Pat Buchanan: Is Ron Paul A Reactionary Or A Visionary?

As our situation is new, we must think anew.   After his fourth-place showing in Florida, , by then in Nevada, told supporters he had been advised by friends that he would do better if only he dumped his views, which have been derided as isolationism. Not going to do it, said Dr. Paul to cheers. And why should he?           ... MORE

Steve Chapman: Inoculating Against Religious Freedom

White House has religious freedom in the crosshairs. A few weeks ago, Rick Santorum got some criticism for saying the Supreme Court erred in saying states may not outlaw contraception. The idea that Americans could legally be forbidden to buy condoms or birth control pills struck most people as a gross violation of personal liberty. They are right, of course. But  ... MORE

VIDEO: Milton Friedman - Liberty and The Ordinary Man

Thomas Lifson: Sugar As A Regulated Substance

You're too stupid to know what to eat, but fortunately your betters are about to prevent you from harming yourself by eating stuff that you like. Welcome to the new America, where people who think they are smarter than you get to run your life. CBS News reports: A new commentary published online in the Feb. 1 issue of Nature says sugar is as "toxic" for people as the ... MORE

James A. Dorn: The Federal Reserve's Crony Capitalism

Private virtue is being penalized by public vice.   The Federal Reserve’s decision to release forecasts for short-term interest rates is supposed to clarify monetary policy and reassure the public.  By keeping the federal funds rate close to zero for three more years, and switching from shorter to longer-term securities, the Fed hopes to spur investment ... MORE

VIDEO: Geezers Are the True Enemy of Occupy Wall Street

David Harsanyi: The GOP's ObamaCare Problem

Both Mitt and Newt have supported individual mandate. Once the presidential nomination process is settled—and Lord knows that day can't come fast enough—Republicans will get back to doing what they do best, getting on Barack Obama's case. Incredibly, though, they'll have to do it without one of their most potent arguments. The Republican  ... MORE

Lee Moran: Police Terrorize Citizen With Gestapo Tactics

FBI chainsaws through front door; storm wrong house. Bungling FBI agents held a terrified mother at gunpoint for 30 minutes after chainsawing their way into her home - before realising they had raided the wrong address. Officers stormed into Judy Sanchez's Fitchburg, Massachusetts, apartment at 6.04am on January 26 after using the ... MORE

Theodore B. Olson: Obama's Enemies List

Private citizens have become targets for White House attacks. How would you feel if aides to the president of the United States singled you out by name for attack, and if you were featured prominently in the president's re-election campaign as an enemy of the people? What would you do if the White House engaged in derogatory speculative innuendo ... MORE

Herbert London: The Fraud In Our Entitlement System

Government "soft" money has plenty of takers.    Though some might still deny it, there is growing bipartisan belief that our nation's level of indebtedness is unsustainable. How we reduce the debt burden is another matter; this is where political knives are sharpened. Yet there is one uncontroversial issue that could result in dramatic savings and ... MORE

VIDEO: Nanny Of The Month Winner For January 2012


Perhaps LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa should use condoms on taxpayers.

Doug Giles: 13 Politically Incorrect Gun Rules

Guns have only two enemies, rust and politicians.  Gun lovers. Herewith are thirteen things to remember when carrying your weapon.  BTW- this list is not original.  I’ve Google up the bullet points but alas …I got nada in regards to who penned it. If and when someone schools me on who the author is you can rest assure that I’ll give him or her proper praise.  Enjoy. ... MORE

Gene Healy: The TSA's War On Innocent Travelers

Even though the threat of terrorism has diminished. "Rand Paul has got to be on the 'Top 10 People TSA Would Be Smart to Leave Alone' list," National Review's Jonah Goldberg tweeted when news broke of the senator's run-in with the Transportation Security Administration at Nashville International Airport last week. Kentucky's junior senator missed his ... MORE

VIDEO: 3 Reasons School Choice is Growing

Barry Farber: The Marx Brothers - Karl And Groucho

Both of America’s political parties are Marxist. The Democrats are Karl. The Republicans are Groucho. I’m weary of dear friends who’ve been reading political tea leaves, wind currents and baked turtle shells for decades now suddenly wailing in despair that the Republican Party is gift-wrapping the November election and handing it over to the Obama ... MORE

John Stossel: Policing The World


Can a debtor nation afford to police the world? With an election approaching and at least some Americans upset about irresponsible spending, the president has finally expressed a political interest in cutting something. He says the Pentagon will spend "only" $525 billion next year. That's slightly less than the current $531 billion. A cut is good, but this will barely ... MORE

A. Barton Hinkle: The Glories Of Capitalism

The free market delivers. The glories of free-market capitalism are capacious. It has lifted hundreds of millions of people from bare subsistence to astonishing wealth. It has given us life-saving medical marvels, grocery shelves groaning with plenty, and phones that let you dial long-distance in the middle of a cornfield. But its glories are not limitless. And  .... MORE

M. Catharine Evans: Big Media Covering Up Fast & Furious?

The wagons circle around Obama and Holder. Where was the public outcry for justice when Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry bled to death at the hands of a drug cartel in cahoots with the U.S. government? It happens in the Peck Canyon corridor northwest of Nogales, Arizona -- nowhere. The general public didn't hear about it. It's been one year and two months since ... MORE

VIDEO: Robin Fox - Political Correctness On The Campus

Karin Agness: Why Ron Paul Appeals To Young Voters

A champion of free enterprise and limited government. The first primaries of 2012 are complete, but the fight over the proper role of government continues. The question before GOP primary voters is who best reflects their own answer to that question, and then, who is best suited to make that case to the American people? A clear winner has yet to  ... MORE

BLOOMBERG: Farmers Making $100 Billion Get Subsidies

A perverse system of misguided incentives. Imagine an industry on a roll. Its income surpassed the $100 billion mark last year for the first time. On top of these riches, those in the business got an additional $25 billion or so in federal handouts. The 1 percenters of Wall Street? Not even close. The beneficiaries are America’s farmers, or to be more   ... MORE

VIDEO: Have Wages Really Stagnated?


