CONSERVATIVE ACTION ALERTS 10/16/2013

Rand Paul: Why I Plan to Grill Yellen President Obama’s announcement of Janet Yellen as his choice as the new Federal Reserve chairman has prompted speculation about what this might mean for our central bank. Perhaps this can best be judged by reviewing its recent history and Yellen’s place in it. Read More

Moran, 49 Senators Oppose United Nations Arms Trade Treaty A letter written by Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) to President Barack Obama suggests that the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty is dead on arrival in Congress’ upper house. Read More

Fleecing the Taxpayer in the Age of Petty Tyrannies We labor today under the weight of countless tyrannies, large and small, carried out in the name of the national good by an elite class of government officials who are largely insulated from the ill effects of their actions. We, the middling classes, are not so fortunate. Read More

ObamaCare Laws: 381,000 Words. Enforcement Regs: 11.5 Million Words. When a law is passed in Washington, that is only the first step. That says what the government wants enforced. What is actually enforced is not what Congress wrote. It is what the lawyers in the executive branch say the law means. Read More

Where’s the concern over private sector furloughs? Private sector workers impacted by the federal behemoth may never recover. Does DC care? Read More

Republicans can say ‘we told you so’ as Obamacare unfolds President Obama and his Democrat colleagues must take all of the credit as Nancy Pelosi’s promise — “we will find out what is in Obamacare after it is passed” — starts to become reality. Read More

The Left’s New Crusade Tolerating “intergenerational romance” for “minor-attracted” adults is all the rage these days. Read More

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No Deals Read More

Federalism Works Read More

Cultural Roots of a Fiscal Crisis Read More

Get Rid of Ethanol Exchanges Too Read More

Give Them an Inch Read More

‘The Big Game’ or Freedom? Read More

EBT ‘glitch’ leaves Wal-Mart stores empty after cardholders raid shelves Read More