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Starbucks to Bloomberg on Sugar Drink Restrictions: Eat It

When Americans think of rebel companies, they’re unlikely to think of Starbucks, the largest chain of coffee shops on the planet. Nonetheless, Starbucks is leading the rebellion against government overreach. On Monday, Starbucks announced that it would ignore all restrictions

Starbucks to Bloomberg on Sugar Drink Restrictions: Eat It

CBO: Tax Revenue Hits All-Time High

While President Obama claimed repeatedly during both the fiscal cliff and the sequestration debate that America’s problem lay just as much on the tax revenue side as it did on the government spending side, new statistics show what a lie

CBO: Tax Revenue Hits All-Time High

Meeting Some Guy Named Andrew

When I was 17 years old, a sophomore at UCLA and the token conservative columnist at the Daily Bruin, I received an odd email. It was from some guy named Andrew, who worked at the Drudge Report. He said he’d

Meeting Some Guy Named Andrew

A Purim memory, in honor of Andrew Breitbart

Religion can an amazing source of positive inspiration–often, counterintuitive inspiration. This weekend marks the Jewish holiday of Purim, celebrating the miraculous salvation of the Jews of ancient Persia from extermination. (The story’s told in the “Megillah,” the Book of Esther, a

Homeless New Yorker Sues Parents for $200,000

Bernard Bey is a homeless man living in New York City. He prefers to go by his rap name, Brooklyn Streets. Seriously. But he’s not just an aspiring record mogul. He also is suing his parents to try to force

Homeless New Yorker Sues Parents for $200,000

WaPo Fact-Checker Kessler Falsely Skewers Welfare Chart

Thursday morning, Glenn Kessler, so-called “fact checker” for the Washington Post, gave three Pinocchios to Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) for his claim in a chart that “Total Welfare Spending Equates To $168 Per Day For Every Household In Poverty.” What

WaPo Fact-Checker Kessler Falsely Skewers Welfare Chart

Obama Approval on Immigration Skyrockets Among Hispanics

President Obama’s plan to revamp his popularity on the immigration issue by demagoguing it seems to be going smoothly. After watching Senate Republicans and Democrats come up with a plan on immigration that would include border security measures and a

Obama Approval on Immigration Skyrockets Among Hispanics

Obama: Love For The Rich Unites Republicans

On Thursday, President Barack Obama doubled down on his usual tactic of bullying his opposition rather than negotiating with them. Speaking to race baiter extraordinaire and MSNBC host Al “Resist We Much” Sharpton, Obama explained that Republicans don’t oppose tax

Obama: Love For The Rich Unites Republicans

UFW Sued by Family Farming Co. for Defamation

Gerawan Farming is a family-owned farming operation based in Fresno, California. They’ve been in business for decades, becoming a successful and highly-staffed enterprise. Their wages are extraordinarily high; they haven’t had any problems with the state employment agencies. They even

UFW Sued by Family Farming Co. for Defamation

CA Gov. Brown Paroles 377 Convicted Killers

In 1988, Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis lost his presidential race in no small part due to the fact that he had paroled violent criminals. Taking a page from Dukakis’ book, California Governor Jerry Brown is now making a habit of

CA Gov. Brown Paroles 377 Convicted Killers

Obama Golfs With Tiger, No Press Allowed

Enjoying his long Presidents Day vacation without the ball and chain, President Obama spent Sunday at The Floridian golf course in Palm Beach, Florida. There, Golf Digest got the scoop that one of his playing partners would be Tiger Woods.

Obama Golfs With Tiger, No Press Allowed

IL Town Runs Out of Gas Money for Police Cars

Dixmoor, Illinois, has a government spending problem. After years of taxing its inhabitants into leaving, resulting in a loss of $600,000 in tax revenue last year, the city has run out of cash to pay for the gas for the

IL Town Runs Out of Gas Money for Police Cars

Facebook Fan Pages Call Dorner a 'Hero'

Alleged cop killer and former LAPD officer Christopher Dorner may be suspected in the shootings of five people, including three other police officers, but his support base is growing on Facebook. One Facebook page has 3,000 fans; its title: “I

Facebook Fan Pages Call Dorner a 'Hero'

Nanny Bloomberg Moves to Ban Styrofoam

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has assured Americans in the past that he is entirely pro-freedom. But his actions belie his words. From gun control to soda control, Bloomberg has become the face of the Nanny State. Now that Nanny Statism has

Nanny Bloomberg Moves to Ban Styrofoam

CA Dems Push 10 New Gun Laws

According to the Brady Campaign, California already has the nation’s toughest gun laws. But after the Sandy Hook massacre, Democratic lawmakers in California are pushing harder than ever for even more laws, despite the fact that enforcement of current laws

CA Dems Push 10 New Gun Laws

CA: 33 Officers for 40K Gun Confiscations

California, the top-rated gun control state according to the Brady Campaign, has some of the strictest laws in the nation with regard to background checks. But when it comes time to enforce those laws – when law enforcement has the

CA: 33 Officers for 40K Gun Confiscations

Obama DOJ to Sue S&P

According to the credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s, the Obama Department of Justice will be suing it over their mortgage bond rating practices in the run-up to the 2008 financial collapse. As the news of the lawsuit broke, stock

Obama DOJ to Sue S&P

Shapiro Talks 'Bullies' To Heritage Foundation

Heritage Foundation: A book event- While the Left likes to pretend that they oppose bullying with all their heart and soul, Ben Shapiro, editor-at-large of Breitbart.com, argues that in reality the Left is the greatest purveyor of bullying in modern

Shapiro Talks 'Bullies' To Heritage Foundation

Super Bowl Coke Ad Endorses Antiwar Graffiti

In a little-noticed or commented-upon Coke ad, the company appears to endorse both a heavily security camera-laden society, and antiwar defacement of property. The ad, titled “Give a Little Bit,” states: “Security cameras around the world … also capture …

Super Bowl Coke Ad Endorses Antiwar Graffiti

Obama Gun Control Campaign Hits MN: 'Now Is The Time!'

President Obama, continuing his permanent campaign strategy on every issue, took to the road today to head to Minnesota. Why? Because a youth violence initiative – an initiative that does not contain gun control – has decreased violence.  That despite

Obama Gun Control Campaign Hits MN: 'Now Is The Time!'

Feds: No More Soda, Candy in Schools

On Friday, the Obama administration – obviously following protocol set forth by Michelle Obama – released regulations that would force public schools not to sell soda and candy. According to the US Department of Agriculture regulations, granola would replace candy,

Feds: No More Soda, Candy in Schools