https://redstate.com/author/dukefergus/feedConservative News & Politicsen-usMon, 20 Apr 2026 15:46:28 -0400<![CDATA[]]>Tue, 28 Feb 2017 14:45:28 -0500<![CDATA[Duke Fergus]]>https://redstate.com/dukefergus/2017/02/28/ag-sessions-reject-latest-music-industry-push-higher-royalty-rates-n68435<![CDATA[The message sent by the American people on Election Day was clear &#8212; no more business as usual.  Yet rumors on Capitol Hill persist that one of the GOP&#8217;s favorite billionaires, Las Vegas casino owner Sheldon Adelson, may be in line for an outrageous, anti-free market legislative favor to compensate for his last minute infusion of cash to help save the Republican Senate.]]>Mon, 14 Nov 2016 14:33:46 -0500<![CDATA[Duke Fergus]]>https://redstate.com/dukefergus/2016/11/14/internet-gaming-ban-back-n63754<![CDATA[Elon Musk’s space travel company, SpaceX, had a catastrophic failure on September 1, 2016, where a rocket exploded on the launch pad.  And this is not the first time Musk’s rockets have failed.  Last year, a SpaceX rocket carrying NASA cargo also failed during flight.]]>Wed, 21 Sep 2016 13:50:30 -0400<![CDATA[Duke Fergus]]>https://redstate.com/dukefergus/2016/09/21/spacex-blowing-government-contracting-n62056<![CDATA[When Russian Authoritarian Vladimir Putin and Elon Musk crossed paths for the first time, it was most certainly not love at first sight. During the early years of Putin’s presidency, Musk traveled to Moscow with the hope of buying a few old standard issue Russian ICBM missiles. He had big dreams of sending a Hyperloop greenhouse to Mars. Musk met with a group of Russian space scientists to discuss his plans, but he was laughed out of the room after a complimentary round of vodka. To say that Putin people did not take Musk seriously is an understatement.]]>Wed, 20 Jul 2016 08:30:07 -0400<![CDATA[Duke Fergus]]>https://redstate.com/dukefergus/2016/07/20/elon-musks-hyperloop-hypocrisy-n60641<![CDATA[The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has slammed a Department of Justice effort to bypass normal procedures when attempting to secure information stored on cloud-based storage services.  The decision is a major victory for the Fourth Amendment.]]>Thu, 14 Jul 2016 12:56:22 -0400<![CDATA[Duke Fergus]]>https://redstate.com/dukefergus/2016/07/14/justice-department-overreach-slammed-us-appeals-court-n60493<![CDATA[Earlier this month, Carl Icahn declared that Bill Ackman of Pershing Square is “dead wrong” on his short bet relating to Herbalife.  He was correct, and Ackman knows it. In a last-ditch effort to make his bet pay off, Ackman has started a deceptive public relations war to kill the nutrition company. When his PR campaigns are unsuccessful, he attempts to pull the levers of government power in his favor to prop down the value of Herbalife’s stock.  The actions of Ackman are a classic case study in hedge fund crony capitalism.]]>Wed, 22 Jun 2016 13:00:57 -0400<![CDATA[Duke Fergus]]>https://redstate.com/dukefergus/2016/06/22/bill-ackman-personification-crony-capitalism-n59966<![CDATA[From the diaries &#8230;]]>Wed, 25 May 2016 20:00:35 -0400<![CDATA[Duke Fergus]]>https://redstate.com/dukefergus/2016/05/25/house-oversight-committee-demands-criminal-investigation-cover-oregon-n59324<![CDATA[Armed with millions in taxpayer cash from an island drowning in debt, former Obama crony Anita Dunn (of Mao Tse-tung is my favorite philosopher fame) was paid $3.4 million to help get Puerto Rico a bailout through bankruptcy.  She was joined by Obama&#8217;s former Chief Restructuring Officer at the Treasury Department Jim Millstein who represented bondholders looking to get a special deal from the Congress. It appears their efforts have been stopped dead in their tracks.]]>Thu, 19 May 2016 10:07:20 -0400<![CDATA[Duke Fergus]]>https://redstate.com/dukefergus/2016/05/19/kudos-house-republicans-puerto-rico-reform-n59179<![CDATA[At an infamous congressional hearing on military readiness in the Pacific, Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Georgia) asked the Admiral of the U.S. Pacific Command whether sending more Marines to Guam would &#8220;so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize.&#8221; While informed that the military did not anticipate such an event happening, Johnson may have been ahead of his time. Puerto Rico, another U.S. island territory, may be past its financial tipping point sending the whole government toppling into the sea.]]>Fri, 15 Jan 2016 10:59:52 -0500<![CDATA[Duke Fergus]]>https://redstate.com/dukefergus/2016/01/15/will-puerto-rico-tip-economically-n56040<![CDATA[The desire of the Obama administration to fund green energy project extends well beyond our borders.  Abengoa, a Spanish company, was the recipient of more than $2.8 billion in taxpayer loans and grants making them the second largest recipient of the $16 billion doled out by the Department of Energy&#8217;s 1705 loan guarantee program.  Abengoa is now collapsing before our naked steaming eyes and no one should be shocked that the company has connections in high places in the Democratic Party, including Al Gore and a host of Obama political contributors.]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2015 13:59:41 -0400<![CDATA[Duke Fergus]]>https://redstate.com/dukefergus/2015/08/13/solyndra-spanish-means-abengoa-n53706<![CDATA[Science has proven that ethanol is bad for your engine.   Ethanol creates more smog than using regular gasoline.  Ethanol reduces the fuel efficiency of your car and the government&#8217;s fuel mandates are hurting the poor as farmers make more money converting food to fuel than growing food to feed people.  There is not much to love about ethanol, unless you are the Senator from Iowa.]]>Sat, 25 Jul 2015 08:06:21 -0400<![CDATA[Duke Fergus]]>https://redstate.com/dukefergus/2015/07/25/grassley-plants-seeds-corporate-cronyism-n53494<![CDATA[Red herrings have long been a favored tactic used by Washington DC insiders to justify otherwise illegitimate activities. Occasionally, these insiders’ ploys are exposed and undermined by an unyielding torrent of facts. Such is the case for proponents of legislation intended to overturn states’ rights to self-determination on the issue of Internet gaming by imposing a sweeping federal ban on the activity.]]>Mon, 13 Oct 2014 16:08:45 -0400<![CDATA[Duke Fergus]]>https://redstate.com/dukefergus/2014/10/13/cei-study-exposes-intellectual-dishonesty-gambling-ban-proponents-n50741<![CDATA[John Feehery call your office.  It appears someone has signed into your computer and is emailing columns out under your name that make you look like a simpleton.  The Wall Street Journal has fallen for the ruse.  They just published a column under your name lamenting conservative opposition to crony capitalism.]]>Mon, 21 Jul 2014 14:52:19 -0400<![CDATA[Duke Fergus]]><![CDATA[cronyism]]><![CDATA[Justin Amash]]>https://redstate.com/dukefergus/2014/07/21/john-feehery-gop-stop-opposing-crony-capitalism-n49812