Unions eye fight over role of federal contractors

By Tarini Parti and Byron Tau, Politico

Unions representing federal employees are gearing up for a battle against government contractors after the revelation that the National Security Agency leaks came from a 29-year-old at Booz Allen Hamilton.

Detroit: D is for Disaster

By Larry Doyle, wallstreetpit.com

Those in Washington and elsewhere have little interest in drawing attention to the municipal disaster that is the City of Detroit, Michigan.

Why public-sector unions are ‘special’ special interests

By Ed Ring, Cal Watchdog

California’s November 2012 statewide ballot included Proposition 32, the “Stop Special Interest Money Now” initiative. Among the provisions included in this campaign finance reform measure was the requirement that public sector unions obtain permission from each member prior to using a portion of their dues to support political campaigns.

Our Enemy, the Bureaucrat

By J. Robert Smith, American Thinker

America, home of the free… or not. Americans today, less free under surveillance by federal agencies, bullied by bureaucrats, and harassed for their beliefs by tax collectors (talk about contravening the Declaration of Independence).