Andrew Napolitano: Executive Order Tyranny

Obama yearns to be king.         Can the president legally bypass Congress and rule the government by decree? The answer to the question above is: No. But you wouldn't know that by listening to President Obama. In the past three weeks, the president has made it clear how he plans to run the executive branch of the federal government in the next  ... MORE

You're Wrong, Mr. Obama, The IRS IS Corrupt!

by Jay Sekulow.     In the aftermath of an IRS targeting scandal that may have influenced the 2012 election, in the midst of criminal and congressional investigations, while civil litigation is pending in federal court, before a single deposition is taken and while the IRS clings to tens of thousands of documents, the president of the United       ... MORE

VIDEO: Thomas Sowell - Merit and Productivity

Kevin Carson: The Worship Of Authority

Or how to be slaves of the state.        On Monday, January 13, two Fullerton, California police officers charged with the beating death of Kelly Thomas were acquitted, and the prosecutor announced his decision not to press charges against a third officer involved. Millions who had been following the story met the verdict with incredulity:     ... MORE

John Stossel: Reputation Versus Regulation

Do you like to cook?       Throw dinner parties? Many people enjoy that, but paying for the food, plus accessories, is expensive. Would you host more often if you could get your guests to cover the costs? Or suppose you'd like to go to a dinner party to meet new people in your neighborhood. Or maybe when you travel, instead of eating at    ... MORE

VIDEO: When Caution Kills, The Most Dangerous Monopoly


Why a laissez-faire economy best serves the public.

Brian Doherty: Rand Paul/Ron Paul Disconnect On Drugs

Rand takes the incremental approach.          One of Ron Paul's defining moments on the national stage--vivid proof that this is a very different kind of character we are dealing with here, in a great way--was when, at the first 2012 cycle Republican presidential candidate debate in May 2011, he mocked the notion that legalizing heroin was a      ... MORE

Feds Make First Step Towards Hemp Legalization

Industrial hemp to be treated as commodity not drug.    The United States federal government may not be ready to sanction marijuana use, but a new agriculture bill is set to legalize preliminary stages of hemp production in states that allow the practice. A new farm bill, passed by Congress on Tuesday, would allow universities and state    ... MORE

Rob Natelson: Struggling With Nullification?

Jefferson and Madison understood the rightful remedy. Does a state have the right to nullify federal statutes the state considers unconstitutional? This depends largely on how you define “nullification.” It also depends on what you mean by “right” and what kind of document you understand the Constitution to be. In other words, it      ... MORE

No Count Of How Many People Are Killed By Police In U.S.

Here’s a pitch for a procedural:      Cops track down the number of police shootings in the United States in a given year. Why should that require any detective work? It’s that there are currently no national statistics on how many people are shot by police each year. In some areas, such as Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia and    ... MORE

VIDEO: John Stossel - Green Energy Giveaways

Wisconsin School Prods Kids To Snitch On Parents

by Daisy Luther.     In the government is not you dept ... The game is called “Cross the Line” and many outraged parents believe that it does just that. A middle school in Marinette,  got a group of 5th-8th graders together and organized a really fun game that asked students to step forward to answer “yes” to a series of highly personal       ... MORE

Jason Pye: Drug Policy Debate Should Focus On Federalism

The Constitutional power of the state.     In a speech last month at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) argued that, rather than ignoring certain laws, President Barack Obama should go to Congress to start “a real conversation” about federal drug policy. “You could have hearings. You could look at the problem. You could   ... MORE

VIDEO: Who Owns You?

NY’s NRA Membership Nearly Doubles In Wake Of SAFE Act

by Tom Precious.       As gun-rights and gun-control groups continue to argue over the effects of the New York SAFE Act, one consequence is clear: Membership in the state affiliate of the National Rifle Association has soared since the law was enacted a year ago. Tom King, president of the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, said the NRA     ... MORE

Pot Legalization Will Be On The Ballot This Year In Alaska

by Jonathan Kaminsky, Reuters. A measure that could make Alaska the third U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana use after Colorado and Washington has enough valid signatures to be put before voters in August, state officials said on Tuesday. If voted into law, the Alaska initiative would allow adults aged 21 and older to possess up to an ounce (28 grams) of marijuana and grow up to six pot plants, and would pave the way for creation of a system to tax and regulate pot sales. ... MORE

Thomas Sowell: Republicans To The Rescue?

Maybe national Republicans should stand for something. Some supporters of President Obama may be worried about how he and the Democrats are going to fare politically, as the problems of ObamaCare continue to escalate, and it looks like the Republicans have a chance to win a majority in the Senate. But Democrats may not need to   ... MORE

Is There Anything More American Than Bob Dylan Doing a Patriotic Super Bowl Ad for a Foreign-Owned Carmaker?

by Nick Gillespie.      Absolutely not. And that's kind of wonderful. Bob Dylan's controversial Super Bowl ad for Chrysler opens with the Maestro himself asking, “Is there anything more American than America?” It’s the sort of koan-like, WTF riddle that defines his most memorable music. Dylan is the master of the rhetorical question, whether       ... MORE

VIDEO: Walter E Williams - Welfare State Beneficiaries

Thousands Stuck In Obamacare Appeals Limbo

by Peter Suderman.     System not yet built. You may have heard that HealthCare.gov, which powers the federally run health insurance exchange for 36 states, is, after its disastrous rollout last year, all fixed up and working basically fine. Obamacare is on track. But that’s not true, it seems, for anyone who wants to file an appeal regarding       ... MORE

