On May 21, in a Senate hearing led by Carl Levin (D-Michigan), Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) lambasted Congress for attacking Apple, Inc. In just four minutes, unafraid, he rightly took Congress to task for “investigating” Apple.

Among his remarks:

I’m offended by the tenor and tone of this hearing. 

I’m offended by a $4-trillion-dollar government bullying, berating, and badgering one of America’s greatest success stories.

If anyone should be on trial, it’s...

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During their last earnings call, as reported in the Arizona Republic, Arizona Public Service (APS) CEO Don Brandt was asked about the financial impact rooftop solar could have on APS if solar’s popularity continued to soar.

Just like the public education monopoly, the APS utility monopoly is concerned that more energy efficiency and choice, specifically more rooftop solar, is starting to eat into its profits and revenue growth.  APS clearly disclosed this to its investors when it revealed tha...

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Survey reveals Arizona entrepreneurs’ deep skepticism of federal funding promises

PHOENIX, Ariz., May 14, 2013 — In a poll released today by their leading association, small-business owners overwhelmingly oppose the high-stakes effort at the Arizona State Capitol to expand Medicaid coverage to all Arizonans at or below 133 percent of the federal poverty level as envisioned by the federal healthcare law.

The recent survey conducted by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB/Ariz...

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