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More Legal Shenanigans from the Biden Administration’s Department of Education

Among the foremost threats to individual freedom in America is the abusive and oftentimes lawless behavior of federal administrative agencies, whose vast armies of overpaid bureaucrats remain unaccountable for their excesses.

Among the most familiar examples of that bureaucratic abuse is the Department of Education (DOE).  Recall, for instance, the United States Supreme Court’s humiliating rebuke last year of the Biden DOE’s effort to shift hundreds of billions of dollars of student debt from the people who actually owed them onto the backs of American taxpayers.

Even now, despite that rebuke, the Biden DOE launched an alternative scheme last month in an end-around effort to achieve that same result.

Well, the Biden DOE is now attempting to shift tens of millions of dollars of…[more]

March 19, 2024 • 08:35 AM

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Reporting on the National Debt:
 
 

"The U.S. national debt topped $34 trillion for the first time ever, crossing a critical milestone at a time when government spending is already under scrutiny.

"The national debt -- which measures what the U.S. owes its creditors -- hit $34 trillion as of Friday afternoon, according to new data published by the Treasury Department. By comparison, just four decades ago, the national debt hovered around $907 billion.

"'We are beginning a new year, but our national debt remains on the same damaging and unsustainable path,' said Michael Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, which advocates for fiscal sustainability.

"The historic debt level comes as Congress races to finalize critical funding bills in order to prevent a government shutdown."

Read the entire article here.

 
 
— Megan Henney, FOX Business
— Megan Henney, FOX Business
Posted January 03, 2024 • 08:12 AM
 
 
On Voter Frustration With the Federal Government:
 
 

"As nearly all parts of the political spectrum agree, average Americans are extremely unhappy these days. The latest I&I/TIPP Poll shows that a hefty majority sees the federal government's recent performance as the cause of their disgruntlement.

"With news stories regularly highlighting widespread anger among voters, we asked the following question for our December national online poll, taken from Nov. 29-Dec. 1 by 1,464 adult registered voters: 'Which of the following best describes how you feel about the federal government?'

"Respondents were then given four possible responses: 'satisfied,' 'frustrated,' 'angry,' and 'not sure.'

"'Satisfied never had a chance. Overall, just 14% said they were satisfied with Washington. A shocking 55% called themselves frustrated, and another 23% said they were angry, for a total of 78% of all responses.'"

Read the entire article here.

 
 
— Terry Jones, Issues & Insights
— Terry Jones, Issues & Insights
Posted January 02, 2024 • 09:18 AM
 
 
 
 

"Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for a Happy and Healthy New Year!"

 
 
— From All of Us at the Center for Individual Freedom
— From All of Us at the Center for Individual Freedom
Posted December 21, 2023 • 06:36 AM
 
 
On the Need to End Parole to Sure Up Border Security:
 
 

"The flow of migrants illegally crossing the southern border has grown into such a flood that it is shutting down legal immigration and international trade. All vehicular traffic has been suspended in Eagle Pass, Texas. In San Diego, California, all pedestrian crossings have been stopped. In Lukeville, Arizona, the port of entry has been closed. In El Paso, Texas, freight train traffic has been shunted to a complete standstill.

President Joe Biden's border crisis keeps reaching new levels of historic failure. Senate Republicans are negotiating with the White House and Senate Democrats over changes to the law that would force the president to take this crisis seriously. But he reportedly insists on retaining the power of parole, a huge loophole that would make the other reforms useless. If Senate Republicans don't strip Biden of his parole authority, they will have failed to take meaningful action except, arguably, to make it worse."

Read the entire article here.

 
 
— Washington Examiner Editorial Board
— Washington Examiner Editorial Board
Posted December 20, 2023 • 03:14 PM
 
 
On California's Recognition That the State's Renewable Energy Policies are Failing:
 
 

"California's dream of renewable green energy has left the state worse off, and even California Democrats have recognized just how deep the failure runs.

"California energy regulators on Thursday voted to extend the lifespan of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant by five years, moving the shutdown date from 2025 to 2030. The 2025 date was agreed to back in 2016 as California Democrats attempted to purge nuclear energy from the state's grid.

"It is yet another admission of failure by California Democrats in their embarrassing effort to turn the state into a wind- and solar-powered liberal paradise despite the technology being nowhere near making that possible. Diablo Canyon alone provides roughly 9% of the state's electricity, leading even Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) to reverse his previous opposition to the plant and advocate its extension.

"It isn't just nuclear energy that is getting reevaluated either. Newsom went from campaigning to shut down the Aliso Canyon gas storage facility to pushing for it to be expanded. Natural gas comprised about 47% of the state's energy in 2022, compared to just over 26% for wind and solar combined. This now marks four years of California turning to natural gas to avoid blackouts, with Newsom now taking a more proactive approach to avoid additional headlines about, for example, firing up temporary gas-field generators to keep the grid running."

Read the entire article here.

 
 
— Zachary Faria, Washington Examiner
— Zachary Faria, Washington Examiner
Posted December 19, 2023 • 09:13 AM
 
 
On Colleges Offering Courses About Taylor Swift:
 
 

"Pop music superstar Taylor Swift has dominated news headlines in 2023. Between her record-breaking tour, romance with NFL player Travis Kelce, and being named Time magazine's 'Person of the Year' (and subsequent interview with the magazine, her first in four years), Swift has been all the craze.

