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John Stossel: Common Core
Education stagnation vs school choice. My TV producers asked our Facebook audience to vote for a topic they'd most like to hear discussed on my year-end show. The overwhelming winner, for some reason: the education standards program Common Core. Most Americans don't even know what that is. But they should. It's the ... MORECity Stops 11-Year-Old Selling Mistletoe, But She Could Beg
Government: welfare state good, capitalism bad. An 11-year-old Oregon girl who wanted to help her father pay
for her braces by selling mistletoe over the holidays, found herself
embroiled in city bureaucracy. On Saturday, Madison Root went to the
downtown market to sell fresh mistletoe she cut and wrapped herself from her uncle's farm ... MOREKimberley Strassel: How Bureaucrats Wield Anti-Trust Laws
Piano sonata in FTC minor. Teddy Roosevelt busted Standard Oil. The Obama administration? It's making the world safe from rapacious piano teachers. Every month, it seems, brings a new story of this presidency leveling the intimidating powers of the federal government against some law-abiding citizen. Now comes a terrifying tale ... MOREJ.D. Tuccille: U.S. Slipped In 4 Freedom Rankings This Year
Hope and change has been euphemism for less liberty. It's not yet time to break out the phony passports or head for
the secret compound in the mountains, but the United States is
taking a bit of a drubbing this year when it comes to assessments
of the country's freedom and, more specifically, the direction in
which the government ... MORE
Taxi Wars: How Govt Tries to Kill Services Customers Want
by Nick Gillespie. If you've ever tried Uber, the innovative car service available
in about two dozen U.S. cities, or have been stuck waiting for a
cab, watch the video. Rob Montz and William Beutler's short doc captures attempts by
established interests and politicians in Washington, D.C. to crush
a service that only added to ... MOREStephen DeMaura: The Creepy Business Of Patent Trolls
Leaching enemies of innovation. Free markets and pro-paycheck policy are necessary to build a strong economy rich with quality employment opportunities for all Americans. As the country has shifted from a manufacturing, labor-intensive workforce toward technology- and innovation-based jobs, it is important that we continue to ... MORENick Gillespie: Ayn Rand Would Have Loved Kickstarter
The ultimate in 'value-for-value'. What does it mean that the makers of the final installment of a
three-part film adaptation of Ayn Rand’s controversial 1957 novel Atlas Shrugged are asking for donations at the crowdfunding site Kickstarter? Isn’t that the book where characters pledge to “never live for the sake of another man, to live ... MOREJohn Stossel - Innovation And Stagnation
Government vs the free market. Invent something and the first thing that goes through some people's minds — especially politicians' minds — is what might go wrong. 3D printers now allow you to mold objects right in your living room, using patterns you find online. It's a revolutionary invention that will save time, reduce shipping ... MORE
Airbnb And Its Enemies: Who's Afraid Of A $10-A-Night-Sofa
by Jim Epstein. Lauren and Rob, who moved to New York City to make it in
showbiz, rent a one-bedroom apartment on Manhattan's Upper West
Side that costs $2,250 per month. Lacking a regular
paycheck, the two performers make ends meet by hawking
short-term stays on their living-room couch for $65 a night.
Travelers find them through ... MORE
Shikha Dalmia: Why Detroit Won't Have A Second Act
Crony capitalism and regulations crush entrepreneurs. “I once thought that there were no second acts in American lives, but there was certainly to be a second act to New York's boom days,” F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote. It’s a good thing he wasn’t talking about Detroit. Until the city’s politicos treat its humble entrepreneurs with ... MOREPeter Schiff: Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman Tragedy
When facts collide with preconceptions. The Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman tragedy has become one of those transcendent events that dominates the national discourse and throws light on dimly lit aspects of our society. Obviously, the case touches most closely on issues of race relations, media culture, and the ... MOREWalter E Williams: What Egyptians Need
Starting with private property rights. What Egyptian citizens must recognize is that political liberty thrives best where there's a large measure of economic liberty. The Egyptian people are not the problem; it's the environment they're forced to live in. Why is it that Egyptians do well in the U.S. but not Egypt? We could make the the same ... MORE
The Forgotten Man Of The Minimum Wage Debate
by Doug Altner. President Obama has renewed his call for Congress to raise the minimum wage to at least $9 per hour. Advocates claim that raising the minimum wage helps low-wage workers. Opponents point out that if Congress makes it illegal to hire an employee for less than $9 per hour, there will be fewer job opportunities for those who lack ... MOREScott Lazarowitz: Slavery Or Freedom
Escaping the shackles of statism. Have you ever thought about the morality or legitimacy of politicians forbidding you to have a vegetable garden in your own front yard, or buying or selling raw milk, or merely having a lemonade stand without a local bureaucrat’s permission? You see, when the armed bureaucrat is arresting the peaceful raw milk ... MORE
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