Freedom Line Blog

In an interview with CFIF, Sally Pipes, President and the Taube Fellow in Health Care Studies at the Pacific Research Institute, discusses how the nightmare continues with the second open enrollment season for ObamaCare commencing November 15th, days after the mid-term elections, and why ObamaCare may be on shaky ground as court battles loom.

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 this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino questions what limits exist on the federal government and the importance of state and local sovereignty as envisioned by the Founding Fathers.

In an interview with CFIF, Chris Edwards, Director of Tax Policy Studies at Cato Institute and Editor of DownsizingGovernment.org, discusses the 2014 fiscal policy report card on America’s Governors and how state and local taxes harm America’s competitiveness.

Listen to the interview here.

Senik:  A Farewell to Czars
Ellis:  Medicare-for-All is Not the Solution for ObamaCare’s Problems
Lee:  Folly: Paul Krugman Ranks Obama Presidency Above Reagan, Clinton, Kennedy, Eisenhower, Truman

Video:  The Forgotten Amendment
Podcast:  Governors Graded on Efforts to Restrain Government
Jester’s Courtroom:  Identity Thief

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 an interview with CFIF, Megan L. Brown, partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Wiley Rein LLP, discusses the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2014 term, the “hot” cases currently on the docket and what issues might come before the Court later in the term.

Listen to the interview here.

Senik:  The Midterms in Prospect: The Governors (Part 2)
Lee:  New York Times: Massive Quantities of WMD Discovered in Iraq After All
Ellis:  Sign Up for ObamaCare, Become a Union Member?

Podcast:  Is It Too Late to Stop Ebola Before It Becomes a Pandemic?
Jester’s Courtroom:  Flying in the Face of Common Sense

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 discusses the significance of voter ID requirements, the importance of protecting both the rights and privileges of American voters and making sure every vote counts on Election Day. 

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: Richard Morrison, Program Manager for the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Advancing Capitalism: Must Every Product in the World be Safe Enough for Children?; 

4:15 CDT/5:15 pm EDT: Dr. Tevi Troy, Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute and President of American Health Policy Institute: Stopping Ebola Before It Turns into a Pandemic;

4:30 CDT/5:30 pm EDT: Chris Edwards, Cato Institute’s Director of Tax Policy Studies and Editor of Downsizing Government.org: Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors, 2014;

5:00 CST/6:00 pm EDT:  Open Mic; and

5:30 CDT/6:30 pm EDT:  Megan Brown, Partner, Wiley Rein, LLP: SCOTUS October 2014 Term.

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

In an interview with CFIF, Steven Bucci, Director at the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign and National Security Policy at The Heritage Foundation, discusses U.S. attempts to build a coalition to defeat ISIS, whether ground troops are necessary to destroy the terrorist organization and President Obama’s UN Security Council presence.

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 this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino explains why ObamaCare still matters and why the American people must continue to hold their representatives in Congress accountable on the issue.

Senik:  The Midterms in Prospect: The Senate (Part 3)
Lee:  Inversion: America Has Gone From Attracting Global Business to Penalizing It
Ellis:  Report: Obama Admin Can’t Say How Much It Spends To Promote ObamaCare

Video:  Why ObamaCare Still Matters
Podcast:  Will We Ever Get to the Bottom of the IRS Scandal?
Jester’s Courtroom:  Time Out

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

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CFIF’s Timothy Lee, Senior Vice President for Legal and Public Affairs, discusses this week’s United Nation’s summit on climate change, more inconvenient truths about global warming, and Harry Reid’s court packing efforts.

Listen to the interview here.

In an interview with CFIF, Marita Noon, Executive Director for Energy Makes America Great and Citizens’ Alliance for Responsible Energy, discusses what President Obama has not done for American energy workers, the lessons he could learn from Texas Governor Rick Perry’s efforts to convince companies to relocate to Texas, and the important role that energy plays in our lives.

Listen to the interview 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: Steve Bucci, Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign and National Security Policy at The Heritage Foundation: Should the U.S. Negotiate with ISIS?; 

4:30 CDT/5:30 pm EDT:  Ilya Shapiro, Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute:  Expansion of Executive Powers

5:00 CST/6:00 pm EDT:  Timothy Lee, CFIF’s Senior Vice President for Legal and Public Affairs: The Unimportance of the U.N.’s Climate Summit; and

5:30 CDT/6:30 pm EDT:  Cleta Mitchell, Political Law Attorney and Partner in Washington, D.C. office of Foley & Lardner: The Continuing Saga of the IRS Scandal.

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

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.

Senik:  The Midterms in Prospect: The Senate (Part 1)
Lee:  Senate Democrats and Scorched-Earth Judicial Politics
Ellis:  When Medicaid Reform Isn’t
Quiz:  CFIF Star-Spangled Banner Quiz

Video:  An Age of Terror
Podcast:  How a “Do-Nothing” Congress Can Do Something
Jester’s Courtroom:  $45 Theft Becomes $10,000 Fine

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

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