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Deficits Continue While Senate Won’t Even Pass A Budget

By Ernest Istook on May 17, 2012

From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. It has been 1,114 days since we had a federal budget. Meantime, deficits continue to exceed a trillion dollars a year. The U.S. Senate is the culprit. This week Senators voted on four proposals offered by Republicans. None got more than 42 votes. Democrats…

Catholic College Drops Student Insurance Due To Obamacare

By Ernest Istook on May 16, 2012

From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. About 26-hundred college students are losing their health insurance because of Obamacare. Just west of Pittsburgh is Franciscan University of Steubenville, a Catholic college which formerly offered insurance to students. But not anymore. It’s being discontinued this fall because Obama insists that church-affiliated schools—among…

Iran: Hacking Ya-Haq?

By Tala Dowlatshahi on May 15, 2012

We all know the Iranian government does not support free expression. Iran remains the largest prison for journalists – over 40 behind bars. But just where does the government currently stand in terms of censorship and surveillance of its people? The Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was himself a victim of…

We’ve Got Half the World’s Oil, But You’re Not Supposed to Know

By Ernest Istook on May 15, 2012

From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. The most important news too often is ignored by major media. For example, an official report shows the available oil in the U.S.equals all the proven reserves in the rest of the world—combined. So why spend billions to subsidize ethanol and alternative energy while…

The Austerity Revolt Enters A New Phase

By Thom Hartmann on May 14, 2012

Europeans stocks are tumbling and investors around the world are keeping a close eye on Greece as the Euro crisis enters a new phase. On the heels of elections that ousted the pro-austerity government in Greece – new anti-austerity parties have – so far – been unable to form a…

How Far Would You Run To Save $600-Million?

By Ernest Istook on May 14, 2012

From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. What if you buy a hamburger, but somebody takes a big bite before you can dig in? That’s like the big tax bites that will get even worse in January. It’s even tougher when many years of work are lumped into one big payoff,…

Proud To Be A Mom

By Ellen Ratner on May 14, 2012

Yesterday was Mother’ Day. It was such a big deal for me that my producer at Fox News Channel bought me flowers. No, I’m not her mom, but I became a mom to a former slave teen from South Sudan who was blinded by his Arab slave master. I brought…

Vermont: First State To Ban Fracking

By Thom Hartmann on May 11, 2012

Last week – the Vermont House and Senate passed legislation outlawing the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing, which poisons ground water and leads to earthquakes. Democratic Governor Peter Shumlin is expected to sign the bill into law when it reaches his desk. The George W. Bush administration – chock-full of…

Too Many Crimes Are Based On Red Tape

By Ernest Istook on May 11, 2012

From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. Innocent behavior has become a crime in America. People who did nothing wrong still get punished. And it’s all over bureaucracy. Even if you do everything right, you get the blame if your seller didn’t get all the overseas red tape right. Four men…

House GOP Fights Back Against Marriage Equality

By Thom Hartmann on May 10, 2012

On the same day that President Obama and the nation took a major step forward toward marriage equality – Republicans in the House of Representatives tried to drag the nation backward. Hours after the President’s endorsement of marriage equality – House Republicans passed a measure in support of the discriminatory…