I’m no lawyer, but I do believe the state was pushed via politics to bring a murder charge against George Zimmerman. This case has unfortunately evoked similar feelings similar to that of the OJ Simpson trial, with opinion being largely split amongst race (and in many cases political affiliation). It didn’t help that the …
As you have probably heard, student loan interest rates have doubled from 3.4% to 6.8% after Congress failed to come to an agreement over how it should be handled. Not surprisingly, most Democrats favor keeping the government involved and capping rates at an artificial level. By artificially keeping rates low, students have taken on more and …
Senate Democrats Preventing Solution On Student Loan RatesRead More »
California has financial problems that rival that of some third world nations. So what’s a hot burning issue right now? Allowing students to choose which bathrooms they can use and sports they can play based on how they “perceive” themselves: State lawmakers are sending Gov. Jerry Brown a bill that would require California’s public K-12 …
CA To Pass Bill Allowing “Transgendered” Students To Choose A BathroomRead More »
Note: I am pleased to announce that the Financial Pocket will be moving to Mondays starting July 7. I will report on interesting financial stories, and provide you with some insight on what to expect in the upcoming week. * * * Non-farm payrolls increased by 195,000 in June, with the unemployment level holding firm …
Mike’s Financial Pocket — June’s Jobs Report: The Meh, The Bad, and The UglyRead More »
Pocket Full of Liberty works to promote the ideals of liberty and free markets in order ensure a lasting majority of Americans who choose freedom over the State. The team: Jay Caruso – Owner – Jay is the founder of Pocket Full Of Liberty. Jay has worked in supply chain/logistics for the last 17 years. Born …
My fellow Americans: In a few moments the celebration will begin here in New York Harbor. It’s going to be quite a show. I was just looking over the preparations and thinking about a saying that we had back in Hollywood about never doing a scene with kids or animals because they’d steal the scene …
Ronald Reagan’s Independence Day Address 7/4/1986Read More »
Who’s to say we can’t have a little fun celebrating fictional Independence Day speeches? If you’ve never seen the movie ‘Independence Day’ you’re missing a movie that is just a lot of fun to watch. Plus, Bill Pullman as President Thomas J. Whitmore delivers one of the better presidential speeches in cinematic history: …
For the second time in two years, the people of Egypt are rising up against their tyrannical government. Millions of Egyptians took to the streets on June 30th to protest the authoritarian rule and economic mismanagement of the Muslim Brotherhood-led government under Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. Some banners carried by the demonstrators denounced the Obama administration for supporting Morsi’s government, like …
A pair of NSA recruiters gave a presentation to University of Wisconsin language students about why they should consider a career with the NSA. Typical stuff for a college career fair. But it’s doubtful that the recruiters anticipated being barraged with questions about the recent controversies surrounding the agency. The Huffington Post reports: [Madiha] Tahir, a PhD …
NSA Recruiters Get Serious Backlash from StudentsRead More »
As you may have heard, the Obama administration has delayed the employer mandate portion of the Affordable Care Act to January 2015. Avik Roy has a great rundown of the implications of this decision: The Obama administration has decided to delay the implementation of Obamacare’s employer mandate—the requirement that all firms with 50 or …
Laughable: Conservatives To Blame For ACA Employer Mandate DelayRead More »