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Big Government cannot pay its bills. Again

By: Judge Andrew Napolitano 01/24/12 3:39 PM
Since Barack Obama became president on Jan. 20, 2009, the federal government has not had a budget. It did not have one for the first two years of his presidency, when Democrats controlled both houses of Congress, and it did not have one for 2011, when the Democrats controlled the Senate and the Republicans controlled the House. Read More

Watch live at noon: The Conservative Dilemma of Big Government vs. The Free Market

By: Charlie Spiering 07/21/11 7:30 AM
Tim Carney
At noon, visit this link to watch Examiner senior political columnist Timothy P. Carney discuss The Conservative Dilemma of Big Government vs. The Free Market, a panel hosted by American's for Tax Reform.      Read More

Thomas Paine knew something we seem to be forgetting

By: Mark Tapscott 03/28/11 4:02 AM
It's hard to conceive of the American Revolution happening without Thomas Paine, author of Common Sense and one of history's greatest political communication minds. Consider this quote from Paine being circulated today by Patriot Post: Read More

Who is John Galt?

By: Mark Tapscott 03/25/11 2:43 PM
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Who is John Galt?

By: Mark Tapscott 03/25/11 2:34 PM
Who is this John Galt character and why have they made a movie about him? Actually, since this one is just the first of three parts, there will be a Galt threesome? Check out the trailer below: Read More

Why conservatives should be worried about the obesity epidemic

By: Dr. David Gratzer 03/04/11 2:02 AM
Does it really matter how many ribs first lady Michelle Obama ate on  her vacation? For too many conservatives, the answer seems to be yes, with pundits poking fun at the anti-obesity guru’s dinner choice. But conservatives need to give it a rest: Many seem to prefer scoring easy points against the first lady to arguing about the best way to attack the obesity epidemic, and some even claim that obesity isn’t really a problem. Read More

Blame big government for your dity dishes

By: Mark Hemingway 12/17/10 11:30 AM
It was not heavily advertised, but earlier this year dishwashing detergent makers reworked their formulas to comply with environmental regulations banning phosphates. NPR reports that consumers are starting to get very frustrated: Read More

Scott Rasmussen: Campaign 2010 is about rejecting the party in power, as it was in 2008, 2006. But that's not the end of it

By: Mark Tapscott 10/31/10 7:00 PM
Pollster Scott Rasmussen has a must-read oped in today's edition of The Wall Street Journal. It is crucial to understanding many things about the 2010 mid-term congressional election, but most especially the difference between mere populism and the desire for self-government. Read More

"I Want Your Money:" Deficit spending is fiscal child abuse

By: Mark Tapscott 10/14/10 9:00 PM
Steve Moore of The Wall Street Journal is among a great cast of conservative officials, opinion molders, academics, and activists who appear in "I Want Your Money," a controversial movie about the national debt, the federal deficit and the Tea Party movement produced by filmmaker Ray Griggs. Read More

Gallup: ‘Record’ percentages of Americans think government is too big and intrusive

By: Mark Hemingway 10/12/10 12:00 AM
How is the Tea Party shaping political debate? Gallup reports opposition to big government has grown significantly in the last year: Read More
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