Thomas Sowell: A Political Glossary
When politicians talk fairness, hide your wallet. Since this is an election year, we can expect to hear a lot of words -- and the meaning of those words is not always clear. So it may be helpful to have a glossary of political terms. One of the most versatile terms in the political vocabulary is "fairness." It has been used over a vast range of issues, from ... MOREThe War On Poverty: $15 Trillion & Nothing To Show For It
by Michael Tennant. Fifteen trillion dollars: That’s how much American taxpayers have forked over in the name of helping the poor since 1964. And what do we have to show for it? A poverty rate that has barely budged, an entrenched bureaucracy, and a population — like that of Greece and Portugal, two welfare-state basket cases — increasingly ... MOREJohn Fund: Twilight Of The Unions
Hard times at the AFSCME convention. Since 2008, we’ve seen the biggest economic crisis since the Great Depression. Unlike 75 years ago, however, unions and the Left have this time largely failed to build a rigorous movement of economic populism to further their goals: Witness the now largely disbanded Occupy movement. Indeed, as members ... MORE
Steve Conover: Is Government Really 'The Solution'?
If so, the problem must be prosperity. Additional government action is facing tough obstacles today. But is conservative 'propaganda' really to blame? In a recent Washington Post op-ed, E.J. Dionne scolded his fellow liberals for refusing to admit what the Republicans have been saying all along: That liberals think government is the solution. ... MOREWalter E Williams: Too Much College
College for all just waters down higher education. In President Barack Obama's 2012 State of the Union address, he said that "higher education can't be a luxury. It is an economic imperative that every family in America should be able to afford." Such talk makes for political points, but there's no evidence that a college education is an economic ... MORE
Ira Stoll: Obama's Enemies Face Tax Scrutiny
Job creators critical of Obama are in the crosshairs. Billionaires thinking of becoming politically active on the right side of the political spectrum be warned: the press will want to know how much you pay in taxes. President Nixon tried to get the IRS to audit the taxes of his liberal political enemies. The press, the public, and historians rightfully ... MORE
Adam Thierer: Achieving Internet Order Without Law
Heavy-handed regulations are highly overrated. The popular narrative in Internet policy circles these days goes something like this: The early days of the Net were a glorious unregulated nirvana, but eventually governments had to move in and assert more authority over cyberspace or else an unruly “Wild West” would have developed and left us ... MOREHilary Burke: Uruguay Aims To Legalize Marijuana
Officials conclude pot less harmful than black market. Uruguay's government unveiled a proposal to legalize and monitor the marijuana market, arguing that the drug is less harmful than the black market where it is trafficked. President Jose Mujica's leftist government will send a bill to Congress shortly on this as part of a package of measures to fight ... MORE
Rory Cooper: Obama's Fast & Furious Scandal Grows
Keeping the facts away from sunshine. On the night of December 15, 2010, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was shot and killed by an untraceable assault weapon that was deliberately handed to Mexican drug lords by U.S. officials via Operation Fast and Furious. Ever since, the Terry family and Americans across the nation have asked how this could ... MOREWashington Times: A Regulatory Drug Shortage
Cancer patients endangered by FDA bureaucrats. The last thing a sick person wants to hear is that ample supplies of a life-saving medicine have been replaced by a surplus of red tape. That’s precisely what’s happening nationwide, with 82 percent of hospitals reporting shortages so severe that treatment must be put on hold, according to the ... MORE
Patrick Brennan: The Inequality Fetish
Does unequal income cause economic ills? There must be something in the water in Scandinavia: Nobel laureates, from our president to Paul Krugman and Joseph Stiglitz, all agree that high levels of inequality are a serious problem, if not the problem, facing our weak economy. According to this liberal thesis, either the 2008 financial ... MORELiberal Logic Has Become A Contradiction In Terms
Random thoughts on the passing scene by Thomas Sowell. Many people may have voted for Barack Obama in 2008 because of his charisma. But anyone familiar with the disastrous track record of charismatic political leaders around the world in the 20th century should have run for the hills when they encountered a politician with ... MOREFDA Hinders Treatment For Girl With Rare Disease
Government stands between girl and hope. There's a drug available to treat the symptoms of 10-year-old Brooke Foster's life-threatening, rare disease, but it isn't for sale in the United States. Brooke's mom, Kelli Foster, struggled for years to get her daughter's disease, mastocytosis, diagnosed. Now the New Jersey mom is fighting to have a drug that can treat ... MORE14-Year Old With Gun Protects Siblings From Intruder
Criminals demand more gun control in Arizona. A 14-year-old boy shot and nearly killed an intruder who broke into his Phoenix home and pulled a gun on him while he was watching his three younger siblings, police said Saturday. The teen and his siblings, ages 8, 10 and 12, were at home alone when a woman rang the doorbell on Friday. A common ... MOREVIDEO: Afterburner with Bill Whittle: Follow the Ideology
Why President Obama must claim executive privilege over Fast and Furious.
Should We Hire Even More Teachers, Cops And Fireman?
by Nick Gillespie. Though it feels like it was about a thousand years ago, it was only a couple of weeks back that President Barack Obama announced that the private sector was "doing fine" and that it was the public sector that really needed a helping hand getting through this furshlugginer economy. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney bravely critiqued his ... MOREJim Wilson: Is Gun Control Just Another Petty Tyranny?
Where do you draw the line? I’m not a big gun control fan or advocate. I’ve joked on this blog that I live in a state where the second is the only amendment that matters. I think the second amendment is an important one. I think law abiding people should be able to arm themselves, for protection, for hunting, target shooting, and ... MORE
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