A deeper look into the numbers.

IBD Editorial: When Global Warming Freezes Over

Alarmists have looked foolish for quite some time now.   Global warming alarmists won't give up their campaign to spread fear and backward thinking until an ice bridge stretches from New York to Paris. Science, though, says they should. Al Gore, who invented global warming hysteria, has most recently been found planning a trip to Antarctica where he will ... MORE

Mike Riggs: Gary Johnson Braves The ACLU

Libertarian candidate charms civil libertarians. On January 29 the Miami Herald ran a full-page ad excoriating Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney for their “abysmal” constitutional records. The ad wasn’t paid for by Ron Paul or his supporters, but by the American Civil Liberties Union, which invited the GOP field to its annual staff convention in Orlando to “face the  ... MORE

Frank Girardo: California, The Golden Police State

Guess that's why we have Nevada. I'm going to qualify this entire column by stating unequivocally that I don't know what political views my 13-year-old son Thomas might have. I know where he stands on the NFL, being an eighth grader, math and roller coasters - but not politics. Which is fine by me. That said, he made some interesting observations -  ... MORE

Thomas Sowell: Getting Nowhere, Very Fast


A spending spree with other people's money.  California has a huge state deb and Washington has a huge national debt. But that does not discourage either Governor Jerry Brown or President Barack Obama from wanting to launch a very costly high-speed rail system. Most of us might be a little skittish about spending money if we were teetering on the ... MORE

VIDEO: Bill Whittle Explains THE VOTE PUMP


Did you know government spends $2.2 trillion a year on vote buying?

Thomas Bowden: The Joy Of Football

A celebration of skill, dedication and pursuit of success. As half the nation eagerly awaits the kickoff of the Super Bowl, the other half looks on in wonderment at what could be so enthralling about grown men running up and down a field carrying an oblong ball. Football fans who cannot articulate why they feel such passion for the game may retreat to ... MORE

Andrew C. McCarthy: The Myth Of GOP Stinginess

Republicans fill the tank as Obama drives off cliff.   Mitch McConnell wanted you to know he was livid on Thursday. The Senate was about to Greece the wheels for adding yet another trillion and change to President Obama’s yet-again tapped-out credit card. “More spending, more debt,” brayed the minority leader. “That’s what we’ve gotten from ... MORE

VIDEO: The Truth About Monopolies and Anti-Trust Laws

Sam Chaltain: Require Kids To Stay In School? Not So Fast

Obama's simplistic notion about drop-outs.   Anytime you hear government officials mandating new behaviors to a broad swath of the population, that mandate is likely to run afoul of the First Amendment. And so it is with President Obama’s announcement in his 2012 State of the Union address on Tuesday night that all states should “require that all  ... MORE

Walter E Williams: Obama's Racial Politics

Aided and abetted by a dishonest media.   There's been a heap of criticism placed upon President Barack Obama's domestic policies that have promoted government intrusion and prolonged our fiscal crisis and his foreign policies that have emboldened our enemies. Any criticism of Obama pales in comparison with what might be said about the American ... MORE

Tom Giovanetti: IRS Wants To File Your Taxes For You

The ultimate goal of the revenue establishment.   The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life. It wants to ease your mind about compliance with the tax code and make April 15 as stress-free as possible. Sound too good to be true? Of course it is. Their real goal is to extract more tax dollars out of your pocket without having ... MORE

Sheldon Richman: Obama's Bogus Case For Tax Fairness

Calling something just does not make it so. In his State of the Union speech Tuesday night President Obama played the fairness card in calling for higher taxes on upper-income people. He said: [W]e need to change our tax code so that people like me, and an awful lot of Members of Congress, pay our fair share of taxes. Tax reform should follow the Buffett rule: If you  ... MORE

VIDEO: Ayn Rand - The Nature Of Rights

Katie Kieffer: Why States May Legalize Drugs

People own themselves.   I believe that states have the constitutional right to legalize drugs. For, the Constitution is silent on the federal government’s ability to regulate or ban substances that adults choose to digest at their own peril—or medical relief. The Constitution is so silent on this matter of individual liberty (choosing to digest or use drugs) that ... MORE

William Yeatman: Another One Bites The Dust!

Another green energy stimulus recipient, that is. Earlier this week, Stimulus beneficiary Evergreen Energy bit the dust. Then, Ener1, a manufacturer of batteries for electric vehicles and recipient of Stimulus largesse, filed for bankruptcy. And today, the Las Vegas Sun reports that Amonix, Inc., a manufacturer of solar panels that received  ... MORE

VIDEO: Debt Generation Hopes For Change

Thomas Lifson: Something Is Rotten At Reuters

An incompetent news service or a propaganda tool?  The Reuters news service once again has made itself a laughingstock by publishing a mistake-riddled hit piece on Marco Rubio, all but ruling him out as a vice presidential nominee for the GOP because of alleged financial problems, many of which turned out to be untrue. Five corrections were necessary. ... MORE

WSJ Editorial: No Need To Panic About Global Warming

No compelling scientific argument for drastic action.  Editor's Note: The following has been signed by the 16 scientists listed at the end of the article:  A candidate for public office in any contemporary democracy may have to consider what, if anything, to do about "global warming." Candidates should understand that the oft-repeated claim that nearly all    ... MORE