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All in all, a pretty fun week for conservatives. Marco Rubio made a classy and inspiring entrance into a Republican field that is already impressive and energizing, and sure to become even more so.

Hillary Rodham Clinton fudged her family history at a campaign appearance in Iowa Wednesday when she described her grandparents as immigrants. “All my grandparents, you know, came over here and, yo...

CHIPOTLE CHEAPO Hillary Clinton, on her infamous Blackberry, somewhere between New York City and Iowa this week. Hillary must still be struggling to pay her mortgages, or perhaps her mega-carbon footprint deluxe limo "van" needs to conserve gas money, because…

Remy channels One Direction to help us understand the tax code. Written and performed by Remy. Music tracks and background vocals by Ben Karlstrom. Produced ...

The devout Christian and politician criticized the president, but embraced the second coming of Jesus.

Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) explained that the Bill of Rights i snot controlled by public opinion polls, that our rights do not come from government but from God Himself, and that the 2nd Amendment exi

Did you know that every year, more American men are raped than women? 80% of suicides are male. Read more at: http://www.therebel.media/why_i_am_not_a_femini...

theGRIO REPORT - The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has released a "Hate Map" that shows where active hate groups are throughout the country.

The $4-a-day SNAP challenge gets the government's rationale behind the program totally wrong. It also doesn't capture what living on food stamps is really like.

Police say the parent, Annika McKenzie, 34, walked into the Hempstead, New York, school without being cleared by security and waited in the hallway for her daughter's teacher.

Now that Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) have officially launched their presidential campaigns, the Democratic Party is gearing upits propaganda machine to attack the Republican contenders. But a series of Facebook images they posted this week has many scratching their heads, wondering why the Democrats would use what seem to be Republican talking points in their messages.

The Thursday panel of FNC’s Special Report with Bret Baier took on the late-term abortion debate between Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul and Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and included The Weekly Standard’s Steve Hayes declaring that it could represent a possible “hinge point in abortion politics.”

Anna Broom, 33, from Gillingham, in Kent, has not worked since the age of 19, but wants the taxpayer to cough up £10,000 to fund her dream 'traditional English wedding'.

Experiments suggest that conservatives are more sensitive to inflammatory liberal comments than the other way around.

Every 30 minutes, a child is injured or killed by a firearm in the United States. That's why 18 year-old inventor, Kai Kloepfer, developed a handgun with a b...

There was very little if any surprise Sunday when Hillary Clinton threw her name into the race. Nearly as unsurprising was the medias fury in the days leading up to the announcement and the overwhelming attention her announcement has been given since.

Military officials and residents say Al Qaeda has taken control of a major airport in southern Yemen after briefly clashing with troops.

Mark Brewer is a decorated Air Force veteran who fought in the global war on terror. But last month, he became a casualty in the drug war.

We use very little water at our homes.  At least compared to how much is used elsewhere.  Nationwide, the amount of water consumed in our homes is only about 10% of the greater whole.   If you have been paying attention to recent news you have likely heard about the California drought.  This story is not new.  Growing up in Arizona I was constantly bombarded with dire warnings regarding how California is running out of water because of all the people moving there.  Well enough is enough.  I can only hear about desert landscaping and composting toilets for so long. The data is free for the asking from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).  So let’s take a look. How much water do Californians use in their desert homes?  Consistent with the national average it is a whopping 10.5% of total state water use.  So, if The Golden State could halve the showering, lawn watering and pool parties it would barely assist in drought relief.     Typically, it is good practice to avoid pie charts.  However, every once in a while, I will make an exception to show a disproportionate contribution to a whole.  Here is what California residential water use looks like compared against everything else.  California Residential Water Use California is average with regard to domestic water use across the US.  This chart shows how little most states water use is a product of home consumption. The per capita use in California is above the national average but lower than every other state west of the rocky mountains. The reason that domestic water use in California is so low is that the state uses the majority of their water in other ways (obviously).  What are the other areas that demand water?  Here are eight categories of water use tracked by the USGS.  They are described in detail on their website here. Thermo Electric Power: Use of steam-driven turbine generators Mining: Extraction of minerals Self-Supplied Industrial: Business use provided by self (i.e. well water) Self-Supplied Domestic Use: Indoor and outdoor use at residences  provided by self (i.e. well water) Aqua Culture: Associated with raising organisms that live in water Livestock: watering, feedlots, dairy operations and other on-ranch needs Irrigation: Applied to sustain plant growth Public Supply: Supplied by the public for domestic, industrial and general public purposes This heat map shows how much water is used by state in these categories (in 2010 the most recent year available).  I have consolidated public supply use into domestic and industrial.  The states and categories are sorted on total use.  For example California uses more water than any other state, however, thermo electrical generation is the largest user of all categories.   Here is the same data but as a total by state. California’s water problem is primarily the result of one factor, irrigating desert farmland.  The primary question is; why is no one willing to point out this obvious fact?  Droughts are a certainty if you are heavily farming in an area that requires having to make your own rain. Water will continue to be a hot debate topic in the years to come.  However, if we focus on the wrong areas, and are not honest about how we can best inform decisions, we will miss the largest impacts.  Now, feel free to go take a long shower. As always my code and data can be found here:  https://github.com/isaacfab/water

This is just a short clip I found of R. Lee Ermey at the NRA convention (I believe) saying that he's gonna vote for Ted Cruz: If Ted Cruz is good enough for Gunny, then you know he's right for Amer...

Obama, Iran and Congress all jockey for position on the nuclear deal.

Guest post by DMartyr Left-wing wacko Sarah Silverman was busted telling a lie about gender discrimination she faced when she was first starting out: In an April 6 wage-discrimination-activism video for Levo League, Silverman accused New York Comedy Club owner…

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Ross Douthat recently pointed out that people are using the term “bigotry” much more broadly in the case of people objecting to same-sex marriage. My experience is similar. I’ve had more than one person tell me that Christian florists who refuse to service gay weddings are bigots even if the florists are following the dictates of…

MSNBC’s Ed Schultz can’t seem to stop the partisan doubletalk spewing from his big mouth. Last week, Schultz had the audacity to say that Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul has an “issue” with female reporters (after all, as Ann Coulter pointed out recently, Schultz is very well known for how he treats the ladies -- ask Laura Ingraham). But on Tuesday Schultz was declaring that the left’s leading lady “doesn’t have to answer questions right now” from the press, male or female.