September 21, 2015

A Dose of Reality for the Pope

(John Hinderaker) I really don't like Pope Francis. Some popes have been positive, world-historical figures, like John Paul II. Others have been clueless tag-alongs with the intellectual fashions of their time. I am afraid that Francis falls into the latter category. His hostility toward free enterprise is the fruit of ignorance, not holiness. His best defense is that as a citizen of Argentina, he has no experience of the benefits of free

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PAUL J. LARKIN JR.: The criminal law and cronyism

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

Last month, the EPA caused a spill of toxic waste into the Animas River in Colorado. That event demonstrates that even the federal agency responsible for regulating the disposal of hazardous waste can make mistakes that lead to environmental contamination. It also proves that the federal government plays favorites ...

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Is Your Fridge Giving Away Your Personal Data?

'If it's connected, it can be hacked'

Via: The Daily Caller

Students Were Collecting Signatures for Free Speech Petition. Moments Later, a Cop Confronted Them

"It's not free speech"

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E-Book Subscription Service Oyster To Shut Down

oyster E-bookworms now have one less option. Oyster, which launched its "Netflix for books" app two years ago, announced in a blog post that it will close down the service by early 2016. Read More

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Walker's Parting Shot

(John Hinderaker) We have written about Scott Walker's departure from the presidential campaign here, but we didn't mention Walker's parting shot. He sent out an email to supporters that included the following: Sadly, the debate taking place in the Republican party today is not focused on [Ronald Reagan's] optimistic view of America. Instead, it has drifted into personal attacks. In the end, I believe that voters want to be for something and

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WFB's Lachlan Markay Makes Fun Of Clinton Campaign's 'Outsider' Strategy

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Inside the Beltway: Donald Trump: Here comes book No. 16

He is the publisher's dream. Republican front-runner Donald Trump has already written 15 books, has 7 million Twitter followers and is an instantly recognizable brand name symbolizing glitter, money, power and political prowess. And, of course, he has a book arriving in late October to augment his bodacious campaign for ...

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Women Celebrate Their Abortions With Viral '#ShoutYourAbortion' Hashtag

"I had an abortion. My body, my life, my choice. End of story."

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Donald Trump Takes On New Fox News Host: 'Very Negative to Me'

"Why don't you have some knowledgeable talking heads on your show for a change instead of the same old Trump haters. Boring!"

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Do You Have To Be In San Francisco To Be A Tech Entrepreneur? The VCs Say No.*

loizos-connie With sky-high rents on both housing and commercial office space, do you really have to be in the Bay Area to hit a home run? A number of VCs today at TechCrunch Disrupt said not necessarily. Dana Settle, who co-founded Greycroft Partners said that 82 percent of the firm's investments have been outside Silicon Valley, including bets like Maker Studios, a Culver City-based company that… Read More

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Lions Defensive Back: Black Lives Matter, ESPECIALLY 'Those Still Within The Womb'

'More African-American babies were aborted (31,328) in New York than were born (24,758) there in 2012.'

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Friend: Bill Clinton Warned That Hillary Had 'Discomfort' Around Gay People Who Were 'Acting Out'

"Hillary, emotionally speaking, still finds the issue harder to swallow than I do."

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Unions Take Victory Lap As Scott Walker Drops Out of Race

The Wisconsin governor's union foes relished his Monday exit from the Republican primary election.

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Google Wallet For iOS Becomes A Peer-To-Peer Payments App

Screenshot 2015-09-21 17.52.29 Earlier this month, Google launched Android Pay in a move that turned the company's existing Wallet app into a peer-to-peer payments service. That new app went live on Android when the new pay service launched on September 10, now today it has landed on iOS, too. Read More

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Where I've Been, With Media Alert

(John Hinderaker) If it seems like I haven't been posting much lately, it's true. I haven't. I had a milestone birthday on Saturday, and as much family as we can muster these days–my wife, my son and his girlfriend, and one of my three daughters–spent four days in the land of sky blue waters. (If you are one of those who derive your aesthetic sense largely from beer commercials, you will get

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Pope Francis' views on climate change, immigration, income inequality, sexuality may be divisive

The messenger will be guaranteed a warm welcome, but his message may prove more divisive as America's Catholics prepare to greet Pope Francis for a history-making six-day visit starting Tuesday.

With an agenda that highlights climate change, income inequality and the rights of immigrants while seemingly downplaying issues of sexual ...

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Walker's Out And Unions Couldn't Be Happier

'Scott Walker is still a disgrace, just no longer national'

Via: The Daily Caller

Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Reveals in New Interview the Insult That 'Probably Hurt…the Most'

"What's hurt you the most?"

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Why Taylor Swift's Planned Appearance in China Has Left the Communist Government in a Tizzy

"We don't really know what is going to happen."

