Privacy-Killing Executive Order Expected Soon From Obama

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 »

National Security Hangs in the Balance As The Pentagon Braces for Sequestration

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 »

Prepare for Taxmageddon

By: Candice Lanier (Diary)  |  November 1st at 09:30 AM  | 

Taxmageddon is a dreadful combination of expiring pro-growth tax policies from 2001 and 2003, the end of the once-temporary payroll tax cut, and some of Obamacare’s 18 new tax hikes. It will be the largest tax increase to ever hit the U.S. This drastic tax increase begins on January 1 and represents $500 billion over the course of just one year. Here’s a per person | Read More »