Awesome Letter from a Student to the Schools that Rejected Her

A pretty funny, well-written and true letter that was printed by the Wall Street Journal by a high school senior who was rejected by the to...

I didn't realize that North Korea has a "few dozen" nuclear weapons

Most people have been pretty dismissive of the North Korean threats and there is a good chance that it is all just the usual periodic bluste...

The IMF is Twisting the Knife in Cyprus

As if stealing from retirees, supermarket owners and others to the tune of 60%+ wasn't enough, the IMF is now demanding a 2% of GDP inc...

Isaac Newton's Other Lesson about Gravity

(h/t Business Insider )

David Stockman on Bloomberg Radio

He says there is no way for the Fed to easily unwind it's balance sheet and calls Paul Ryan's budget a disgrace (which I certainly c...

Abortionist Would Use Scissors to Cut the Spines of Living, Breathing Babies in Philadelphia

I haven't been paying attention to this case of an abortionist in Philadelphia.  Which is probably just as well as I think I want to p...

30 Minute David Stockman Interview on America's Problems and Crony Capitalism

I might not agree with his policy prescriptions but he certainly diagnoses the problem well enough.  This is well worth watching:

David Stockman: We're Doomed

An epic op-ed in the New York Times from Reagan's old Budget Director: So the Main Street economy is failing while Washington is piling...

Rand Paul on Hannity: We Will Filibuster All Gun Control Bills As None of Them Would Have Stopped Newtown

Why the Hell did Obama Make Bibi Apologize to Turkey?

So Turkish terrorist supporters attack Israeli soldiers armed with paint ball guns and Israel is made to apologize to Turkey?  And Turkey no...

How is Cyprus Not Going to Need Another Bailout?

Capital controls for Cyprus were just announced.  Here is a list (as translated by Google): (A) No cashing checks. Provided that may dep...

Medicare Has Stopped Paying the Bills for Medical Diagnostic Tests

Just pure bureaucratic ineptitude .  CMS has effectively ended the old system for diagnostic reimbursement without creating a new one.  Now...

Large Russian Depositors Likely Got Their Money Out of Cypriot Banks Without a Haircut

Looks like many of those large Russian depositors, the ones the ECB wanted to punish, probably took their money out of Cypriot bank branches...

Stratfor: Europe's Disturbing Precedent in Cyprus

My mind is still boggled by the Cyprus "bailout" and I'm not the only one : Since the global financial crisis of the 1920s, ...

Can Cyprus Come Up with 40% of Their GDP by Monday?

What is going on in Cyprus really is mindblowing and judging by US equity market actions people seem to think that there will be some last m...

Rand Paul > Paul Ryan

Rand Paul just released his 2014 Budget Plan and it really is nice to see a budget that you can be proud of.  It makes Paul Ryan look compl...

Dianne Feinstein: Syria has crossed a Red Line. Me: So?

The war drums are sounding, this time for an intervention in Syria : "This is highly classified and we have been advised to be carefu...

The Political Strategy Behind Rand Paul's Immigration Plan

I know there are some conservatives who are upset with Rand Paul's immigration plan, calling him a sellout  just like they did after he ...

Banking in Cyprus

(h/t Powerline )

Nigel Farage: Get Your Money Out While You Can

Another great one from Nigel Farage on the Cyprus mess (h/t ZeroHedge ):

Has the EU Completely Lost It's Mind with This Proposed Cyprus Bailout?

Seriously, I just don't know what the Europeans were thinking.  In case you haven't been following this, they agreed to bailout Cypr...

What the GOP Establishment is Trying to Do

A great Branco cartoon.  A picture is certainly worth a thousand words:

Obama = Satan?

It seems so according to the History Channel show, The Bible :

Another Blow To the Surveillance State

I never really knew what National Security Letters were before (and are they friggin scary), but luckily it looks like a judge has deemed ...

Former Clinton Chief of Staff Attacks Obama's Secretive Drone Policy

John Podesta makes the point that there should be nothing secret about the legal justification the White House is using for drone strikes: ...

2-Year-Old in Critical Condition After Savage Palestinian Rock Attack

A savage rock attack by Palestinians has left a cute 2-year-old girl in critical condition.  The same group of rock throwers also attacked ...

Obama Administration Continues to Refuse to Take Britain's Side in Falklands Dispute

It's really quite amazing that despite the recent Falklands referendum, where 99.8% voted to remain under British sovereignty (with 92% ...

Terrorist Defense Attorney Tries to Exclude Jews from Jury

I'm outraged by this but I have to say I find it somewhat ironic/funny that a guy named Cohn tries to convince a judge that having Jews ...

Syrian Rebels Vow to "Liberate" Golan Heights

Check out this article in Israel Hayom as well as the video posted by Syrian rebels who, while speaking in an area adjacent to Israel, vow ...

Video: Rand Paul's Post-Filibuster Interview with Glenn Beck

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How Stupid is the Government? The TSA is Going to Allow Knives on Planes but Continue to Ban Shampoo and Water Bottles over 3.4 ounces

I think you need to have had a lobotomy to work in government, especially the TSA .  So snow globes larger than tennis balls are banned but...

Loving the Rand Paul Filibuster

This good old-fashioned talking filibuster of Brennan's nomination is a really nice surprise, like something out of Mr. Smith Goes to Wa...

The Sorry State of the European Economy

A great chart from ZeroHedge :

Robert Spencer Interview on Muslim Brotherhood Infiltration in the US

In Honor of Hugo Chavez

Holder to Rand Paul: Yes We Can (Target Americans on American Soil)

Rand Paul finally received a response from the Obama administration on the question of whether they can target Americans on American soil. ...

Apparently Quoting What Paul Krugman Said Back to Paul Krugman is an Ad Hominem Attack

I guess he was backed into a corner during his debate with Joe Scarborough and didn't know what to do:

Did Kerry Just Take $250 million in Aid from Israel and Give it to Egypt?

Earlier today, I wrote a post titled "As White House Warns of FBI Agents and Soldiers Being Laid Off Due to Sequester, Kerry Announce...

Is Obama Demanding an Israeli Timetable for a Unilateral Pullout from the West Bank?

A disturbing story .  The previous pullouts from Sinai, Lebanon and Gaza having worked so well after all.  Previous pullouts have only worke...