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    How the Supreme Court Reacted to This Town Allowing Politicians Bigger Signs Than Churches
    Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Reed v. Town of Gilbert, a challenge by a church to a town ordinance regulating signs. Like most other towns in America, Gilbert, Ariz., regulates when, where and how many signs may be displayed. Temporary noncommercial signs are classified by their content, and each category has…
    Hans von Spakovsky | Elizabeth Slattery
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    Why Washington Politicians Want to Hike the Gas Tax
    Suddenly everyone in Washington wants a gas tax hike—apparently so consumers don’t save too much money at the pump. As prices keep falling, the politicians and the moochers in Washington want a piece of the action. Rather than raise the federal gas tax, a better policy would be to repeal the federal tax and let…
    Stephen Moore
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    The Biggest Problem Politicians Are Tempted to Ignore
    With so many high-profile, headline-grabbing issues facing the incoming Congress, lawmakers might be tempted to ignore one of the most persistent problems in Washington: overspending. How bad is it? In 2014, federal spending reached $3.5 trillion, and the one-year deficit was $486 billion. These huge numbers represent “a small and temporary improvement in the nation’s…
    Ed Feulner
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    The House Just Made It Harder for Politicians to Steal From Social Security Retirement Fund
    This Tuesday, House Republicans nearly unanimously adopted new rules for the 114th Congress (H. Res. 5) which set the stage for long-overdue Social Security reforms to protect disabled Americans and seniors from indiscriminate benefit cuts. The new rule strengthens the integrity of Social Security’s separate trust funds (disability and retirement) by putting a procedural barrier…
    Romina Boccia
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    California Just Started Another Insane Government Project
    Talk about a trainwreck. Today, California broke ground on another disastrous government-funded project: high-speed rail that will eventually go from San Francisco to Los Angeles. The project is estimated to cost $68 billion. The plan is that the private sector will ultimately invest around one-third of the total cost, but so far, there have been…
    Katrina Trinko
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    #BlackBrunchNYC Captures Racial Divide in Police Protests
    Americans protesting fatal police encounters with black men took to a new location yesterday to shine light on the issue: New York City brunch spots. Using the hashtags #BlackBrunchNYC and #BlackLivesMatter, protesters targeted midtown restaurants, which they called “white spaces.” https://twitter.com/sharminultraa/status/551776710753288192 Reaction to the unconventional demonstration locations was divided. Some Twitter users rallied around the cause,…
    Kelsey Bolar
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    Why City Officials Tried to Shut Down Church’s Youth Glee Camp
    A legal battle between government officials in upstate New York city and a local Presbyterian Church has created a new challenge to religious freedom. The city of Auburn, N.Y., served pastor Eileen Winter with a zoning violation in July for hosting a youth glee camp inside a historic church-owned mansion adjacent to the First Presbyterian…
    Gabriella Morrongiello
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    How the Left Wants to Eradicate Planes, Trains and Automobiles by Shutting Off Their Financial Fuel
    “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” is not just the name of Steve Martin and John Candy’s 1987 everything-goes-wrong comedy film. It’s also the prospective casualty list of the foundation-led anti-fossil-fuel campaign called the Divest-Invest movement. The new crusade “responds to climate change by urging universities, churches, pension funds and other big institutional investors” to destroy petroleum…
    Ron Arnold
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    United, Orbitz Want to Keep Your Airline Ticket Prices Artificially High
    The past few years have seen the rise in “disruptive” tech startups playing a game of almost pure arbitrage, taking advantage of market inefficiencies to benefit consumers. Car services such as Uber and Lyft connect anyone with a smartphone directly to drivers, shortcutting the traditional street-hailing model. Uber is now valued at more than $40…
    Andrew Kloster
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    According to GQ, 16 of the 20 ‘Craziest Politicians’ Are Republicans
    Are Republicans crazy? Readers of GQ might think so. The January edition of the men’s magazine featured a list of “the craziest politicians of 2014,” naming 16 Republicans, three Democrats, and one county sheriff. Fair? A number of political commentators have said no. Calling out the magazine for engaging in “some serious media bias,” Boston…
    Kelsey Bolar
