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Archives for April 2012

Raytheon Small Tactical Munition (STM)

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With the ability to precisely engage targets, Small Tactical Munition’s advanced warhead delivers the required effects while significantly reducing the risk of collateral damage. At only 13.5 pounds and 22 inches long, STM is the smallest air-launched weapon in the Raytheon portfolio. Designed for employment from manned and unmanned aircraft systems, STM is ideally suited […]

An F for Indiana

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There is only one Republican in Indiana that the NRA has given an F to for lack of support of the Second Amendment to the constitution. That Republican is Sen. Dick Lugar. It’s rare that the NRA takes a position in a party primary, but that’s how bad Lugar’s record on the Second Amendment is. […]

Funding Your Neighbor’s Pension

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The key to understanding the public pension mess is the expected rate of return—a guarantee at the local and municipal level of 8% or higher. How many of you in the private sector are earning 8% risk free? The five-year Treasury, for example, yields a shade over 1%.

Breaking News from Dick Young on the Koch Brothers/Cato Battle

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Linked here is this morning’s NRO post from Cato’s Gene Healy and Jerry Taylor regarding serious flaws in the Koch brothers’ public attack on the Cato Institute. Cited within is a declaration attributed to David Koch outlining a need for a truly “independent” board, followed by a list of Koch-proposed directors. Referring to this crowd […]

FedEx CEO Fred Smith: Friend of the Constitution and Energy Pioneer

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In a recent NPR interview, FedEx CEO Fred Smith explained why it is essential to move America away from imported energy sources: “We spend about $70 to $80 billion a year as a country doing that, not just for ourselves, but for the rest of the world as a whole. And that’s even before we […]

The .50 Beowulf

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The .50 Beowulf® is the original big bore caliber for AR15 style firearms and remains dominant both in caliber and market share. With more than 10 years of field experience and tens of thousands of rifles in the hands of shooters across the U.S. the Beowulf has proven itself an excellent hunting weapon.