by Jane Richey | Jan 5, 2014 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment
The website Regulations.gov lists 141 regulations that have been posted by federal agencies in the first three days of new year alone. Of these regulations, 119 are “rulemaking,” meaning they establish a new rule. Twenty-three are “non-rulemaking,” meaning the...
by Jane Richey | Jan 5, 2014 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment
President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law requires calorie information to be displayed on roughly 5 million vending machines in the nation. The Food and Drug Administration said the move will “assist consumers in making healthier dietary choices.” A little...
by Jane Richey | Jan 5, 2014 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Still, five years into the Obama presidency, the economy is grossly underperforming. Contrary to the dominant media narrative, it’s not bad luck or the financial crisis to blame, but bad policies — from the $860 billion “stimulus” that didn’t...
by Jane Richey | Jan 4, 2014 | Agenda 21
Scottish government figures show that millions of trees have been cut down in order to build wind turbines to help the region meet its renewable energy goals. The Times of London reports that more than 6,200 acres of woodland — or about five million trees — have been...
by Jane Richey | Jan 4, 2014 | Agenda 21
Ice caused by global warming entraps second ship: The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star had been heading to that area anyway, having left its home port of Seattle early last month to eventually break through sea ice and refuel the U.S. Antarctic Program’s McMurdo...