Bernie Madoff vs. The Government

Patriotpost "Some of you know this but not enough of you. Madoff did to his investors what the government has been doing to us for over 60 years with Social Security. There is no meaningful difference between the two schemes except that one was operated by a private individual who is now in jail, and the other is operated by politicians who enjoy perks, privileges and status in spite of their actions. Do you need a side-by-side comparison? Well here's a nifty little chart."... Hat tip to Bill Foster, Portage, IN.

Capitalism: the cause of disasters?

Perhaps we should look at such disasters that happened in socialist countries:-----Ulyanovskaya Mine disaster --------------Coal mine disasters in Russia --------------------------------------- Dobrnja-Jug mine disaster ---------------------------------------CHELYABINSK : The Most Contaminated Spot on the Planet -----

Mike Ramirez cartoon

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Four Reasons to Keep Your Children Away From YouTube This Summer

Culture & Media Institute "Despite claims by parent company Google that it would improve, a child surfing the site today could find a universe of objectionable content with little difficulty."

Leftists Trying to Ban (Voices They) Hate

CampusReform "Here are some ways to stand up for free expression and quality dialogue on your campus:"... Then this: FIRE's Speech Codes of the Month

Nuclear Posture Review -- Roundtable

Blackfive "...deterrents are the machine gun in the turret, and the riflemen who can deploy out of it and other members of its convoy. That's what imposes costs on attackers. It's amazing to see this basic distinction lost on someone appointed by the President to formulate our defense policy."...."Otherwise, it's not a deterrent. Speak as softly as you like, but you need to lay the big stick on the table where they can see it." Posted by Grim.

Bill Ayers' Blog Continues to Defend Weather Underground Terror Attacks

Gateway Pundit "Bill Ayers and his wife Bernadine Dohrn were accused in 2009 of bombing a police station and killing Sgt. Brian McDonnell . It’s comforting to know that our president was close friends with this unrepentant terrorist since his college days, huh?"

Deficit hole: falling into VAT might be worse

Crosscut "With federal deficits running so high, there is talk of a national value-added tax. It would be a national sales tax, the mother of all regressive taxes." More here:  THE VAT MAN COMETH  "The other thing they won't talk about is true economic growth. The last time we killed off the deficit it was done through lower taxes and a growing economy. When did those rules change? "

Beyond The Stereotypes And Sneers

JustOneMinute "CNN goes on the road with the Tea Partiers and discovers they aren't so awful:"...

Palestinian Officials in US Demand Obama Help Them Seize Jerusalem

Gateway Pundit "So what do you suppose the odds are that they are successful?"

Countering Violent Extremism

Max Boot "The changes so far have been mainly cosmetic — notably the so-far-failed effort to shut Gitmo and the equally failed effort to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammad in a civilian court. Substance is ultimately more important than sloganeering and, for all my differences with the Obama administration, I have to admit their anti-terrorism policies are, on the whole, better (i.e., tougher) than we could have expected from the Nobel Laureate."

Krauthammer: Obama’s New Nuclear Policy Is ‘Either Insane or Ridiculous’

Breitbart TV "Just think, the guy who controls all our nukes and military went to a church that honored Louis Farrakhan, appointed a professed “Truther” as a czar, and hung a Mao ornament on the Christmas tree in the White House." From the comments section.