The IRS targets political speech again
IRS: discouraging debate and curbing information The Internal Revenue Service is used to being universally disliked every April 15. But this year, the widespread denunciations have started early, and for good…
Using the IRS for political oppression
by Sherman Frederick He concluded, “We live in a Gestapo age.” But before we get to that, let’s start at the beginning. Last February, the National Prayer Breakfast invited the…
IRS scandal – time for a special counsel
by Jay Sekulow In the last week, new developments in the IRS targeting scandal have led me to the conclusion: It’s time for a special counsel to investigate the IRS.…
IRS Targeting Should Trouble All Americans
by Steve Huntley President Barack Obama maintains there’s “not even a smidgen of corruption” in the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of tea party and conservative groups, that it was just…
Not a Smidgen of Corruption? Cleta Mitchell Rattles Off Litany of IRS Criminal Offenses
by Debra Heine As I was watching the explosive IRS targeting hearing, this morning, I was reminded of Speaker Boehner’s words from eight and a half months ago. “My question…
The IRS’ New Target: The First Amendment
Proposed rules governing political groups are surely unconstitutional. by Peter Roff President Barack Obama can be forgiven for telling Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly that there wasn’t a “smidgen” of corruption…
IRS ‘Confusion’? Hardly!
New evidence undercuts White House claims that the IRS was merely confused about the law and never purposefully targeted conservatives. IRS e-mail shows they were secretly planning the recently proposed regulations which essentially…
“Not even smidgen of corruption…” Really?
by George Landrith On Super Bowl Sunday, President Obama was interviewed by Bill O’Reilly. In that interview, he claimed that there was zero evidence of any scandal or corruption in…
Obama Using the IRS to Quash Dissent
by George Landrith When the House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Oversight grills the Internal Revenue Service’s John Koskinen next week about his scandal-plagued agency, it would do well to…
The IRS is now targeting conservatives in Hollywood
by Michael Cieply and Nicholas Confessore • New York Times In a famously left-leaning Hollywood, where Democratic fund-raisers fill the social calendar, Friends of Abe stands out as a conservative…
Government needs trust to effectively govern, but trust is at historic lows
From the IRS to the NSA, Americans have sound and reasonable reasons not to trust the Obama Administration. by Glenn Harlan Reynolds At a tax symposium at Pepperdine Law School…
How radical Obamacare really is …
The federal government now runs the insurance market, dictating deadlines, procedures, rates, risk assessments and coverage requirements. It’s gotten so cocky it’s now telling insurers to cover the claims that,…
America’s aversion to big government
As the fifth year of the Obama presidency draws to a close, it may be time to examine the unspoken but powerful assumption behind the policies of the president and…
Record High Say Big Government Greatest Threat
Now 72% say it is greater threat than big business or big labor Seventy-two percent of Americans say big government is a greater threat to the U.S. in the future…
IRS Targeting: Round Two
The first time around, targeting conservatives was a secret. Now, not so much. by Kimberely A. Strassel President Obama keeps claiming that he had no knowledge of the Internal Revenue Service’s…