Freedom Line Blog

In this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino discusses the worldwide threat posed by ISIS, the Obama Administration’s response and the need to act urgently and decisively.   

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, Bradley Smith, Founder of the Center for Competitive Politics and former Federal Elections Commission Chairman, discusses the numerous flaws of the so-called DISCLOSE Act of 2014. 

Listen to the interview here.

In an interview with CFIF, Bart Hinkle, Editor and Columnist with the Richmond Times-Dispatch, compares the ideological shifts in the two major political parties and the legal challenges facing Texas Governor Rick Perry and former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell.

Listen to the interview here.

Lee:  Rand Paul Changes His Tune as Public Opinion on Foreign Policy Shifts
Senik:  Time to Make Congress Telecommute?
Ellis:  How to Think About GOP Governors Who Expand Medicaid

Podcast:  Court Slaps Down Illegal IRS Rule on ObamaCare Subsidies
Jester’s Courtroom:  Brand Name Drug Makers Held Liable for Generic Drug Label Warnings

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.

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, Chris Griffin, Executive Director of the Foreign Policy Initiative, discusses some of America’s most pressing foreign policy concerns, including ISIS and Iraq, Israel and Hamas, and Russia and Ukraine, and why it is imperative for the United States to improve its credibility in foreign policy.

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, Lori Lowenthal Marcus, Co-founder and President of Z STREET, discusses her organization’s ongoing lawsuit against the IRS, and how an IRS employee informed her that her organization’s tax exempt status application was delayed because the group was “connected with Israel” and expressed opposition to the Obama Administration’s foreign policy.

Listen to the interview here.

Senik:  The Unlikely Resurrection of Rick Perry
Lee:  Rand Paul, John Stossel and Disgraceful Commentary in the Ferguson Aftermath
Ellis:  New ObamaCare Alternative: REFORM and Replace?
Alert:  Hey Obama: Hands Off the Internet!

Podcast:  Lawsuit Further Exposes IRS Scandal
Jester’s Courtroom:  What Took So Long?

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

If you are not already signed up to receive CFIF’s Liberty Update by e-mail, sign up 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, Dr. Sunil Gupta, founder, chairman and chief medical officer of IRIS, discusses how barriers to medical care and access to the latest technologies are delaying preventative screening for Diabetic Retinopathy, a leading cause of preventable blindness in the United States in people 20 to 65 years of age.

Listen to the interview here.

Senator Cruz:  Secure the Border, End the Amnesty, and Celebrate Legal Immigration
Lee:  Blame Obama, Not Bush, for Today’s Bloodbath in Iraq
Ellis:  Obama’s Own Watchdogs Say Administration Violates the Law
Senik:  What Would a Real “Change Election” Look Like?

Video:  Chaos at the CIA
Podcast:  Interview w/ Media Freedom’s Mike Wendy re: so-called “Net Neutrality” and the FCC
Jester’s Courtroom:  A Prayer for Relief

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

If you are not already signed up to receive CFIF’s Liberty Update by e-mail, sign up here.

In this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino discusses the current dysfunction at the CIA, Congress’ political showboating and the need for everyone in Washington to get a lot more serious.

In an interview with CFIF, Mike Wendy, director of Media Freedom, discusses how so-called “Net Neutrality” is a solution in search of a problem and why heavy-handed government regulations are not good for consumers or investment.

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.

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, David R. Burton, Senior Fellow in Economic Policy at the Institute for Economic Freedom and Opportunity at The Heritage Foundation, discusses why the U.S. corporate tax rate makes it difficult for domestic companies to compete in the global economy, the Obama Administration’s efforts to stop companies from incorporating overseas and the urgent need for tax reform in the U.S.

 Listen to the interview here.

Senator Sessions:  Every Citizen Must Demand To Know Where Their Senators Stands On President’s Planned Executive Amnesty
Lee:  If Bush’s $4 Trillion Debt Was “Unpatriotic,” What Is Obama’s $7 Trillion?
Ellis:  ObamaCare Sparks Fight Among California’s Central Planners

Podcast:  Inversions and the Urgent Need for Corporate Tax Reform
Jester’s Courtroom:  How Not to Pay a Probation Bill

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

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