Thomas R. Eddlem
Ten Anti-Death Penalty Fallacies
The case against capital punishment relies on myth, misinformation, and misplaced emotionalism.
Global-warming Computer Models Fail as Temps Remain Stable
As Earth temperatures remain stable, even some hyper-regulatory zealots are admitting that their apocalyptic global-warming models were exaggerated.
Global Gun Grab
It’s open season on the right to keep and bear arms as UN globocrats gear up for international gun controls.
Michigan Rep. Justin Amash Considers U.S. Senate Bid
Libertarian-leaning Congressman Justin Amash of Michigan (Freedom Index rating: 92 percent) is considering a run for the soon-to-be vacant U.S. Senate seat in Michigan, according to various interviews the two-term congressman has conducted over the previous week.
Cruz Sends Scarborough and Maddow of MSNBC Into Conniptions
Texas Senator Ted Cruz's question to California Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein on the Second Amendment in a March 14 hearing forced MSNBC hosts into conniptions, with Joe Scarborough saying that Cruz had made “willfully ignorant” statements and Rachel Maddow claiming Cruz had been “patronizing” to Feinstein as a woman.
Wall Street Journal Attacks Rand Paul Filibuster
The Rand Paul filibuster against drone strikes in the nomination of John Brennan as CIA director brought praise from across the political spectrum, but also harsh (and inaccurate) criticism from the Wall Street Journal and other neoconservative pundits.
Lies and Maximum Pain: Obama's Strategy for Winning the Sequester Debate
President Obama and his administration have revealed their strategy on how to win the sequestration debate: Exaggerate and lie about the impact of the cuts, which really only serve to slow the growth of federal spending, and maximize the pain caused by those cuts.
WikiLeaker Bradley Manning Pleads Guilty to 10 of 22 Charges
In a military court on February 28, former Army intelligence officer Bradley Manning confessed to sending a record number of secret documents to Internet whistleblowing website WikiLeaks, but denied he had leaked any information to the enemy.
The Sequester Begins: Even Obama Has Begun Downplaying the Effects
Despite the dawning of the latest “fiscal cliff” — the sequester — the world appears not to have fallen apart, notwithstanding the dire predictions by the Obama White House. Even the president admitted it's not that bad, in a February 28 speech to businessmen.
From Tyranny to Liberty
For Drs. Barbara and Michael Geldner, the unspeakable horrors of Hitler's Auschwitz and Stalin's Siberia have fueled an undying devotion to liberty.
