Apparently, before he was sent to a watery grave, Osama bin Laden complained that Al Qaeda had an image problem: it didn’t appear religious enough. So, Bin Laden proposed renaming Al Qaeda to “Restoration of the Caliphate Group.”
This is buried in the middle of an AP piece but it is, I think, quite significant. The [...]
“There’s this kind of stereotype or myth that the deep blue states are more economically restrictive but more personally free. But the data doesn’t actually bear that out . . . Liberals tend to want to constrain your freedom in all areas.” [Emphasis added.]
William Ruger, co-author of Freedom in the 50 States study, as quoted [...]
The latest estimate of unfunded federal liabilities is $62 trillion over the next 20 years. According to USA Today, that’s $534,000 per household (I’m not sure how they are defining household).
My math puts that at $200,000 per person over the next 20 years, or $10,000 per person per year over the next 20 years. That’s [...]