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November 8th, 2013 at 9:43 am
Podcast: Six Reasons Why ObamaCare Will Fail
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In an interview with CFIF, Lawrence McQuillan, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, explains why ObamaCare will fail and free-market healthcare will succeed, and discusses the book “Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis,” which identifies the key problems with and corresponding solutions to ObamaCare.

Listen to the interview here.

November 8th, 2013 at 8:40 am
Ramirez Cartoon: The Lying King
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Below is one of the latest cartoons from two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Ramirez.

November 7th, 2013 at 8:04 am
Podcast: Farm Bill Fight in Congress
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Andrew Moylan, Outreach Director at R Street Institute, discusses why Congress is missing a prime opportunity to cut spending and make commonsense reforms with the Farm Bill, and how unfortunately for taxpayers, consumers and farmers it will result in keeping the status quo and rewarding special interests.

Listen to the interview here.

November 4th, 2013 at 5:39 pm
Ramirez Cartoon: A Big (Bleeping) Deal!
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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.

November 4th, 2013 at 3:37 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): Lawrence McQuillan, Senior Fellow at Independent Institute: Six Reasons Why ObamaCare will Fail;

4:30 (CST)/5:30 (EST): Andrew Moylan, Outreach Director and Senior Fellow for R Street: Farm Bill Fight in Congress;

5:00 (CST)/6:00 pm (EST): Ambassador Francis Rooney, former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See: “The Global Vatican: An Inside Look at the Catholic Church, World Politics, and the Extraordinary Relationship between the United States and the Holy See;” and

5:30 (CST)/6:30 pm (EST):  Open Mic

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

November 1st, 2013 at 12:00 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:  ObamaCare Implosion May Cement Obama’s Status among the Worst Presidents in History
Senik:  In Defense of American Exceptionalism
Ellis:  HHS Wants to Change Your “Health-Relevant Behavior”

Video:  How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Podcast:  How Federal Spending and Government Waste Impact Economic Growth
Jester’s Courtroom:  This Lawsuit Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love

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.

November 1st, 2013 at 9:32 am
Video: How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
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In this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino discusses how President Obama’s foreign policy has changed America’s standing in the world:  Our enemies no longer fear us and our allies no longer trust us.

 

November 1st, 2013 at 7:38 am
Podcast: Cybersecurity Issues Threatening Us Today
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Dr. Peter Vincent Pry, Executive Director of the Task Force on National and Homeland Security, discusses the dramatic increase in cyber activity targeting U.S. computers and systems and the potential impact a nuclear or natural electromagnetic pulse catastrophe could have on America.

Listen to the interview here.

October 31st, 2013 at 5:14 pm
Ramirez Cartoon: Trick!!!
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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.

October 30th, 2013 at 9:21 am
Ramirez Cartoon: Obama Knows Nothing!?!
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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.

October 25th, 2013 at 12:18 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:

Senik:  The Infomercial President
Lee:  A Stunning New Court Defeat for ObamaCare
Hillyer:  Room on the Right for Middle Ground

Podcast:  Excuses Won’t Fix Problems with ObamaCare
Jester’s Courtroom:  Plaintiff Didn’t “Like” This Prank

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.

October 23rd, 2013 at 10:16 am
Ramirez Cartoon: The ObamaCare Launch
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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.

October 21st, 2013 at 9:50 am
Ramirez Cartoon: Oversold Load
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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.

October 19th, 2013 at 10:54 am
Podcast: ObamaCare’s Privacy Threat
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Dan Epstein, Executive Director of Cause of Action, discusses the risks Americans face in disclosing their personal medical and financial information on the ObamaCare exchanges and the risk of waste, fraud and abuse of hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars states are receiving to run their exchanges.

Listen to the interview here.

October 18th, 2013 at 11:59 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:

Ellis:  ObamaCare’s Higher Premiums, Deductibles Act as Massive Wealth Transfers
Lee:  “Affirmative” Action: Is Outlawing Discrimination Unconstitutional?
Senik:  ObamaCare Shatters Progressive Dreams

Video:  Political Correctness in the Classroom
Podcast:  Are Politicians Dumbing Down the Courts? Interview with John Lott
Jester’s Courtroom:  Millions, Billions, Trillions…Septillions

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.

October 18th, 2013 at 9:42 am
Video: Political Correctness in the Classroom
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In this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino discusses political correctness run amok in our nation’s schools and how it distracts from the main goal of effectively educating our children.

October 17th, 2013 at 11:19 am
Gov’t Before the Shutdown vs. Gov’t After the Shutdown
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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.

October 7th, 2013 at 5:03 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): John Lott, Jr., author, researcher, teacher, and former chief economist at the United States Sentencing Commission: “Dumbing Down the Courts: How Politics Keeps the Smartest Judges Off the Bench”;

4:30 (CST)/5:30 (EST): Megan Brown, Partner at Wiley Rein LLP: Supreme Court Preview October 2013 Term;

5:00 (CST)/6:00 pm (EST): Dan Epstein, Executive Director of Cause for Action: The Threat ObamaCare Poses to Privacy of Americans; and

5:30 (CST)/6:30 pm (EST):  Drew Johnson, CFIF and  Senior Scholar for the Taxpayer Protection Alliance: Government Shutdown and Government

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

October 4th, 2013 at 11:59 am
This Week’s Liberty Update
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Center For Individual Freedom - Liberty Update

This week’s edition of the Liberty Update, CFIF’s weekly e-newsletter, is out. Below is a summary of its contents:

Lee:  In Televised Interview, Increasingly Desperate Obama Encourages Markets to Panic
Senik:  Government Shutdown Reveals Extent of Federal Waste
Ellis:  ObamaCare: “A Good First Step Toward Single Payer”?

Video:  Green Hysteria
Podcast:  ObamaCare Is Unworkable
Jester’s Courtroom:  When Is a Fruit Really a Fruit?

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.

October 4th, 2013 at 10:20 am
Video: Green Hysteria
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In this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino discusses the rhetoric and actions of global warming alarmists and how the actual facts contradict their ideological crusade.