Author: Wintery Knight

Explosion at state-run Amuay refinery in Venezuela, nationalized in 1976

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In the United States, we’ve been seeing some efforts by the Marxist Obama administration to nationalize the auto industry and health care, too. This is what communists favor as the alternative to the free-market system. It makes sense, then, to look at how well the nationalization of assets, especially those owned by private companies, works […]

 

What causes tuition to be so high? Who is going to get stuck with the bill?

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First, from Yahoo News,: some anecdotes: to help everyone understand what faces young people trying to get an education and find a job. (H/T: Captain Capitalism) Excerpt: We asked Yahoo News readers to tell us their experiences with student loan debt. Over 600 graduates (and not-quite graduates) of all ages emailed to share their stories. We’ll be sharing […]

 

Mark Steyn reflects on the restoration of free speech in Canada

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Kathy Shaidle: at Five Feet of Fury linked to this editorial which explains: how the battle for free speech was won: up in the frozen North. Excerpt: Justice Minister Rob Nicholson: had voiced support for the legislation. So had the Prime Minister. The result, then, was never in doubt:: at 9:35 p.m. on June 6, by a vote of 153-136,: : Parliament […]

 

Hawaii Planned Parenthood caught advising sex-selection abortions

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From: Life News. Excerpt: Live Action released new undercover footage today showing two Planned Parenthood clinics, in Maui and Honolulu, advising undercover investigators on how to procure a sex-selective abortion of her baby girl because she wants a boy instead. Officials with the group say Planned Parenthood claims publicly to condemn sex-selective abortion but continues to […]

 

Christian philosopher Doug Groothuis explains why conservatives should support Romney

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From Patheos,: a post: from evangelical Christian philosopher Dr. Douglas Groothuis of Denver Seminary. Excerpt: Many conservatives (Christian or otherwise), me included, are disappointed that Mitt Romney will be the Republican candidate for President. They lament that a more principled conservative (such as Michele Bachmann, or, to a lesser degree, Rick Santorum) was not selected. Perhaps they […]

 

Canadian Conservative Party passes bill to repeal law banning offensive speech

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It’s the: end of the Canadian speech code, and their Human Rights Commissions (censorship panels) will be curtailed, too. Excerpt: The federal Conservatives voted late Wednesday to repeal controversial sections of the Canadian Human Rights Act banning hate speech on the Internet, backing a bill they say promotes freedom of expression and would have the courts […]

 

Ten ways that the Obama administration can lower gas prices

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From the: Heritage Foundation. Here’s the list: Lift offshore and onshore exploration and drilling bans Approve Keystone XL Require timely environmental review Permitting process Issue leases on time Allow development of oil shale Stop the land grab Implement 50/50 revenue sharing Prohibit greenhouse gas and Tier 3 gas regulations Repeal the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Here’s […]

 

A quick introduction to the Wisconsin recall election, and the latest polls

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A couple of articles to get you situated, in case you haven’t been following the recall election. Here’s George Will in the liberal: Washington Post: On Tuesday, in this year’s second-most important election, voters will judge the attempt by a populism of the privileged – white-collar labor unions whose members live comfortably above the American median […]

 

Eric Holder meets with black pastors regarding 2012 election

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From: the Blaze. Excerpt: Representative Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri revealed on MSNBC Tuesday that lawyers from the ACLU, IRS administrators, and even Attorney General Eric Holder will soon be speaking with hundreds of pastors in the African-American community on how they can best comport themselves throughout the 2012 election. “We will have representatives from nine denominations […]

 

CIA and MI6 furious that Obama administration blew British agent’s cover

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From: Investors Business Daily. Excerpt: Here’s a disturbing update to last week’s: amazing story about the U.S. mole who infiltrated al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and thwarted an airliner attack with a more sophisticated underwear bomb. Someone in Washington whose boss stood to gain from an election year: story about alert: intelligence operatives successfully protecting American voters at […]

 

A look at the costs of public sector pensions at home and abroad

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From the: UK Telegraph. Excerpt: People retiring from the private sector need to save :£250,000 to buy pension income equal to the national minimum wage — currently, :£12,646 a year — or a total of :£518,000 for a pension equal to national average earnings of :£25,900. These are among many eye-stretching facts in a new analysis […]

 

Obama administration abandons Chinese pro-life activist Chen Guangcheng

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Life Site News writes about: a pro-life activist in communist China: who asked for help from the American government and was betrayed by them. Excerpt: Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, who has suffered years of imprisonment and beatings for objecting to forced abortions and sterilizations in his native country, thought he could find shelter and friendship in the […]

 

