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Below is one of the latest cartoons from two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Ramirez.

View more of Michael Ramirez’s cartoons on CFIF’s website here.

In an interview with CFIF, Michi Iljazi, Communications and Policy Manager at the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, discusses how rooftop solar companies are cashing in on government handouts at the expense of taxpayers, how the subsidies hamper efforts to achieve real energy independence, and why we should oppose gas tax increases.

Listen to the interview here.

Ellis:  Reining in Obama’s Executive Amnesty in Senate GOP’s Hands
Lee:  Federal Government Regulates First, Then Rationalizes Later
Malkin:  Attention, San Fran Nan: Government Dependency Kills Jobs

Podcast:  Does the Brian Williams Controversy Spell Beginning of the End for Television News?
Jester’s Courtroom:  Cost of Gluten-Free Angers Customer

Editorial Cartoons:  Latest Cartoons of Michael Ramirez
Quiz:  Question of the Week
Notable Quotes:  Quotes of the Week

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Below is one of the latest cartoons from two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Ramirez.

View more of Michael Ramirez’s cartoons on CFIF’s website here.

In this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino expresses a simple message for some Hollywood liberals vocally reacting to the new film American Sniper: “Show some respect or keep your mouths shut.”

Senik:  Sorry, New York Times: Science Doesn’t Have a Liberal Bias
Lee:  By the Numbers: Obama’s Economic, Jobs and Deficit Performance Is the Worst On Record
Ellis:  Report: Obama Administration Operating Parallel Immigration System

Video:  Respect Our Military… or Shut Up
Podcast:  SCOTUS, Congress and the Fate of ObamaCare
Jester’s Courtroom:  Off With Their Heads

Editorial Cartoons:  Latest Cartoons of Michael Ramirez
Quiz:  Question of the Week
Notable Quotes:  Quotes of the Week

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In an interview with CFIF,  Caitlin Poling, Director of Government Relations at the Foreign Policy Initiative, discusses Boko Haram, Nigeria’s failure to respond to actionable intelligence, security issues and human rights violations. 

Listen to the interview here.

Ellis:  CBO: ObamaCare Increases Deficit by $1.35 Trillion
Lee:  The Obama Record: U.S. Stagnates in Annual Index of Global Economic Freedom

Podcast:  No New Gas Taxes Needed!
Jester’s Courtroom:  Letting It All Hang Out

Editorial Cartoons:  Latest Cartoons of Michael Ramirez
Quiz:  Question of the Week
Notable Quotes:  Quotes of the Week

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In an interview with CFIF, Marita Noon, Executive Director for Energy Makes America Great and Citizens’ Alliance for Responsible Energy, discusses how Congress should reject any increase to the federal gas tax and how it can fund our nation’s highways without raising taxes on consumers.

Listen to the interview here.

Below is one of the latest cartoons from two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Ramirez.

View more of Michael Ramirez’s cartoons on CFIF’s website here.

In an interview with CFIF, Patrick Hedger, Policy Director at American Encore, discusses how President Obama’s community college plan is just another unworkable scheme, how ObamaCare will affect your tax returns, and more.

Listen to the interview here.

Senik:  Obama’s 2015 State of the Union: All You Need To Know
Ellis:  GOP To Use Congressional Review Act To Challenge Obama
Lee:  Rand Paul Announces Judicial Policy That Should Alarm Conservatives and Libertarians

Video:  Get Congress Out of Your Gas Tank
Podcast:  Free Community College: Who Pays for It?
Jester’s Courtroom:  “Lovin’ with that Body” Lands Rick Springfield in Court

Editorial Cartoons:  Latest Cartoons of Michael Ramirez
Quiz:  Question of the Week
Notable Quotes:  Quotes of the Week

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In this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino pushes back against calls by both Republicans and Democrats in Congress to use lower prices at the pump as an excuse to raise the federal gas tax.

Below is one of the latest cartoons from two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Ramirez.

View more of Michael Ramirez’s cartoons on CFIF’s website here.

In an interview with CFIF, Phil Kerpen, President of American Commitment, discusses oil prices, the status of the Keystone Pipeline vote in Congress, the history of presidential veto power, and whether the House and Senate will have enough votes to override a threatened presidential veto.

Listen to the interview here.

Alert: CFIF Launches CFIF Tweet Post: New Website Feature
Lee:  Doubling Down: Obama Advocates Government-Owned Broadband Service
Senik:  Third Time Wouldn’t Be a Charm for Romney
Ellis:  Paul Ryan Passes on Presidency to Focus on Reforming Government Now

Podcast:  Defeating Islamic Extremism in the Wake of the French Terrorist Attacks
Jester’s Courtroom:  The Slippery Slope of a Threatened Lawsuit

Editorial Cartoons:  Latest Cartoons of Michael Ramirez
Quiz:  Question of the Week
Notable Quotes:  Quotes of the Week

For conservatives and libertarians who want their news and commentary fast (really fast), comprehensive and unfiltered, the Center for Individual Freedom (“CFIF”) has launched a timely new feature:  CFIF Tweet Post.

CFIF Tweet Post combines in one direct, real-time forum the twitter feeds and accompanying feature links of more than 100 of the nation’s top commentators and journalists, live and unedited, as they are tweeted.

Readers do not have to register, or use up a precious password.  Readers do not have to join Twitter.  Readers do not have to “follow” writers (although most would be honored if you do).

Simply access CFIF Tweet Post by clicking here.  Or, go to www.cfif.org, click the CFIF Tweet Post Button on our Homepage and you will be automatically transported to an up-to-the-minute, easy-to-read page with user-friendly type, which seamlessly and automatically refreshes with each new feed.

Scan for breaking news, biting commentary, topical humor, occasional verbal fisticuffs and immediate access to every day’s most important stories, as they develop.

Please note that CFIF has carefully chosen, for their relevance and popularity, the numerous writers and thinkers who are featured. The work is solely that of the named Tweeters, unedited and unvarnished, and should not be attributed to CFIF.

Through weeks of exhaustive internal beta testing, CFIF Tweet Post has worked flawlessly.  We simply don’t know what critical volume will mean, but be assured that we are constantly monitoring, and glitches will be corrected AS SOON AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE.

We love this new thing just as much as we know our readers will. Try It Now!

Below is one of the latest cartoons from two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Ramirez.

View more of Michael Ramirez’s cartoons on CFIF’s website here.

Join CFIF Corporate Counsel and Senior Vice President Renee Giachino today from 4:00 p.m. CDT to 6:00 p.m. CDT (that’s 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. EDT) on Northwest Florida’s 1330 AM WEBY, as she hosts her radio show, “Your Turn: Meeting Nonsense with Commonsense.”  Today’s guest lineup includes:

4:00 CDT/5:00 pm EDT: Phil Kerpen, President of American Commitment: Keystone XL Pipeline;

4:30 CDT/5:30 pm EDT: Scott Blackburn, Research Fellow at the Center for Competitive Politics: Campaign-Finance Laws and Regulations;

5:00 CST/6:00 pm EDT:  Tzvi Khan, Senior Policy Analyst for the Foreign Policy Initiative: Terror in France; and

5:30 CDT/6:30 pm EDT: Patrick Hedger, Policy Director at American Encore: President Obama’s Idea of Free Community College and ObamaCare .

Listen live on the Internet here.   Call in to share your comments or ask questions of today’s guests at (850) 623-1330.

With the newly elected Congress now convened, CFIF’s Renee Giachino presents a wish list for the New Year.