Under a new state "rain tax," Maryland residents will be assessed a fee based on how much of their property is impervious to precipitation.

According to the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, U.S. aid to Afghanistan is being wasted on projects the Afghan government cannot sustain, and much of it may be ending up in the hands of the enemy.

Former Rep. Ron Paul recently announced the Ron Paul Curriculum, a new homeschooling program designed to turn out future generations of liberty-minded activists and entrepreneurs.

Tens of thousands of people will be hired at $20 or more per hour to help Americans navigate ObamaCare's insurance exchanges, a proposed federal rule reveals.

ObamaCare's small-business insurance exchange is a year behind schedule, and its medical device tax is so onerous even Democrats want to repeal it.

Australia's new carbon tax has already hiked energy bills for hospitals in one state by 15 percent, forcing them to cut services to pay for it.

Contrary to proponents' claims that it will reduce healthcare costs, ObamaCare is already making health insurance premiums grow very quickly and will make things even worse in the future, according to a report from congressional Republicans.

A bipartisan group of congressmen introduced legislation to prevent the Food and Drug Administration from expanding ObamaCare's mandate for nutrition labeling of chain-restaurant food to smaller restaurants, supermarkets, and convenience stores.

The Defense Department is seeking a $150-million upgrade to the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, making it clear to the prisoners — already on a hunger strike over their desperate and worsening situation — that they are there to stay.

Australia's carbon tax, instituted just shy of nine months ago, is already contributing to a record number of business failures Down Under.