem familiar
If you are a reader of the adventures of Captain America, the Marvel Comics superhero, you have met the captain’s newest…
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Democratic Party boss takes a hit in vote-fraud case
A client of Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa is facing 16 criminal charges of rigging votes in a Rio…
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Store that sold gun used in police shooting fined $6 million
It’s a little akin to a lottery winner generously tipping the convenience store that sold him the winning ticket, except in…
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Commission on Judicial Fitness rules Oregon judge unfit to serve; wait till you hear why
We’d all agree that the problem of domestic violence is a major problem in the U.S. Consider that spousal abuse is the leading…
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How concerned are Americans about climate change? This concerned
A related question is how concerned are politicians about the degree to which Americans are concerned? A story making the…
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Another anti-gay hate crime proves to be a hoax
A man who claimed he had been the victim of a hate crime at the University of North Dakota made up the…
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3 things last night’s Democratic debate revealed about Bernie Sanders
Last night’s Democratic debate seemed to provide the left with the false assurances it craves that (1) climate change (aka global…
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As student debt soars, colleges stockpile cash
As America’s $1.4 trillion student-loan debt balloons like the 2008 real-estate bubble, here’s a modest proposal: Use multibillion-dollar college endowments…
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