by Pat Buchanan. Leave the socialist rants to Bernie Sanders. Arriving in La Paz, Pope Francis was presented by Bolivian President Evo Morales with a wooden crucifix carved in the form of a hammer and sickle, the symbol of Lenin, Stalin, Mao and Fidel. Had Pope John Paul II been handed that crucifix, he might have cracked it over Evo's head. ... MORE
Showing posts with label central planning. Show all posts
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The Pope Should Conceal His Economic Ignorance
by Pat Buchanan. Leave the socialist rants to Bernie Sanders. Arriving in La Paz, Pope Francis was presented by Bolivian President Evo Morales with a wooden crucifix carved in the form of a hammer and sickle, the symbol of Lenin, Stalin, Mao and Fidel. Had Pope John Paul II been handed that crucifix, he might have cracked it over Evo's head. ... MOREJohn Stossel: Lots Of Democrats Want Socialism
The unintended consequences of socialists. Nearly 10,000 people turned out to hear Bernie Sanders in Wisconsin. Why? Apparently, many Democrats want socialism. Sanders is the Vermont senator who is running for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. Sanders calls himself a "democratic socialist," not to be confused
with New ... MORELiberal Dream: 11-yo Girls Can Now Get Birth Control Devices Implanted In Them Without Parents Knowing
by Matt Agorist. Between 1991 and 2013, the teen birth rate declined by 57% nationwide. Over this period, teen pregnancy has declined in all 50 states and among all racial/ethnic groups. Washington State is ranked 13 in the country for teen pregnancies with 20.5 births per 1,000 girls ages 15-19. That is a much better rate than Arkansas, which is more ... MOREDavid S. D'Amato: Progressives Against Liberal Values
It is not the right to bear arms that progressives fear. The tragedy in South Caroline, the result of the vile acts of a murdering racist, finds the political class once again dreaming of new “gun safety reforms” — which we can safely decode as new ways to trample on the individual’s right to possess a firearm. As President Obama put it, “If ... MOREKeith Weiner: They’re Coming To Take Away Your Cash
Do banks serve you or politicians? The stories are all over the Internet. Governments are forcing us into a cashless society. Supposedly the pretext is terrorism, and the real reason is to take more control. No doubt more power appeals to politicians, and banning cash seems like the next step after mandatory reporting of cash transactions. ... MOREJohn Stossel: Socialist "Justice"
Totalitarianism with a happy face. Protestors demand "social justice." I hate their chant. If I oppose their cause, then I'm for social "injustice"? Nonsense. The protesters usually want to punish capitalism. "Spread those resources," says Hillary Clinton. Even capitalists often make the mistake of talking about "social justice" as if it's the opposite ... MOREBaylen Linnekin: Will The Austin Proposal To 'Control' Barbecue Cause Beloved Food Scene To Go Up In Smoke?
Suffering the stench of busybodies. Earlier this month, the city council in Austin, Tex. took up "the smell of barbecue and a proposal to control it," reports the New York Times, "in response to some citizen complaints." If that sounds ominous—and not just a reporter blowin' smoke—that's because it is. Daniel Vaughn, who writes for Texas ... MORESheldon Richman: U.S. Capitalism Isn't A 'Free Market'
Too much government distortion. In 1970 country singer Lynn Anderson had a hit recording of a Joe South song
that opened with the line: "I beg your pardon. I never promised you a
rose garden." I often think of that song in connection with the
libertarian philosophy. You may be asking: for heaven’s sake, why? Because it’s what I want to
say ... MOREScotland: The Most Nannying of Europe's Nanny States
by Brendan O'Neill. It's all about the mandatory salad bar. Many Americans, when they hear the word Scotland, will think of Mel Gibson in blue facepaint
yelling: "FREEDOM!" That's how Scotland is viewed by non-Scots the
world over: as a plucky, liberty-loving nation that sits atop snooty
England and longs to be free and wild and beer-soaked in ... MOREA Slow-Motion Accident Right Before Our Eyes
by Michael Hausam. Seattle's minimum wage chickens coming home to roost. The city of Seattle is providing the nation the economic-planning equivalent of a Funniest Home Video face-plant compilation movie. And it promises to be a doozy. Except for in this case, the face-plant is occurring to an entire city’s population and there’s no hope for a big cash ... MORELawrence W. Reed: Internet at the Speed of Government
Government always quick to fix what is not broken. Last month, the Federal Communications Commission launched a historic power grab over
the Internet, euphemistically known as “net neutrality,” based on a
Great Depression-era law to regulate public utilities. While
entrepreneurs are pursuing cutting-edge business models and ... MOREJohn Stossel - No Gatekeepers
Crowdsourcing works. For years, people assumed encyclopedias had to be created by professionals. Then Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales attempted to create an encyclopedia without central planners. That sounded like a terrible idea to the old gatekeepers — people who hired experts to carefully fact-check and edit every encyclopedia ... MOREJohn Stossel: Spontaneous Order
Most of life happens without a central planner. Yet people think we need one. Suppose you'd never seen a skating rink, and I told you that I want to lay down some ice and charge people money to strap sharp blades on their feet. They will zip around on the ice — young and old, skilled and unskilled. My only rule: Go counter-clockwise. ... MORE
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