Walter E Williams: Schoolteacher Cheating

Another way no child is left behind.        Philadelphia's public school system has joined several other big-city school systems, such as those in Atlanta, Detroit and Washington, D.C., in widespread teacher-led cheating on standardized academic achievement tests. So far, the city has fired three school principals, and The Wall Street Journal     ... MORE

VIDEO: Social Security Vs. Private Retirement

NYC Mayor To Close City Schools For Muslim Holidays

Political correctness run amok.     New York Mayor Bill De Blasio will close city schools for two Muslim holidays and the Lunar New Year. The New York Daily News reported: New York City is moving to close school for two Muslim holidays and the Lunar New Year — but Mayor de Blasio isn’t so sure about the Hindu festival Diwali. But he said he’d move     ...  MORE

The Electric Chair Could Return In Louisiana

by Michelle Millhollon.     Twenty-three years after the state retired Gruesome Gertie and switched to lethal injection for executions, the electric chair could make a comeback in Louisiana. States are scrambling for death penalty alternatives because of a clampdown on the availability of deadly drugs for executions. Old-time tools that were      ... MORE

The Chilling Effect Of EPA's Wood-Burning Stove Ban

by Larry Bell.      Where's global warming when we need it? It seems that even wood isn’t green or renewable enough anymore.  The EPA has recently banned the production and sale of 80 percent of America’s current wood-burning stoves, the oldest heating method known to mankind and mainstay of rural homes and many of our        ... MORE

Medical Marijuana Users Must Give Up Gun Rights In Illinois

by Christina Sarich.       The perils of politically incorrect medicine. Illinois is allowing patients with over 41 medical conditions, including cancer and AIDS to legally smoke pot, but a new plan proposed by state officials Tuesday will require them to give up their Second Amendment rights – the right to own a gun. They will also be           ... MORE

ViDEO: John Stossel - An Inconsistent Truth

Edward Cline: Payback For Dinesh D'Souza

Censorship by example.      In the proud tradition of Stalin. Dinesh D’Souza, the prominent conservative writer, has been arrested and indicted on trumped-up Federal Election Law charges. Why? Just as Leona Helmsley was charged and tried for tax evasion, and Wall Street maverick Michael Milken was charged and indicted for “racketeering,”      ... MORE

Heritage Foundation: Facts About The Minimum Wage

It reduces opportunities to gain experience.        Studies find raising the minimum wage does not reduce poverty. It is a completely ineffective anti-poverty policy. The primary value of minimum-wage jobs is that they are learning jobs. They teach inexperienced employees basic employment skills that make them more productive and enable    ... MORE

VIDEO: 3 Absurd Reasons For Banning Drugs

Six Year Old Suspended For Mini Cheddars In Lunchbox

by Harriet Arkell.       Chronic healthy eating violator apprehended by authorities. A six-year-old boy who went to school with a bag of Mini Cheddars in his packed lunch has been suspended for four days after teachers said it contravened its healthy eating policy. Riley Pearson, from Colnbrook, near Slough, was excluded from Colnbrook C of E     ... MORE

Steve Chapman: Our Wasted Effort In Afghanistan

What the world's only superpower cannot fix.     The United States government and the Taliban don't agree on much, but they have found one point of convergence: Both think someone needs to get a hose and put out the flames engulfing Hamid Karzai's pants. The Afghan president has often criticized the Americans for carrying out     ... MORE

Hate Speech: A Pretense For The New Inquisition

by Craig Parshall.        An effective tool to suppress free thought. Recently, 12 members of the House of Representatives signed on to H.R. 3878, a bill that would launch an investigation into any "role" that might be played by radio, television, and the Internet to supposedly "encourage" the commission of hate crimes. I have been       ... MORE

California To Start Collecting Signatures To Legalize Pot

by Ashley Bailey.           Supporters of legalizing marijuana in California have been given the green light to start collecting signatures for a November ballot measure. If passed, the Marijuana Control, Legalization and Revenue Act for California would legalize recreational pot use for adults 21 and over. It would also strengthen existing   ... MORE

VIDEO: George Will - The Future Of Conservatism

Obama Wrongly Denies He Has Power To Reclassify Pot

He should read the Controlled Substances Act. by Jacob Sullum. In an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper that aired last night, President Obama tried to dodge responsibility for eliminating the contradiction between his recent comments about marijuana and its classification as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act:         ... MORE

Jacob Kornblush: Blazio's New Ploy To Fleece Citizens

NYC speeding cameras gain revenue bonanza.  The profitability of the police state. Nearly a thousand drivers have been ticketed by the city’s speed cameras since Mayor Bill de Blasio’s “Vision Zero” traffic initiative took effect two weeks ago. The Department of Transportation tells NY1 it has already issued 900 speeding violations since       ... MORE

VIDEO: "Why Are So Many Criminals Walking Free"

Baylen Linnekin: This Farm Bill Stinks

A lousy new Farm Bill is about to become law.     CattlePublic DomainLike a phoenix made of pork, the Farm Bill has risen from the ashes. And for opponents of farm subsidies and wasteful government spending, that’s bad news. The measure, which had languished for two years in Congress, passed in the House this week. The Senate is   ... MORE

Is Crazed Super Bowl Security a Taste of America To Come?

by J. D. Tuccille.    Think of a TSA checkpoint that goes on, forever. In the run-up to Super Bowl XLVIII (just be happy they don't use Egyptian numerals), the New York City Police Department is deploying an "amazing arsenal of security initiatives," including 200 "temporary" surveillance cameras to ensure that dirty deeds remain undone at the big   ... MORE