Dem Congressman Want Taxpayers To Pay For His Housing
Article from Town Hall by Beth Baumann. Democratic Congressman Bennie Thompson (MS) introduced HR 5845, known as the No Couches for Congress Act, which would force taxpayers to subsidize living expenses…
ACLU Doesn’t Think Free Speech Is Important?
Article from Reason by Robby Soave. The American Civil Liberties Union will weigh its interest in protecting the First Amendment against its other commitments to social justice, racial equality, and…
Liberal Soda Taxes Hurt The Poor
Article from The Washington Free Beacon by Elizabeth Harrington. Soda taxes disproportionately affect lower income Americans, according to a new study released by the Tax Foundation. Taxes levied per ounce…
A Big Win For Criminal Justice Reform In Texas
Article from The Washington Free Beacon by David Rutz. The city council of Austin, Texas, unanimously passed a resolution last week directing police to make fewer arrests for non-violent crimes….
Illinois 13-Year Old Charged With Felony For Recording Principal
Article from Reason by Lenore Skenazy. A 13-year-old hauled into the principal’s office for not serving his detention may end up with the biggest detention of all: a felony conviction….
Internet Sales Tax OK’d By Supreme Court
Article from Americans For Tax Reform by Grover Norquist. Today, Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist issued the following statement on the South Dakota v. Wayfair decision: “Today the…
Rand Slams Democrats On Immigration
Article from Real Clear Politics by Ian Schwartz. Rand Paul: Immigration Solutions “Would Require Democrats Not Hurling Insults And Swearing At The President” Rand Paul: In All Systems Of U.S….
Congress Expanding Law Enforcement Powers In The Drug War
Article from Reason by Mike Riggs. If you think the Department of Justice has more than enough tools to wage the war on drugs, a bill passed by the House…
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Rand Paul Backed Health Plans Go Into Effect
Article from Reason by Brian Doherty. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is happy today that what he calls his “months” of work with President Trump and Secretary of Labor R. Alexander Acosta have…
Incompetent Police Shoot And Kill Fleeing Suspect
Article from Fox News by Chris Irvine. A 17-year-old was shot three times and killed by a police officer in Pennsylvania while running away from a car that was pulled over in…