Tag Archives: Congress

The ABCT Explains The Student Loan Bubble

  Everything you need to know about the student loan rate hike. 2007 Trends in Higher Education Series:  Student Loans I’ve heard a lot of whining over the last few days from the college student crowd over the impending doom … Continue reading

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The Single Stupidest Article I’ve Ever Read

Americans and Their Military, Drifting Apart – NYTimes.com.  Whenever I’m feeling a little down on myself and questioning my ability to write meaningful political pieces, I immediately go to the New York Times Op-Ed page, confident that I will soon find some piece … Continue reading

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Remember: “Bipartisan Compromise” Created the “Fiscal Cliff”

Am I the only person who actually remembers 2011?  The entire media certainly seems to have forgotten.  All you hear about today is how critical it is for Congress to “compromise” with Obama (which of course means, raise taxes dramatically … Continue reading

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Mainstream Media: “Republicans Should Break Campaign Promises.”

Republicans wisely break with Grover Norquist – CNN.com This editorial in CNN is simply one example of a recent phenomenon that is really taking off lately.  The big-government progressive keynesians are smelling blood.  Moderate GOP congressmen are beginning to hint … Continue reading

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If you don’t like America, why don’t you just leave?

Senators to Unveil the ‘Ex-Patriot Act’ to Respond to Facebook’s Saverin’s Tax ‘Scheme’ Unless you happen to be rich.  In that case, we not only don’t want you to leave, but we are going to impose draconian penalties on you … Continue reading

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A black kid was killed! Quick, everyone surrender your rights!

As predicted on this very blog, the race-baiters in Congress aren’t wasting any time at all.  In response to the Trayvon Martin shooting, they are expecting you to beg them to take away your rights.  Once again, self-defense is a … Continue reading

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SOPA protestors have an odd sense of priorities…

To be clear, when I say “protestors” I mean the average Joe who changed his Facebook profile pic and made some topic on a forum about how terrible it is, not actual businesses whose livelihood depends on the Internet.  For … Continue reading

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LULZ I WAS JUST JOKING I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU GUYS FELL FOR IT!!!

The governor of North Carolina recently advocated the suspension of Congressional elections.  This is obviously outrageous and irresponsible, so there’s no need to beat you over the head with detailed analysis. The real story is that, when called out on … Continue reading

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How The Media Lies To You (Without Lying To You)

Something that really irritates me are when media outlets run a story that successfully plants the idea of a story in people’s heads while withholding all of the information necessary to determine whether the idea is valid or not. I … Continue reading

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Peter Schiff attempts to teach Economics to Congress

It goes about as well as you might expect.  Pretty interesting stuff, he explains it very simply, they still don’t get it.  

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