By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  February 11th at 04:23 PM  | 

The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) is back, albeit with expected revisions.  CISPA author Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD and co-author Chairman Mike Rogers (R-MI) are planning to reintroduce the bill in the House.  But, this time they are working in conjunction with the White House in order to avoid a veto from President Obama. When CISPA was first introduced, it passed in the | Read More »

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  February 6th at 02:45 PM  | 

Last Friday, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland, in an email to reporters, wrote: “We can confirm a terrorist blast at a check point on the perimeter of our embassy compound in Ankara, Turkey, at 1:13 p.m. local time. We are working closely with the Turkish national police to make a full assessment of the damage and the casualties, and to begin an investigation.” The suicide | Read More »

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  January 28th at 02:42 PM  | 

President Obama has announced key White House posts, including the appointment of Deputy National Security Advisor and former fellow at the Center for American Progress, Denis McDonough, as White House Chief of Staff.  The other posts are listed below: • Rob Nabors – Assistant to the President and Deputy White House Chief of Staff for Policy • Antony Blinken – Assistant to the President and Deputy National | Read More »

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  January 28th at 02:00 PM  | 

On Wednesday, the House passed the “No Budget, No Pay Bill” which will temporarily suspend the nation’s debt ceiling until May 19th. Included in the measure is a provision that would withhold congressional pay after April 15th and extend until Congress passes a budget. During a press conference, in the middle of the House vote, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the Senate would take | Read More »

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  January 24th at 11:54 AM  | 

Last month, Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman, Reince Priebus, launched an initiative focused on enlarging the Republican Party and improving future GOP campaigns. Known as the Growth and Opportunity Project, it is chaired by five Republican leaders who will be charged with reviewing past practices and making recommendations.  The recommendations will involve the following key areas: 1) Campaign mechanics and ground game 2) Messaging 3) | Read More »

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  January 17th at 02:45 PM  | 

Martin Luther King, Jr., known for peaceful resistance, at the same time recognized the importance of gun ownership for self-defense. King understood the risks involved in being an outspoken civil rights leader, living in Jim Crow era Alabama, and took measures to protect himself, his family and others around him. King was a gun owner.  In fact, he had a few guns–one visitor to the | Read More »

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  January 7th at 03:21 PM  | 

In December, I reported on the move by the federal government to replace traditional curriculum with government information documents. This is part of the trend towards the centralization of education, which has resulted in parents and teachers having less impact on what goes on in the classroom while the federal government’s control is expanded. One of the main concerns regarding the government information documents is | Read More »

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  December 22nd at 10:15 AM  | 

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By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  December 17th at 11:28 AM  | 

In schools across the country, traditional literature is being replaced with government informational texts. It is the result of the Common Core standards transition from teaching literature to focusing on government provided informational documents. “English teachers across the country are trying to figure out which poetry, short stories and novels might have to be sacrificed to make room for nonfiction,” The Washington Post reported. This | Read More »

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  December 11th at 10:55 AM  | 

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman, Reince Priebus, has launched an initiative focused on enlarging the Republican Party and improving future GOP campaigns. Known as the Growth and Opportunity Project, it will be chaired by five Republican leaders who will begin by reviewing past practices and making recommendations.  The recommendations will involve the following key areas: 1) Campaign mechanics and ground game 2) Messaging 3) Fundraising | Read More »