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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Fri, 20 Jul 2012 04:01:00 GMT Fri, 20 Jul 2012 04:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Like a child who edges the line to see how many rules he can break, President Obama is testing America's patience with a pattern of unconstitutional behavior that rivals any other president's record, trading out... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattKibbe/2012/07/20/the_tea_partys_winning_model d6d35ac9-547a-4104-bcb6-863a14363163 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 04:01:00 GMT In the wake of Dick Lugar's loss to Richard Mourdock in last week's Indiana Republican Senate primary, former Senator Bob Bennett is wondering which party is going to control the Senate this November. According to Mr.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattKibbe/2012/05/17/the_state_of_the_todays_political_playing_field 9b05c6b6-6f10-43d5-8ba2-826bde7d796e Thu, 17 May 2012 15:59:00 GMT We cannot solve our nation's financial problems without addressing the growth of entitlement programs. Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid are the largest and fastest growing part of the federal budget. If present... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattKibbe/2011/06/03/we_need_true_entitlement_reform-now 4382432e-6020-42c0-ab45-6a0169ebeed5 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:49:00 GMT Most Americans are likely to agree that is it important to preserve the environment for future generations. Whether individuals believe in the global warming hysteria or not, we all tend to value a society with an... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattKibbe/2010/11/04/obamas_green_energy_plan_infringes_on_liberty cfb8a97c-97b0-44e7-9f64-8dffd81d1cea Thu, 04 Nov 2010 04:01:03 GMT There's a big difference between free enterprise and crony capitalism. One fosters competition to serve consumer demands but the other feeds off taxpayers and exploits privileged access to Washington's political... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattKibbe/2010/09/15/ge_imaginative_rent-seeking_at_work 7e8cec03-f77d-4bc7-9da9-cd2160d3536d Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:01:00 GMT Today, the late Noble-Prize winning economist and one of the greatest freedom fighter of our lifetime Milton Friedman would have celebrated his 98th birthday. By far, the most admired trait of Friedman was his... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattKibbe/2010/07/30/happy_birthday_milton_friedman,_father_of_school_vouchers 86a37085-c9e4-4798-aac0-0cf79b60f646 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:21:11 GMT Before raising taxes to engineer a government health care take over, Congress would do well to remember President Obama's own words from last year. On the campaign trail in October, then-Senator Obama criticized his... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattKibbe/2009/07/24/president_obama__hypocrite_or_just_a_flip-flopper 38ba0b51-4797-4a2c-9fd6-4e126bdf8fb9 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:10:17 GMT Arlen Specter's announcement this week of his plans to switch to the Democrat side of the aisle is sending shockwaves throughout the country. No one is surprised as to the motives behind the defection, as... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattKibbe/2009/04/29/gop_spine_needs_to_stiffen_in_spite_of_specter_switch 52496836-0016-4505-ba01-7219908e39ed Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:23:58 GMT Early next week, Republicans in Congress face a decision that will say much about the party's future direction on spending discipline. Rep. Roger Wicker is going to the Senate to replace retiring Sen. Trent Lott,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattKibbe/2008/01/16/on_capitol_hill,_a_fight_for_the_soul_of_the_republican_party 328cd570-1ffd-4c00-a407-4a18da085ef2 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:03:30 GMT "I think that they should take a look at what their companies are doing and just ask themselves as human beings whether or not this is the way they want to spend their lives, if this is the way they want to earn a... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattKibbe/2007/07/10/fear_and_loathing_at_live_earth e8425c3b-30e3-401e-b19b-cb8ee093ba66 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:40:00 GMT "I'm the thinnest f@#king guy in town!" --Michael Moore (Rolling Stone 9/17/04) In his new film Sicko, Michael Moore makes it clear that he is a big fan of government-run health care. He may in fact be one of the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattKibbe/2007/06/26/the_real_skinny_on_socialized_medicine cc021a6e-c3b1-4875-9ef6-3886920ab4f3 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:30:00 GMT The political pendulum is swinging with full force towards the powerful interests who helped elect the new congressional majority. Those interests favor big government and a command and control economy. First up, the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattKibbe/2007/01/12/big_labor's_card_check_is_bad_news_for_workers 7f4b50c3-e881-4653-8de1-1d11aa5c76f8 Fri, 12 Jan 2007 19:42:03 GMT Imagine it is the year 2025, and you are walking through a sea of professionals, crossing downtown streets quickly in dark business suits, talking on whatever futuristic device has replaced Blackberries. Construction... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattKibbe/2006/10/13/exporting_america 189fc02f-76e5-4d18-a06a-0468a31fdc82 Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:36:47 GMT As Election Day approaches, more Americans are paying attention to the developing Democrat agenda, in hopes that there is a better alternative to Tom DeLay, Jack Abramoff, Duke Cunningham and the seemingly unrestrained... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattKibbe/2006/08/21/the_democrat_agenda_a_solution_worse_than_the_problem 793ee724-1993-4a26-b90a-0e7865053649 Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:40:55 GMT