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    Amid Holiday Travel Rush, Officials Keep an Eye on 1,700 for Ebola
    As travelers prepare to board planes for the holidays, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to screen passengers flying into the U.S. for Ebola, even as the media uproar surrounding the deadly virus has faded. Local and state health officials actively monitor about 1,700 persons for symptoms of Ebola, although the number fluctuates daily…
    Melissa Quinn
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    NYPD Boosts Security Measures, Tells Cadets Not to Wear Uniforms
    The New York Police Department is escalating security measures, telling academy trainees not to wear their uniforms or any other NYPD clothing in public. This recommendation, which follows the deadly shootings of two NYPD officers Saturday, is an effort to avoid copycat attempts, according to ABC’s Good Morning America. Officials told the outlet this morning that the…
    Natalie Johnson
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    Advancing Economic Freedom, Affirming the Transatlantic Partnership
    BRUSSELS, Belgium—At The Konrad Adenauer Foundation's December 2014 dinner event hosted by Dr. Stefan Gehrold, director of the organization’s office in Brussels, Becky Norton Dunlop, vice president of external relations at The Heritage Foundation and former director of the White House Cabinet office for President Reagan, delivered the keynote address communicating the importance of strengthening…
    Joel Anand Samy
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    Punished for Referencing Bible, Military Chaplain Tells His Side of the Story
    In his first-ever media interview, the military chaplain who was punished for making references to the Bible during a suicide-prevention seminar last month says he was simply doing his job. “What I had tried to communicate with my audience is that depression can be conquered, depression can be overcome, and there are a myriad of…
    Kelsey Bolar
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    Congress Is Renewing Insane Tax Breaks, Including One for Race Horse Owners
    The legislative process in Washington is often compared to sausage making – something you don’t want to watch.  But Jimmy Dean couldn’t hold a candle to this Congress.  Harry Reid’s swan song is a 1,603-page budget that no one has read. Even worse is this year’s  so-called “tax extenders” bill. This has become an annual…
    Stephen Moore
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    Cheney on CIA Interrogation Techniques: ‘I’d Do It Again in a Minute’
    Former Vice President Dick Cheney today aggressively defended the CIA’s use of harsh interrogation techniques, pushing back against a report by Senate Democrats that said some tactics used to question detainees in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks amounted to torture. “Torture to me is an American citizen on his cell phone making a…
    Josh Siegel
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    Military Punishes Chaplain for Referring to the Bible in Suicide-Prevention Seminar
    The Army has disciplined a military chaplain for making references to the Bible during a suicide-prevention seminar last month. A serviceman brought the Judeo-Christian religious content to the attention of an atheist group, which complained about it. Now, the chaplain is fighting back, maintaining he did nothing wrong. The dispute has renewed a debate over the…
    Kelsey Bolar
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    ‘Social Justice Comedian’ Writes Gender-Sensitivity Training Handout for Middle Schools
    LINCOLN, Neb. — Irving Middle School was thrust into the international spotlight this fall simply for following orders. Internal documents show the Lincoln Public School District encouraged school administrators at Irving to train school staff in gender sensitivity, which caused the dustup. During routine summer training, Lincoln Public Schools administrators participated in a breakout session…
    Deena Winter
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    Embassy Security Remains Problematic as Benghazi Select Committee Convenes Second Hearing
    The House Select Committee on Benghazi convened its second hearing Wednesday focusing on the security of U.S. embassies and other high-risk diplomatic posts. Clearly, security was grossly inadequate in Benghazi, Libya, where four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador, lost their lives in a terrorist attack. The hearing comes as several organizations have revealed persistent problems…
    Helle Dale
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    Spending Bill: House Caves to Senate on Transportation Funding
    In last minute, high pressure negotiations over spending bills on Capitol Hill, the House often caves to the Senate’s higher, irresponsible levels of spending. On Tuesday, they did it again. This time, they caved with the omnibus spending bill for fiscal year 2015 spending. Higher spending levels emerged on a variety of programs that merit…
    Emily Goff
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