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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, John Yoo, law professor at the University of California Berkeley and former Justice Department official, discusses a new book that he co-edited: “Confronting Terror: 9/11 and the Future of American National Security.”  The book is a collection of essays by 22 nationally known legal and policy experts and scholars examining the law and policy of the War on Terror, including President Obama’s response to 9/11 and U.S. policy on interrogation methods. 

Listen to the interview here.

In this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino comments on the U.S. Department of Labor’s new smart phone app, designed to help outdoor workers prevent heat illness by informing them of… well… the temperature outside.  The Labor Department is not yet able to calculate its costs to taxpayers.  “Yes, that’s your government at work,” says Giachino. “They can tell you what temperature it is outside, but not how much it cost them to tell you. Maybe there should be an app for that.”

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. 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:

5:00 pm (EDT):  Professor John Yoo, Confronting Terror: 9/11 and the Future of American Security

5:30 pm (EDT):  Jason Stverak, President of the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity, Citizen Journalists and Investigative Reporting

6:00 pm (EDT): Robert Knight, Senior Fellow American Civil Rights Union, ACLU’s “Don’t Filter Me” Campaign

6:30 pm (EDT):  Tim Wyrosdick, Superintendent of Schools Santa Rosa County, Race to the Top, Teacher Bonuses based on Student Performance, and Secretary Duncan’s Digital Promise to our Nation’s Children

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

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

Senik:  A Conservative’s Guide to Obama’s Flawed Jobs Proposal
Hillyer:  Yes, $2 Gasoline is Possible
Lee:  “Let Him Die” Or Government Healthcare? That’s a False Dichotomy
Ellis:  Postal Reform is Opportunity for Innovation, Not Capitulation
Ellis:  Paul Krugman’s 9/11: A Liberal History Lesson

Freedom Minute Video:  The New Adventures of Old Obama
Podcast:  Consequences of Neutering America’s Space Program
Jester’s Courtroom:  White Castle Craver Files 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.

In this week’s Freedom Minute, CFIF’s Renee Giachino analyzes President Obama’s “jobs plan,” which he outlined last week before a joint session of Congress.  While the plan has been advertised by the president as a bold new approach to job creation, Giachino says the details reveal that it is nothing more than “a new version of the same old song.”

In an interview with CFIF, George Landrith, President of Frontiers of Freedom, discusses why the end of the space shuttle program and America’s dominance in space are huge mistakes.

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.

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.

On the 10th anniversary of September 11, this week’s Freedom Minute honors those who lost their lives and the families they left behind. We shall never forget.

In an interview with CFIF’s Quin Hillyer, Eric Eversole, executive director of the Military Voter Protection Project, discusses the continuing low percentage of overseas military personnel who actually cast and have their ballots counted.

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.

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.

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

Hillyer:  Holder Justice: No Conservatives Need Apply
Ellis:  School Testing Scandals Require New Era of Accountability
Senik:  Green Jobs, Red Ink: The Economic Folly of Obama’s Enviro-Meddling
Lee:  Verizon and Wisconsin: Big Losses for Big Labor, Victories for Everyone Else

Freedom Minute Video:  Big Labor Takes a Holiday … from Reality
Podcast:  ObamaCare One Step Closer to Supreme Court
Jester’s Courtroom:  Coffee, Tea or 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.

In an interview with CFIF, Anna Rittgers, senior fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum, discusses the recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, which struck down as unconstitutional the individual mandate in the 2010 Affordable Care Act.  Rittgers also discusses the anticipated next step for the case as it makes its way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Listen to the interview here.