"Now, academia has jumped on board the Swift bandwagon, with several colleges set to offer courses about the musician next semester.

"The College Fix reported that the University of Florida, Harvard University, and other schools are offering classes about Taylor Swift. At the University of Florida, the class will be provided by the school's 'Honors Program' (because nothing says academic excellence and preparing for the real world upon graduation, like analysis of a contemporary entertainer)."

Read the entire article here.

 
 
— Christopher Tremoglie, Washington Examiner
— Christopher Tremoglie, Washington Examiner
Posted December 18, 2023 • 08:42 AM
 
 
On Hunter Biden Defying a Congressional Subpoena:
 
 

"Congress is often a theater of the absurd, from Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) pulling a fire alarm before a major vote to former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) being, well, a member of Congress at all. However, none of that compares to what unfolded on Wednesday as Hunter Biden stood outside Congress and defied a subpoena as being 'beyond the absurd.' What happens next could be even more bizarre. ...

"It was a no-brainer that someone appears to have radically over-thought on the Hunter Biden legal team.

"Hunter can now be held in contempt of Congress. That will force the hand of Attorney General Merrick Garland, who aggressively pursued Trump figures for contempt, including former Trump adviser Steve Bannon. Despite some of us writing to the contrary, Bannon claimed his lawyers told him he did not have to appear before a House committee. He was swiftly charged and convicted by Garland's prosecutors.

"In this instance, the contempt case would go to the U.S. Attorney in D.C., Matthew Graves, who previously declined to assist in bringing tax charges against the president's son. Yet by pulling a Bannon, Hunter now faces the expectation in many circles that he will get the full Bannon treatment from Garland."

Read the entire article here.

 
 
— Jonathan Turley, the Shapiro Chair for Public Interest Law at The George Washington University Law School
— Jonathan Turley, the Shapiro Chair for Public Interest Law at The George Washington University Law School
Posted December 15, 2023 • 08:47 AM
 
 
On the Media Silence About Americans Held Hostage by Hamas:
 
 

"On Monday, the White House held a Hanukkah reception. Among those not invited: American families who have relatives currently being held hostage by Hamas.

"CNN reported that: 'Ruby Chen, whose son Itay is a reservist missing since the militant group's October 7 attacks on Israel, said a number of the families of American hostages were in Washington, D.C., this week, and had reached out to the White House asking to attend the reception but were not invited. A White House spokesperson declined to comment.'

"The White House then scrambled to have these families meet President Joe Biden on Wednesday.

"Biden isn't the only one who doesn't seem to care much about these hostages. The press has been weirdly quiet about their plight and seems content to wait for Biden to 'negotiate' their release. If they're even still alive."

Read the entire article here.

 
 
— Issues & Insights Editorial Board
— Issues & Insights Editorial Board
Posted December 14, 2023 • 09:32 AM
 
 
On a New Poll Suggesting One in Five Mail-In Voters Admitting Having Committed Voter Fraud in the 2020 Election:
 
 

"One in five voters who cast mail-in ballots during the November 2020 election admit to committing voter fraud, according to a new poll by The Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports.

"The poll of 1,085 likely voters released on Tuesday, which was conducted from November 30 to December 6, asked, 'During the 2020 election, did you fill out a ballot, in part or in full, on behalf of a friend or family member, such as a spouse or child?' A total of 21% of respondents who said they had cast mail-in ballots answered 'yes.'

"All states prohibit filling out a ballot for another person, but many states allow people to provide assistance with voting, The Heartland Institute noted.

"Furthermore, 17% of mail-in voters admitted they voted in a state where they 'were no longer a permanent resident.' Seventeen percent also said they signed a 'ballot or ballot envelope on behalf of a friend or family member.'"

Read the entire article here.

 
 
— Natalia Mittelstadt, Just the News
— Natalia Mittelstadt, Just the News
Posted December 13, 2023 • 07:11 AM
 
 
On Harvard University President Claudine Gay's Plagerism Accusations :
 
 

"Harvard University president Claudine Gay plagiarized numerous academics over the course of her academic career, at times airlifting entire paragraphs and claiming them as her own work, according to reviews by several scholars.

"In four papers published between 1993 and 2017, including her doctoral dissertation, Gay, a political scientist, paraphrased or quoted nearly 20 authors -- including two of her colleagues in Harvard University's department of government -- without proper attribution, according to a Washington Free Beacon analysis. Other examples of possible plagiarism, all from Gay's dissertation, were publicized Sunday by the Manhattan Institute's Christopher Rufo and Karlstack's Chris Brunet.

"The Free Beacon worked with nearly a dozen scholars to analyze 29 potential cases of plagiarism. Most of them said that Gay had violated a core principle of academic integrity as well as Harvard's own anti-plagiarism policies, which state that 'it's not enough to change a few words here and there.'"

Read the entire article here.

 
 
— Aaron Sibarium, Washington Free Beacon
— Aaron Sibarium, Washington Free Beacon
Posted December 12, 2023 • 08:25 AM
 
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