Heather Roff: The Short Slide From Drones To Despotism

Powerful enough to trump the safeguards for rights. This past week a secret white paper outlining legal justifications for the targeted killing of a U.S. citizen came to light. The brief, titled "Lawfulness of a Lethal Operation Directed Against a U.S. Citizen who is a Senior Operational Leader of Al Qaida or an Associated Force" discusses    ... MORE

ObamaCare ALREADY Forcing Doctors To Close Practices

Since the election took repeal off the table ... After 25 years of practicing medicine, Dr. Tamzin Rosenwasser packed in her dermatology practice in 2011, barely a year after the passage of President Obama’s health care initiative. The timing wasn’t coincidental. “I have interrupted practicing medicine because of Obamacare,” said    ... MORE

VIDEO: Stossel - Texas Vs California Private Property Rights

Walter E Williams: Cultural Deviancy, Not Guns

A problem of standards.    There's a story told about a Paris chief of police who was called to a department store to stop a burglary in progress. Upon his arrival, he reconnoitered the situation and ordered his men to surround the entrances of the building next door. When questioned about his actions, he replied that he didn't have enough men to cover  ... MORE

Mark J. Fitzgibbons: A Property Rights Revolution For 2013

Bureaucratic bullying on steroids.  A previously apolitical organic farmer in Virginia has set off a property rights revolution that would make Founders Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and author of Virginia's Declaration of Rights George Mason proud. Martha Boneta had a business license for her tiny farm store in scenic Paris, Virginia,  ... MORE

VIDEO: Polling Data On Drugs, Guns, And The Debt Ceiling

Thomas Sowell: Random Thoughts On The Passing Scene

from the brilliant observations department:    I can't get excited by the question of whether Senator Robert Menendez had sex with a prostitute in Central America. It is her word against his — and when it comes to a prostitute's word against a politician's word, that is too close to call. If an American citizen went off to join Hitler's army during   ... MORE

Obama To Regurgitate Big Spending Plans In Big Speech

BREAKING: Politicians want to spend your money.    President Barack Obama will use his State of the Union address this week to focus on job creation and the struggles of American families, marking a renewed emphasis on the economic issues that defined his first term. The president will offer proposals for spending on infrastructure, clean energy  ... MORE

Rand Paul, The Next GOP Nominee For President

from the Daily Bell.       Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) will give the tea party response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday, following the Republican response by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). Amy Kremer of the Tea Party Express announced Friday in a press release: "We are excited to have Senator Paul deliver the 3rd Tea Party State of the ... MORE

Washington Times: Government Land Grab Put To Bed

Feds lose in attempted theft of motel.         The Motel Caswell in Tewksbury, Mass., won’t be found on any world’s best hotel lists, but it has become a five-star example of the need for Congress to enact comprehensive civil asset-forfeiture reform. The motel, a mortgage-free property worth more than $1 million, has been owned and operated ... MORE

VIDEO: Murray Rothbard - Involuntary Commitment

Public Servants Or Public Masters: San Bernadino

Helicopter cop harasses woman for picking up rocks.      A San Bernardino police officer piloting a helicopter was caught on camera circling a lone woman in the desert, before landing the chopper and then proceeding to harass her in a ridiculous example of how police resources are being wasted to shake down innocent people.  SEE THE VIDEO ... MORE

Thomas Woods: Is Nullification Unconstitutional?

The logic of sovereignty.     Now on some level, we shouldn’t care: resisting violent people who claim the right to expropriate you and force you around is a natural right, and doesn’t rely on any parchment guarantee. But I for one prefer to address my opponents from every angle I can, including their own. These days we’re seeing a lot of      ... MORE

VIDEO: Three Flushes for American Capitalism!

What The Gun And Marijuana Lobbies Have In Common

Andrew Cohen on embracing states' rights.    Last week, I took a glancing look at some of the most dubious gun measures creeping up from state legislatures all over the country since the beginning of the year. The statutory text may differ from state to state, but the theme of those post-Newtown proposals are essentially the same: Under the banner    ... MORE

LAPD Had "No Idea" Who They Were Shooting At

Overzealous cops in the Dorner pusuit. "It's 100 percent clear that they had no idea who was in that vehicle and just lit it up," says attorney Christopher Driscoll. Driscoll is representing Maggie Carranza, 47, and her mother, 71-year-old Emma Hernandez, the two women who were shot on Thursday, Feb. 7 in Torrance, CA by LAPD officers. The officers  ... MORE