VIDEO: Robert P Murphy - Free Trade

Heidi Harris: The Rat In Obama's Maze

Is someone leaving the building?  It goes without saying that President Obama has no grasp of even basic economics. Perhaps he should read Thomas Sowell’s excellent book of the same title, for starters. And it also goes without saying that everything he’s done since taking office has made the economic situation in the nation worse, whether you’re looking at actual job  ... MORE

Rich Lowry: Government's War On Lemonade

Beware those conniving grade-school entrepreneurs. There’s no more poignant symbol of American childhood than the lemonade stand, evocative of long, lazy summer days and pie-in-the-sky entrepreneurial dreams.  It inevitably was a subject for a Norman Rockwell print, with a brassy kid confidently hawking cups for 5 cents each. If Rockwell were to update ... MORE

Liberal Victory: Dependent Class Reaches 45.8 Million

Democrats increase voter base.  Nearly 15% of the U.S. population relied on food stamps in May, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. The number of Americans using the government's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) -- more commonly referred to as food stamps -- shot to an all-time high of 45.8 million in May, the USDA reported. ... MORE

Taxed Out New Yorkers Fleeing The State

from Newscore. Taxed-out New Yorkers are voting with their feet, with a staggering 1.6 million residents fleeing the state over the last decade. For the second consecutive decade, New York led the nation in the percentage of residents leaving for other states, according to the report by the Empire Center for State Policy. The population loss is "the ultimate barometer of ... MORE

VIDEO: Thomas Sowell - Class Warfare Fallacies

Matt Welch & Nick Gillespie: War Of Debt-Ceiling Analogies

Politicians quibble while real disaster looms. A funny thing happened on the way to a resolution over raising the nation’s credit limit: The most basic definitions of easy-to-understand words such as “spending,” “increase” and “budget cuts” went out the window faster than Anthony Weiner’s political career.  The debt ceiling, which has been set by Congress since 1917, is   ... MORE

Taxpayers To Fund Obama Campaign Swing

Prudent political spending in tough economic times. President Barack Obama’s upcoming bus tour through the Midwest states typically viewed as swing states during presidential election years will be paid for by the taxpayers, the White House says. Obama will start the tour on Aug. 15 and will talk about strengthening jobs and the economy, the White House announced on  ... MORE

Art Bailly: How Much Tyranny Will Americans Accept?

An American's right to travel vs the TSA.   The Transportation Security Administration needs reform. For those unfamiliar with their track record, here are some of the more recent controversial things the TSA has done: A 95 year old woman was supposedly required to remove her adult diaper before being cleared for flying in June; In May, an 8 month old child was   ... MORE

Obama Administration's New Job-Killing Regulations

Hundreds more in July alone. It's hard to take President Obama seriously when he talks about job growth being a "top priority." Soon, Obama will embark on yet another "jobs tour" where he will talk a lot about the need for job creation, but back in Washington his bureaucrats will be drafting more job killing regulations. During a Senate GOP caucus lunch this week, a report was  ... MORE

VIDEO: Cop Overrules Freedom Of The Press


A 30 year cop makes up the law as he goes to insulate police from media scrutiny.

Aaron Klein: Some Can Appreciate The President's Efforts

Obama gets thumbs up from the Communist Party. It may be early in the campaign season, but the Communist Party USA already has seen fit to endorse Barack Obama for the 2012 election. While noting he is disappointed with "some aspects" of the Obama administration's domestic and foreign policy, Sam Webb, chairman of the Communist Party USA, threw his support  ... MORE

Wendy McElroy: Security Theater Adds A New Act

Coming soon: The Interview. “Where are you going? What is the purpose of your trip? Where will you be staying? Who will you see there? How do you know them?” Anyone familiar with international travel will recognize such questions as a particularly unpleasant aspect of being “processed” by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Soon Americans ... MORE

VIDEO: John Stossel - Feeding The Monster