Showing posts with label ethics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ethics. Show all posts

National Review: Free John Edwards

The questionable prosecution of John Edwards. John Edwards, the Dorian Gray of the Democratic party, is one of the most loathsome characters in American politics, corrupt himself and a source of corruption in others, a preening, moralizing fraud who went so far as to have a staffer claim paternity of the illegitimate child he fathered with a campaign contractor.    ... MORE

S.F. GATE: Cops Pose As Bunnies To Write Seat Belt Tickets

And you thought bunnies were not in the rodent family? Officers in West Palm Beach, Fla., have come up with a diabolical new use for a giant bunny costume. According to the Palm Beach Post, a cop dressed in the costume Wednesday stood in a median with a sign that read “Have a safe, hoppy holiday. Buckle up!” While bemused motorists waved  ... MORE & VIDEO

Mike Kelsey: To Protect And Defend, But Not Prefer


This explains a lot.   Conservatives are often ridiculed for criticizing activist judges who fail to respect the Constitution. We are told that it is not conservative originalists (labeled ignorant and extremist) but rather enlightened liberal judges—with their nuanced understanding of constitutional penumbras—who truly respect the spirit of the   ... MORE

Sheldon Richman: Obama's Bogus Case For Tax Fairness

Calling something just does not make it so. In his State of the Union speech Tuesday night President Obama played the fairness card in calling for higher taxes on upper-income people. He said: [W]e need to change our tax code so that people like me, and an awful lot of Members of Congress, pay our fair share of taxes. Tax reform should follow the Buffett rule: If you  ... MORE

Steve McCann: Self-Destruction Of The Mainstream Media

A welcome sight to behold. For the past forty years the mainstream media has become increasingly liberal and more overt in promoting the policies of the Democratic Party. This evolutionary process reached its zenith in 2008 when the media were instrumental in Barack Obama being elected President. Many journalists dropped any pretense of objectivity and  ... MORE

VIDEO: Ayn Rand - The Virtue Of Selfishness


Thinking about the virtue of acting in one's own rational self-interest.