https://freerepublic.com/tag/edwinfeulner/ en-us Sat, 20 Mar 2004 05:53:03 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1101763/posts "Were we directed from Washington when to sow and when to reap, we should soon want bread." --Thomas Jefferson:Autobiography, 1821 This year may be a decisive one for the future of the Conservative Revolution. Will conservatives be able to govern while remaining true to our principles? Can we create a federal government that is smaller and less intrusive, one that protects us from foreign foes while safeguarding our civil liberties, and promotes the rule of law while allowing the free market to prosper? The answer is "yes." But it won't happen unless we make it happen. The Washington Scene In... Human Events https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1101763/posts#comment Sat, 20 Mar 2004 05:53:03 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1067867/posts The federal government does many things. It pays farmers to grow — or not grow — crops. It racks up huge bills for pork-barrel items ranging from bike paths to tattoo removal. It even runs programs that hand out condoms to high-school children. The list goes on and on. Small wonder the federal government spent $20,000 per household last year. But there’s one important job it’s supposed to be doing: Protecting us from foreign threats. That’s why we should give credit where it is due. The leadership of President Bush and his foreign policy team has made us safer today... The Heritage Foundation https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1067867/posts#comment Thu, 29 Jan 2004 23:44:13 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1066850/posts Let's take a look at what works--globally and in Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh. Just released, the 2004 Index of Economic Freedom, published by the Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation, provides a country-by-country analysis of economic growth measured against ten categories of economic freedom, including tax rates, regulations, government intervention in the economy, private property rights, and the fiscal burden of government. What the study shows is that the nations with the most economic freedom are also the most prosperous. "Economic freedom makes all the difference," writes Heritage President Ed Feulner. "When a government stops meddling with its people's money,... The American Enterprise https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1066850/posts#comment Wed, 28 Jan 2004 16:52:46 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1065981/posts <p>Every profession has its unofficial list-of-things-you-don't-say, and politics is no exception. A leading entry: Never call for a tax increase.</p> <p>At least, not by name. Instead, do what the Democratic presidential candidates do: Cloak your increase in the reassuring moniker "tax reform."</p> Washington Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1065981/posts#comment Tue, 27 Jan 2004 09:18:30 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1061963/posts Americans shell out more than $2 trillion each year to keep our federal government running. The least we should expect in return is honesty. Alas, Washington officials aren’t telling the truth about how much they’ve spent, are currently spending or plan to spend. Consider the omnibus spending bill the Senate will consider later this month. The House of Representatives has already passed this measure. Lawmakers claim it would increase federal discretionary spending—what congress spends above and beyond what it must spend on mandatory programs such as Social Security and Medicare—by “only” 3 percent. Even that seems excessive. That would be... TownHall.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1061963/posts#comment Wed, 21 Jan 2004 05:50:22 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1061293/posts <p>Americans shell out more than $2 trillion each year to keep our federal government running. The least we should expect in return is honesty.</p> <p>Alas, Washington officials aren't telling the truth about how much they've spent, are currently spending or plan to spend. Consider the omnibus spending bill the Senate will consider later this month.</p> Washington Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1061293/posts#comment Tue, 20 Jan 2004 06:06:11 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1049020/posts <p>Every year, as we wade through hundreds of tax forms and thousands of pages of regulations, it’s hard to believe the United States is actually a low-tax nation. But for all our faults, we’re light years ahead of many European nations.</p> Foxnews https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1049020/posts#comment Wed, 31 Dec 2003 01:23:30 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1029162/posts <p>Are you safer today than you were two years ago? Even with the terrorist threat, the answer is a resounding "Yes" for Americans all around the country, regardless of income, race, ethnicity or sex.</p> <p>Good news abounds. New data from the Justice Department show the crime rate today is at a 30-year low. Sexual assaults are down 25 percent from two years ago. Attempted theft is down 22 percent. Robberies are down 27 percent.</p> Washington Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1029162/posts#comment Wed, 26 Nov 2003 08:41:20 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/894314/posts <p>For the first time since World War II, we're at war on two fronts. In Iraq we've been fighting an army, and everywhere else we're battling terrorism.</p> <p>It's a full-time job, as Attorney General John Ashcroft has acknowledged.</p> <p>"The war against terrorism is now the single, over-arching priority of justice and law enforcement," Mr. Ashcroft said last year. "Not just the men and women of the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, but of the 18,000 state and local law-enforcement agencies as well."</p> The Washington Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/894314/posts#comment Wed, 16 Apr 2003 13:20:00 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/882514/posts This anti-French business has taken some interesting turns. Many restaurants are renaming French fries “freedom” fries. Some people are refusing to buy French wine or French cheese. There’s even a disc jockey here in Washington who stood on a street corner selling “Freedom kisses” rather than … well, you know.I, for one, think the French deserve our gratitude. It took their unique blend of hubris, cynicism and America-envy to expose the myth that the United Nations is the place to solve serious disputes among sovereign states. The United Nations is in dire need of repair. Not destruction—the concept of a... TownHall.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/882514/posts#comment Wed, 2 Apr 2003 05:11:41 GMT