Category Archives: The Government is Not Your Friend

A Colt M-16 rifle that has been unaccounted for since January has cost Melbourne a tactical police vehicle, and potentially jeopardized the city’s participation in a federal surplus property program. What scares me isn’t that an M-16 is on the … Continue reading →

Government makes you build a car you don’t want to make to sell to people who you don’t want to buy it. The CEO of the newly combined Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is urging people not to buy his company’s electric … Continue reading →

Soon to be the new “Net Neutrality”, wherein the left will argue for it, even though it will harm you, because it’s “for your own good.” Federal ‘Biosurveillance’ Plan Seeking Direct Access to Americans’ Private Medical Records The federal government … Continue reading →

And that needs to change Under Obamacare, People Must Be Broken of Their Preference for Choice We have a new contender for most-telling-ever Obamacare quote this morning: “We have to break people away from the choice habit that everyone has.” … Continue reading →

Face it, it’s a disgusting mess. And they’re going to make you eat it. Calif. Rail Authority Tried to Intimidate Consultants to Hide $1B Cost Overrun The estimated cost of the initial segment of California’s bullet train, Golden State Governor … Continue reading →

And future public representative of the Obama Administration The top watchdog for the Department of Homeland Security altered and delayed investigations at the request of senior administration officials, compromising his independent role as an inspector general, according to a new … Continue reading →

Seems like a viable option these days. IRS Among Agencies Using License Plate-Tracking Vendor The Internal Revenue Service and other U.S. agencies awarded about $415,000 in contracts to a license plate-tracking company before Homeland Security leaders dropped a plan for … Continue reading →

Less than two years ago, Barack Obama said this There are a lot of wealthy, successful Americans who agree with me—because they want to give something back. They know they didn’t—look, if you’ve been successful, you didn’t get there on … Continue reading →

That’s my excuse for failing to put up a post for the 15th in particular. I don’t let thebureaucrats keep my money from me one second longer than they’re allowed. That, and I’m trying to eke out time to fab … Continue reading →