The Feds are investigating Paul Magliocchetti and a web of his associates for evidence of corruption in military contracting. The man was profligate, handing out $368,013 of his own money in hard contributions, possibly tossing in soft contributions and allegedly getting his friends, family and employees to kick in large multiples of the same. These [...]

“Our impressive menu of nationally renowned dry aged steaks and the freshest of seafood will ignite your culinary imagination as our award-winning wine list of more than 5,000 bottles awakens your inner sommelier.” My, how swanky the Capital Grille of Washington, DC must be. I’ve never had an inner or outer sommelier, but I’m sure [...]

The legislation introduced by John Barrasso and David Vitter actually forbids the Secretary of the Interior from taking scientific observations into account, for no other reason than that Barrasso and Vitter regard the consequences of those observations to be inconvenient.

I have a friend who participated in Earth Hour, not long after sitting in front of his television set all morning watching Forumla One racing.

On March 26, 2009, Senator Ron Wyden introduced S. 723, a federal ban on novelty lighters (read the full text here). Novelty lighters are just like regular cigarette lighters, containing butane and producing a flame; the only difference is that they come in a shape that’s meant to be amusing. Imagine a bright green frog [...]

Even Michele Bachmann admitted in her outraged press release that Geithner clarified his remarks, so that the American people would know quite clearly that he wasn’t proposing an international currency. So where’s the controversy?

They’re a bit slow out the gate, but the following caucuses in the House of Representatives have recently finished crossing their Is and dotting their Ts, finally filling out the requisite paperwork to register as official Congressional Member Organizations (CMOs) in the 111th Congress. Blue Dog Coalition: website with an out-of-date list of members Congressional [...]

As passionate as Rob Bishop’s what about the children argument may have been, the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 doesn’t actually harm children at all.

It isn’t just Arctic coastlines that are environmentally vulnerable to oil spills. Why should the Alaskan coasts receive special treatments other shorelines do not receive?

The EPA has announced that it will begin regulating methane, carbon dioxide and other gases that contribute to global warming as pollutants that endanger human health.