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• Obama, IRS and Eric Holder: The Axis of Hear No Evil, See No Evil Sat May 18
  John Ransom
  When asked about the recent Inspector General’s report on the IRS’s practice of targeting conservative groups, the president said: Hey! I just read about that! ... more
• The IRS Gave Special Treatment to Obama's Brother While Targeting Tea Party Sat May 18
  Ransom Notes Radio
  Ken Boehm, Chairman of the National Legal and Policy Center, joined the program to discuss the ongoing IRS scandal. It turns out the IRS was more-than-friendly with Obama’s half Brother (and his charity) while they were targeting conservative groups for audits. ... more
• Keep Taxing the Little Guy Sat May 18
  Bill Tatro
  Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc., recently stated that a 35% U.S. corporate tax rate is too high. But, according to President Obama, for American small businesses that have all their money right here in our country the tax rate is just right. ... more
• The AP Targeted After Stealing Obama’s Spotlight Sat May 18
  Bob Beauprez
  By the time the AP published their report, the CIA had lifted national security concerns. Nonetheless, the CIA continued to lobby the AP to hold the story until the President got to thump his chest first. ... more
• Shocking: Study Admits Income Taxes Penalize Growth Sat May 18
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  I have to start this post with a big caveat. I’m not a fan of the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The international bureaucracy is infamous for using American tax dollars to promote a statist economic agenda. ... more
• Dust Heads Rule Sat May 18
  Charles Payne
  Well, did the market come to a bump in the road or the end of the road this week? It wasn't a dramatic selloff, except it was a selloff, and it happened at the exact time the market had been rallying. ... more
• Hollande Asks ECB to Engage in Japanese Style Currency Debasement Sat May 18
  Mike Shedlock
  Not only is the Hollande in praise of competitive currency debasement which mathematically cannot work if every country does it (not that it can work anyway without long-term consequences), he also wants to sell France government holdings "without ceding state control or influence over vital companies". ... more
• No Less Than a Special Counsel Sat May 18
  Larry Kudlow
  There can be only one reason for the stalled-out approval process for conservative groups. The IRS was trying to put them out of business. Thus far, there’s not one wit of contradictory evidence ... more
• Austerity Done Wrong Sat May 18
  Political Calculations
  Which aspect of Rajoy's austerity program is most responsible for sinking Spain's fortunes? Was it the spending cuts? Or was it the tax rate hikes? ... more
• Some Great Bad News Fri May 17
  Ransom Notes Radio
  Good news is bad news, and bad news is good news. . . It’s getting kinda hard to keep track of it all. Also, Dan Epstein from Cause for Action joined John to talk about Obama’s most recent nominee for Labor Secretary. ... more
• North Korea Backing Off on Threats Fri May 17
  Night Watch
  Just one month ago North Korean threatened to bring nuclear fire on Tokyo. Now it is using a long standing issue to prevent complete isolation and engage Japan in talks. ... more
• Grim News from Greece about Grasping Government Fri May 17
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  Let’s start with a look at the number of bureaucrats over time in Greece. You don’t need to read Greek to see that featherbedding exploded over the past 35-plus years. ... more
• Scandals, Fisticuffs and the Voices of Tyranny Fri May 17
  Charles Payne
  IRS, the AP, Benghazi. . . This fresh batch of scandals that's popped up like springtime perennials could have enormous conclusions. ... more
• EU Emissions Trading in Tatters (As It Should Be) Fri May 17
  Mike Shedlock
  I disagree with the entire concept of man-made "global warming" in the first place, but even if it exists, the odds that government will do something reasonable about it is close to zero. ... more
• How About Scandal, Incompetence, Venality, Hubris, Vanity and Error to Start Fri May 17
  John Ransom
  If anything has been shown through the he-said-she-said of finger pointing, scandal, incompetence, venality, hubris, vanity and error is that when government and politics gets involved you can expect the he-said-she-said of finger pointing, scandal, incompetence, venality, hubris, vanity and error. ... more
• History that Hasn’t Happened Yet Fri May 17
  Fritz Pfister
  $17 trillion debt, annual deficits, higher taxes, Obamacare, Dodd-Frank, Green Economy, TARP, HAMP, HARP, Stimulus, QE, ZIRP, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have fixed the economy and housing right? ... more
• Definition of Insanity: Raising Tax Rates and Expecting a Higher Result Fri May 17
  Political Calculations
  No matter what the tax rates have been, in postwar America tax revenues have remained at about 19.5% of GDP. ... more
• Obamacare Causes Massive Premium Increases - Nearly 100 Percent on Average Thu May 16
  Bob Beauprez
  As the Obama Administration juggles multiple scandals – Benghazi, IRS, and now the AP – the pack of lies that the President told to sell ObamaCare will likely go virtually unnoticed. ... more
• Obamacare is Killing Doctor-Patient Relationships Thu May 16
  Ransom Notes Radio
  Why is it that no one ever talks about Doctors when discussing Obamacare? Dr. Hal Scherz joined the show to discuss the very serious impact Obamacare will have on Doctor-patient relationships. ... more
• North Korea Giving in to Japan Thu May 16
  Night Watch
  The first visit by a foreign envoy reported in the press since the end of the period of high combat alert on 30 April suggests the North is open to some visitors who request access - even from Japan. ... more
• Is Underwear a Legitimate Function of the Federal Government? Thu May 16
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  Here’s another entry for our UK vs US Government Stupidity Contest. Or perhaps it belongs in the great-moments-in-government-waste category. ... more
• Migration From Paris Thu May 16
  Charles Payne
  The story of Detroit must be followed closely because of its economic and moral implications. The economic part is not just what's happening at this very moment but policies and ideas that brought the former Paris of the West to the point of state takeover. ... more
• Triple Dip Recession in France; It's Not the Weather Thu May 16
  Mike Shedlock
  France slipped into its third recession in four years as Germany barely went into positive territory, underperforming general expectations. ... more
• President Ford, err, Biden? Thu May 16
  Bill Tatro
  After 4 ½ years in office, Barack Obama, the 44th U.S. President, has endured Operation Fast and Furious, Benghazi, the current IRS targeting scandal, and now the Associated Press phone hacking dilemma, all to hang his mantle on. These are what we know of so far. ... more
• The Big Brother Government Experiment Wed May 15
  Ransom Notes Radio
  The fact that the IRS singled out conservative groups for audits is troubling enough. But the fact that government is big enough to get away with it for three years. . . That’s unacceptable. Michael Schaus, filling in for the absent John Ransom, explained why even Liberals should be afraid of larger government. ... more

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