In America we have great sympathy for the Ukrainian people, and, in turn, we provide a significant amount of foreign aid to their government, yet we know very little about how that money is spent. In past years, stories of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The chief of Ukraine’s Presidential Administration Boris Lozhkin is backing a Russian tobacco monopolist. Lozhkin openly supports the Russian tobacco company Megapolis, which monopolized 90 percent of tobacco product sales in Ukraine under former President Viktor Yanukovych. Megapolis under Yanukovych […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The once renown economist Jonathan Gruber has become something of a pariah since numerous videos became public showing Gruber bragging how he and his cohorts deceived the “stupid” American people about the facts behind the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Understanding what the Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative non-profit organizations meant to the victims becomes much easier once you hear the story of Catherine Engelbrecht of Richmond, Texas. Once you understand what Engelbrecht was subjected to you’ll understand that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There’s a pretty good wrestling match going on between the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and its ranking Democratic member. Chairman Darrell Issa and ranking member Elijah Cummings are going at it pretty heavily over testimony […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One of the great things about America is the right to believe what you want to believe. So if you want to believe the White House took no part in the IRS scandal, that’s your right; just be sure to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
How is it possible that some low-level government employees at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) flagged conservative political group’s applications for tax-exempt status for additional reviews during the 2012 election? The conservative organizations were singled out if their names included […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You are not important. In fact with but a few exceptions we are all unimportant. It costs $74,000 per week to run the White House tours and the nation cannot afford it. We can, however, afford a lavish visit to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some people believe that those who serve in their state and municipal governments make a sacrifice that is not recognized by their fellow citizens; perhaps there are instances where this is true. However often a little digging shows that recognition […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you thought there was any hope of seeing money and politics parting, give it up. Just three years after loosening limits on corporate political donations in the Citizens United decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…