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Screening for Terrorists vs. Screening for Cancer

pjmedia.com

by Victor Davis Hanson

November 30, 2011

As the holiday travel season approaches, millions of American air passengers will become painfully reacquainted with the TSA and its unpopular, invasive procedures.

assengers must submit to either medically unnecessary X-rays or intrusive gropings. Yet in the realm of health care the federal government has adopted a new policy of discouraging routine screening tests for many cancers. Although these two policies may seem superficially contradictory, they demonstrate an underlying common theme of the government seeking ever-greater control over our bodies and our freedom.

CEO Salaries and Pharmaceutical Costs

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by Victor Davis Hanson

November 19, 2011

How much do CEO and other top exec salaries add to the cost of drugs?

I had a conversation recently with someone who was quite upset about how much money pharmaceutical companies spend on CEO compensation - at a time when many people are not able to afford necessary medicines. While I do not support restricting or limiting compensation, I also often scratch my head and ask, "Does it really make sense for a corporation to give someone tens of millions a year to run a company?" Beyond a certain point, there's no useful way to spend the extra money.

More Tricks than Treats in Democrats' Deficit Reduction Plan

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by Victor Davis Hanson

October 26, 2011

A Kabuki dance that accomplishes nothing substantive.

The Democrats are getting into the spirit of the season and putting out a deficit reduction plan just in time for Halloween. This isn't surprising. After all, congressmen are, at bottom, a lot like little kids. They are irresponsible, spoiled rotten by perks, oblivious to the consequences of their actions, and whine when they don't get their way. This makes Halloween the perfect time to issue a deficit reduction plan that doesn't have a ghost of a chance of passage, while scaring the heebie-jeebies out of seniors with proposed cuts in Medicare benefits.

Works and Days - The Great Obama Catharsis

Pajamas Media

by Victor Davis Hanson

September 19, 2011

Barack Obama has done the United States a great, though unforeseen, favor.

He has brought to light, as no one else could, many of the pernicious assumptions of our culture from the last half-century. He turned theory and "what ifs" into fact for all America to see, experience, and, yes, suffer through. The Years of Wandering...

Works and Days: Atlas Is Sorta Shrugging

Pajamas Media

by Victor Davis Hanson

August 18, 2011

The president just concluded a frenzied "jobs" bus tour to explain why unemployment is at 9.1% - after borrowing nearly $5 trillion in stimulus the last three years.

You know the usual suspects responsible for our, not his, malaise: George Bush did it; the Republican obstructionists in the Congress who were wary of approving another $2 trillion in debt did it; the Tea Party did it; Standard and Poor's did it; the Japanese earthquake did it; the Japanese tsunami and nuclear accidents did it; the Middle East unrest did it; the European debt crisis did it; new technology like ATM machines did it. Obama has cited these culprits and many more - though never either himself or his advisors who took a weak recovery and turned it into a near recession.

FRESNO: Hung jury in civil trial of Merced police officer who used Taser on legless man

mercedsunstar.com

by Victor A. Patton

July 12, 2013

Jurors were unable to reach a verdict Friday in a civil lawsuit against the city of Merced and a Merced police officer who used a Taser on a legless man during a confrontation in 2009.

The eight-member jury in federal court here began deliberations about 2:30 p.m., but at 6 p.m. their deliberations were deadlocked - 4 to 4 - and a hung jury was declared. Williams also claimed officers humiliated him by leaving him on the pavement with his pants down and genitals exposed after he'd been shocked with the Taser.

The Crony Capitalism Machine

reason.com

by Veronique de Rugy

July 19, 2014

The Export-Import Bank is inefficient and immoral.

Congress will soon debate the fate of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, an outfit that doles out money to favored corporations and foreign governments. For 80 years, the bank and the crony capitalists it supports have defeated every attempt to shut it down. But that may slowly be changing. In recent months a few Republican lawmakers-including Reps. Jeb Hensarling of Texas, Tom McClintock of California, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina, and Justin Amash of Michigan, along with Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Ted Cruz of Texas-have been working to put an end to the boondoggle.

Mitt Romney Won't Take Stand on UN Guns Treaty

musicians4freedom.com

by Vengeancia

July 12, 2012

SV Teaparty Dear Friend of the Second Amendment, While most people would rate the economy and jobs as the most important issues in the 2012 Presidential campaign, another issue of overwhelming importance would be the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.

US sites hacked as objections grow to piracy deal

CNS News

by Vanessa Gera

February 17, 2012

Opponents of a controversial global copyright treaty counted three victories Friday as American government websites were hacked and the Eastern European nations of Poland and Slovenia distanced themselves from the deal.

Sites belonging to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the National Consumer Protection Week were vandalized by Anonymous, a loose collection of cyber rebels who have helped lead the charge against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA.

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The Real Revo

by Van-a-gram

August 3, 2011

If you want a microcosm peek into our deficit problem, look no further than the Michigan Department of Human Services. Take a look at the cornucopia of programs provided by the State.

We all know they are out there, but it really does warrant going out and seeing them all in one, easily accessible place. If you are "in need" you just click on the appropriate link which will take you to one of six, easy to understand categories whereby you can legally reach into your neighbors pocket and just help yourself to lots of free stuff!

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