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Robo Wunderkind's Programmable Bricks Are Like Legos That Teach You How To Code

robo wunderkind 1 Meet Robo Wunderkind, the Lego of the future. This startup is building programmable Lego-like bricks that teach your children how algorithms work. It is launching today on stage at Disrupt, and on Kickstarter. Read More

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What Happened to Scott Walker and How Will It Affect the GOP Race?

Mark Halperin and John Heilemann discuss Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's decision to suspend his campaign for the 2016 Republican nomination on "With All Due Respect."

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Farewell to Scott Walker [With comments by Paul and John]

(Steven Hayward) It is unfortunate that Scott Walker is dropping out of the race, but I'm not surprised as this turn of events. He is this cycle's Rick Perry: a solid governor with a strong record on which to run, but not adequately prepared for the heightened pressure and scrutiny of a presidential race. Governors make the mistake of thinking that entering the presidential field is like moving up from Triple-A baseball

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Former VP Dick Cheney Disparages Obama's Iran Deal

Former Vice President Dick Cheney berated the Obama administration's nuclear arrangement with Iran Monday evening when he appeared on Fox News with Neil Cavuto. "The Iran deal is a terrible proposition. I can't think of anything that equals that," Cheney said. "For my standpoint it's unexplainable why you take the world's most deadly state sponsor ...

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Carly Fiorina, Jeb Bush, John Kasich super PAC films test spirit of campaign finance laws

Before Carly Fiorina announced she was running for president, she sat down to tape footage for a supportive political action committee that is poised to begin running it this week as part of a pro-Fiorina documentary — in a move that tests the spirit of campaign finance laws.

Both Ohio ...

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Union Continues To Collect 'Illegal' Dues Months After Lawsuit

'Stopping the confiscation of parts of their paychecks would be an important step toward victory'

Via: The Daily Caller

Geraldo Absolutely Unleashes on Bolling: 'You Said That to Make Me Look Stupid and I Don't Like It!'

"I don't like it! That's bull!"

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Discovr Labs Brings Virtual Reality To The Classroom, Lets Teachers See What Students See

IMG_4117 As consumers, we tend to focus on how virtual reality will work in our homes — the new types of games it allows, the insane 360-degree cinematic experiences, etc. Some of VR's greatest potential, though, lays not at home but in the classroom. Hell, you can boil VR's potential as a learning tool into just three little words: Magic. Friggin'. Schoolbus. Think shared… Read More

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Awkward Truth About Obama-Muslim Rumors: 'It All Started With' Hillary Clinton

morning joeThe Monday panel of MSNBC's Morning Joe stated Hillary Clinton created the rumors about President Obama being a Muslim and slammed the Democratic presidential candidate for having the audacity to attack Donald Trump for playing into the Obama-as-a-Muslim rumors she started. "It was rich this weekend…for Hillary Clinton to come out and criticize anybody for spreading the rumors about Barack ...More

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Walker Says He's Suspending His Presidential Campaign

"I'm being called to lead to help to clear the field," Republican presidential candidate Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker says at news conference in Madison, Wis. Encourages others to drop out to foster a "positive conservative message" and rally around alternative to "current frontrunner" -- a reference to Donald Trump Walker, who's also the governor of Wisconsin, led field in Iowa as recently as July, according to Quinnipiac poll NOTE: Walker is the second declared Republican can

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Court suspends Pennsylvania attorney general's law license

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's highest court on Monday ordered the temporary suspension of state Attorney General Kathleen Kane's law license, a step that could trigger efforts to remove her from office as she fights perjury, obstruction and other charges.

The unanimous order by the state Supreme Court's five justices ...

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How Donald Trump Hurt Scott Walker

How Donald Trump Hurt Scott Walker

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Confederate Group Attempts to Disrupt Black Lives Matter Protest With Elaborate Stunt, Except…

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Vice President Joe Biden Talks 'Gangbangers' and 'Bad Apples' at Policing Event

"So we've seen some bad cops, it's been highlighted."

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Stitch Is Slack For Healthcare Messaging

stitch Stitch, a central messaging hub for healthcare providers, is launching today on stage at Disrupt to cut down on the $11 billion that U.S. hospitals waste each year due to breakdowns in communication. You can think of Stitch as Slack for healthcare, except channels are organized around individual patients instead of teams or departments. When a patient checks in, the front desk can set up… Read More

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Scott Walker to Exit the Republican Presidential Race

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Hillary: I'm an 'Outsider Candidate' Because I'm a Woman

Screen-Shot-2015-09-20-at-11.16.44-AMHillary Clinton said she should is an "outsider" presidential candidate because of her gender, despite her tenure as secretary of state, First Lady and New York senator. "In politics this year, it looks like everyone wants an outsider," host John Dickerson noted on CBS' Face the Nation Sunday morning. "Now that puts you in a fix." Clinton ...More

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