Author: David Ridenour

A Thought on Illegal Immigration and the U.S. Government Shutdown

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Obama Closes Grand Canyon, Proves His Administration Doesn’t Care About the Little Guy

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The Grand Canyon is closed. Not really, but the federal government has cut off access to this grand work of nature. It's part of a pressure campaign to convince the American people that it really can't do without a bloated ...
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The Smithsonian Has a Billion Dollars, So Why Is It Closed?

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All the Smithsonian Museums are closed due to the government shutdown... What a fraud. We should call on everyone to stop donating to the Smithsonian. Yes, it gets a substantial amount of funding from the federal government. But it also ...
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Gun Control Doesn’t Work

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In the wake of the Navy Yard shooting, the left is again pushing gun control, despite the fact that the District of Columbia has among the nation's most stringent gun control laws. Yeah, I know... they're arguing that gun control ...
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NOAA Predicted an Above Average Hurricane Season, But Nature May Have Other Ideas

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted an "above normal" hurricane season this year, but nature may have other ideas. The average number of Atlantic hurricanes to expect each year by September 21, today, is four. We've had two ...
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Reagan Was Not a Land-Grabber: Ridenour Weighs In on Smith vs. Lehrer Debate

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The R Street Institute's Eli Lehrer just wrote a rebuttal of Robert J. Smith's article in the American Spectator critical of R Street's advocacy of national monument designations. Here's why Smith is right and Lehrer is wrong. The R Street ...
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Federal Recognition of Gay Marriage Means Higher Taxes for Many

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Congratulations to gays for winning a crucial victory that will enable them to enjoy a privilege previously denied them: Higher tax rates. Now that DOMA has been struck down, many gay married couples will be pushed into higher tax brackets ...
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Harry Reid Blames Himself for Explosion that Killed Seven Marines

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"...I believe, we should just go ahead with the sequester," Harry Reid told Wolf Blitzer on CNN's "Situation Room" on February 26. His endorsement of the sequester was conditioned on the Republicans' continued opposition to additional tax hikes, but he ...
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A Message from the Queen…

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…sent on the occasion of 100th Anniversary of the income tax. "You have taxation WITH representation. How's that working out for ya?" P.S. Yes, we know the anniversary was in February, but it takes a while for a message to ...
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Yesterday a Very Busy One at The National Center for Public Policy Research

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Yesterday was a big day for The National Center: Two corporate shareholder meetings and oral arguments in Shelby County v. Holder before the Supreme Court, a case that we'd urged the Court to take up in an amicus brief. Free ...
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