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February 6th, 2014 at 9:41 pm
Safety First: Red Light Cameras, Drones and the Sochi Olympics
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In an interview with CFIF, George C. Landrith, President and CEO of Frontiers of Freedom, discusses how there is no benefit to red light cameras, the government’s reluctance to allow the use of drones in commercial settings, and whether drones or other security measures will enhance safety at major events like the Sochi Olympics.

Listen to the interview here.

February 3rd, 2014 at 12:47 pm
Video: The Inequality Illusion
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CFIF’s Renee Giachino explains how President Obama’s push for higher taxes, bigger government and expanded welfare programs is the wrong approach to help the greatest number of people climb the economic ladder.

February 2nd, 2014 at 4:40 pm
Ramirez Cartoon: The Obama Constitution
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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.

January 31st, 2014 at 12:20 pm
Liberty Update
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This week’s edition of the Liberty Update, CFIF’s weekly e-newsletter, is out. Below is a summary of its contents:

Senik:  The State of the Union and the State of the Presidency
Lee:  New Worldwide Index Reveals Value of Intellectual Property to U.S. Prosperity
Ellis:  How ObamaCare’s Insurance Bailouts Add Up to Crony Capitalism

Video:  The Inequality Illusion
Podcast:  Another Way ObamaCare Will Hurt Taxpayers
Jester’s Courtroom:  Bar Sued for Loud Noise

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

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January 29th, 2014 at 2:04 pm
Podcast: Median Income Continues to Decline … and So Do Temperatures
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CFIF Senior Vice President Timothy Lee discusses how the U.S. has fallen from the top ten most economically free nations in the world and how, in unrelated news, temperatures have fallen too despite the warnings from the global warming alarmists.

Listen to the interview here.

January 27th, 2014 at 4:01 pm
Ramirez Cartoon: An Oscar Worthy Performance
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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.

January 27th, 2014 at 3:38 pm
RADIO SHOW LINEUP: CFIF’s Renee Giachino Hosts “Your Turn” on WEBY Radio 1330 AM
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Join CFIF Corporate Counsel and Senior Vice President Renee Giachino today from 4:00 p.m. CST to 6:00 p.m. CST (that’s 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. EST) 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 (CST)/5:00 pm (EST): Cleta Mitchell, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP: Proposed IRS Rules on 501(c)(4) Social Welfare Groups;

4:30 (CST)/5:30 (EST): Nan Swift, Federal Government Affairs Manager, National Taxpayers Union: Obama’s Insurance Bailout;

5:00 (CST)/6:00 pm (EST): George Landrith,President and CEO, Frontiers of Freedom: Drones, Security at Sochi and Other Issues; and

5:30 (CST)/6:30 pm (EST): CFIF’s Tim Lee, Sr. Vice President: Obama’s American Unexceptionalism.

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

January 24th, 2014 at 12:38 pm
Podcast: Is the Government is to Blame for Recent Meningitis Outbreaks?
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In an interview with CFIF, Sally Pipes, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Pacific Research Institute, discusses how the federal government fumble on the meningitis vaccine Bexsero is partially to blame for outbreaks of bacterial meningitis on college campuses and how other regulatory hurdles in the healthcare arena must be taken down.

Listen to the interview here.

January 24th, 2014 at 11:00 am
This Week’s Liberty Update
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This week’s edition of the Liberty Update, CFIF’s weekly e-newsletter, is out. Below is a summary of its contents:

Senik:  The Results Are In: Red States Dominate
Lee:  Global Cooling? Great Lakes Experiencing Deepest Freeze in 25 Years

Podcast:  Is the Government is to Blame for Recent Meningitis Outbreaks?
Jester’s Courtroom:  Tequila Pour Stirs Up a Lawsuit

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.

January 23rd, 2014 at 9:02 am
Ramirez Cartoon: Statue of Bigotry
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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.

January 17th, 2014 at 12:32 pm
This Week’s Liberty Update
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This week’s edition of the Liberty Update, CFIF’s weekly e-newsletter, is out. Below is a summary of its contents:

Lee:  Obama’s Unexceptionalism: U.S. Plummets from Economic Freedom Index Top 10 for First Time
Senik:  Will the Supreme Court Rein in Obama’s Lawlessness?

Video:  The Single-Payer Lie
Podcast:  Arctic Vortex and Finger Pointing – Interview w/ CEI’s Myron Ebell
Jester’s Courtroom:  Just Don’t Do It

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.

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January 17th, 2014 at 8:57 am
Video: The Single-Payer Lie
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In this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino explains that ObamaCare is failing not because its authors are  leftist geniuses who concocted some deliberate scheme to impose a national single-payer healthcare system, but because it fails to recognize the basic truths of American government.

January 13th, 2014 at 11:59 am
Ramirez Cartoon: The Commander In Chef
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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.

January 10th, 2014 at 10:40 am
This Week’s Liberty Update
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This week’s edition of the Liberty Update, CFIF’s weekly e-newsletter, is out. Below is a summary of its contents:

Senik:  Conservatives, Moderates and a Dose of Political Prudence
Lee:  Federal Court Overturns Yet Another Chicago Gun Law
Release:  Broad Coalition Urges Congress to Stop IRS Proposal That Would Effectively Muzzle 501(c)4 Groups

Podcast:  How Liberal Special Interests are Bankrupting Our States
Jester’s Courtroom:  Your Day in Court – Without Knowing About It

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.

January 10th, 2014 at 9:00 am
Podcast: How Liberal Special Interests are Bankrupting Our States
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In an interview with CFIF, James Lacy, attorney and author, discusses his book “Taxifornia: Liberals’ Laboratory to Bankrupt America” and why tax-and-spend liberals are to blame for rotting state economies.

Listen to the interview here.

January 8th, 2014 at 12:37 pm
Ramirez Cartoon: The Latest Benghazi Victim
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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.

January 3rd, 2014 at 11:57 am
Ramirez Cartoon: de Blasio’s New York City
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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.

December 25th, 2013 at 9:30 am
Video: 2013’s Naughty and Nice List
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In this week’s Freedom Minute, Renee Giachino presents CFIF’s nominations for this year’s naughty and nice lists.

December 23rd, 2013 at 9:11 am
Ramirez Cartoon: Trust?
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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.

December 22nd, 2013 at 12:16 pm
Podcast: The Latest IRS Targeting
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In an interview with CFIF, Bradley A. Smith, former Chairman of the Federal Election Commission and Founder and Chairman of the Center for Competitive Politics, discusses the latest IRS power grab – proposed IRS rules that, if approved, will severely limit the free speech rights of 501(c)(4) not-for-profit organizations.

Listen to the interview here.