Gay rights group claims responsibility for vandalism of Mars Hill church

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From the Washington Post. Excerpt: A satellite church affiliated with controversial Seattle pastor Mark Driscoll was vandalized early Tuesday (April 24) and a group calling itself the “Angry Queers” has reportedly taken responsibility. Stained glass and other windows were broken at the Mars Hill Church, according to a post on the Facebook page of Pastor […]

 

Green firm that got $1.46 billion in bailouts announces 2000 layoffs

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Doug Ross linked to this Washington Examiner article about First Solar. Excerpt: First Solar, a solar energy company: that received a $1.46 billion loan guarantee: from the Department of Energy, announced today that it will layoff 2,000 workers in the United States and world-wide. The company will:  “indefinitely idle” four production lines in Malaysia and shutter a […]

 

Governor Bobby Jindal delivers effective education reform in Louisiana

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Republican governor Bobby Jindal’s education reforms got national attention in: the Wall Street Journal. Excerpt: Governors of both parties have promoted education reform, but so far no one has delivered more than Louisiana’s Bobby Jindal. This week he’ll sign two bills that offer a national model for competition and parental choice. Louisiana’s new laws will essentially […]

 

Mitt Romney outspends Rick Santorum 4-1 to win Wisconsin

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From CNN. Excerpt: Ads, phone calls and mailers have bombarded voters in Wisconsin in the days leading up to Tuesday’s vote — the next major battleground in the Republican presidential race. The Badger State primary has gained significance over the last week as both Mitt Romney’s and Rick Santorum’s campaigns have indicated it could dramatically […]

 

Obama’s plan to be more “flexible” on defense policy after the election

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CNS News: reports on a shocking conversation between Barack Obama and Russian President: Dmitry Medvedev. Excerpt: President Barack Obama told Russia’s leader Monday that he would have more flexibility after the November election to deal with the contentious issue of missile defense, a candid assessment of political reality that was picked up by a microphone without either […]

 

New Washington-ABC poll: Women prefer Rick Santorum to Mitt Romney

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From the Washington Post, of all places. Excerpt: Judging from the coverage of: Rick Santorum’s presidential campaign over the last few weeks, you might think that the former Pennsylvania Senator’s numbers would be cratering among women. But you would be wrong. Way wrong. In a: new Washington Post-ABC poll, Santorum’s numbers among Republican and Republican-leaning women have […]

 

Electability: Obama trails Santorum but leads Romney in FL, OH, VA, NC

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Ask any supporter of Mitt Romney why they are supporting him and you will get one answer – electability. That’s what people keep hearing in the media – even on Fox News. Electability, electability, electability. But what happens when you look at the actual poll numbers in battleground states? It’s a: Rasmussen Reports poll: – a reliable […]

 

Canada’s tax revenues steady as they lowered corporate tax rates

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Canada: Corporate tax cuts, not stimulus spending From the: Daily Caller. Excerpt: The chart shows Canada’s federal corporate tax revenues as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) and the federal corporate tax rate. The tax rate plunged from 38 percent in 1980 to just 15 percent by 2012. Amazingly, there has been no obvious drop […]

 

Democrats oppose checking immigration status during traffic stops

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From: CNS News. Excerpt: Despite testimony from a man whose brother was killed by an illegal alien who was driving drunk and had five previous DWI arrests, Democrats spoke out against legislation that would allow arresting officers to check the legal status of:  aliens and transfer confirmed illegal immigrants into federal custody. […]Wednesday’s hearing of the […]

 

How well has green energy worked in Ontario, Canada?

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A story from CANOE: about the socialist premier of Ontario, Canada – Dalton McGuinty. Excerpt: Dalton McGuinty constantly extols the virtues of so-called green energy. One North Bay company, however, is sounding the alarm that the costs of this expensive program are forcing companies to lay off staff — and will eventually force many of them […]

 

Democrats run California, so why are liberal students protesting?

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Victor Davis Hanson writes about it: National Review. Excerpt: Here in California, students just marched on Sacramento in outrage that state-subsidized tuition at the UC and CSU campuses keeps climbing. It is true that per-unit tuition costs are rising, despite even greater exploitation of poorly paid part-time teachers and graduate-student TAs. But the protests are sort […]

 

Green socialists backing Romney campaign with huge donations

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From Politico, a disturbing article about some of Mitt Romney’s donors. (H/T: Doug Ross) Excerpt: Will Mitt Romney flip-flop on climate change if he’s elected president? Some big donors are betting on it. Romney and his super PAC have taken millions from funders with strong green streaks – despite the fact that the former Massachusetts governor […]

 

Obama administration refused to help pro-democracy forces in Iran

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From: Investors Business Daily. Excerpt: During their brutally suppressed protests in 2009, Iranian freedom fighters sent the White House an urgent memo calling for help. Under Obama, America ignored it. ‘So now, at this pivotal point in time, it is up to the countries of the free world to make up their mind,” Iranian opposition leaders […]