Megan Barth

Consumers of Music May Pay More if DOJ Plays Favorites

Performing Rights Organizations (PROs) control the rights to nearly every song in America generating revenues exceeding $1 Billion. The American Society of Composers (ASCAP) and Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) are the two main PRO’s in the United States.

Military Families Are Getting Shafted By Public Health Insurance

It is no secret that America's veterans are getting the shaft. We have seen these troubling headlines: A fatal wait: Veterans languish and die on a VA hospital's secret list

The Charade of the Climate Change Charlatans on Parade

A coalition of environmental activist groups, led by 350.org, is promoting a series of "Break Free From Fossil Fuels" training sessions and protests during May 4-15, 2016, at locations involved in fossil fuel production or transportation.

If Technology is our future, why aren't we teaching our kids to create it?

Despite the ever increasing digitalization of our society, computer science remains an afterthought in our K-12 educational system. 75% of schools in America offer no CS learning opportunity. Only 40% of those that do offer it, accept it as credit towards graduation.

Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) pushing Hollywood Fiction for More Banking Regulations

If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. If it stops moving, subsidize it. -- Ronald Reagan Enter Dodd Frank: legislation named after Democrats' Christopher Dodd and Barney Frank, which enacted 2,300 pages of banking regulations. What could have possibly gone wrong with 2,300 pages of new government regulations on banks?

Justice for Clay: A True Story of the Cruel and Unusual Punishment of a Brain Injured Veteran

Clayton "Clay" John App is a 33 year old, 7 year veteran of the US Army who served two tours in Iraq during Operation Enduring Freedom. A soldier who returned home from the war with TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and who now sits in the General Population of a Florida state prison serving an 18 month sentence for selling $200 of drugs to a confidential informant. This wounded warrior is my cousin and this is Clay's story.

Congress, Not Obama's Cronies, Can Save Puerto Rico

Due to Puerto Rico's gross habits, the commonwealth has amassed a total debt of over $72 billion and has already defaulted on $221 million of its' debt. When unfunded liabilities (pensions) are included, these additional costs bring the total value of their debt closer to $165 billion, approximately $150% of its' GDP.