Contemplating America's perceived enemies. How much can you blame a liar when his audience is too ignorant to follow his tongue? Oh, how the New York kiddies loved Uncle Don, the deeply beloved children’s radio star! One day, as his show was ending and the happy theme music was playing, Uncle Don reminded his loyal, sweet ... MORE
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Barry Farber: ISIS Vs. 'Climate Change'
Contemplating America's perceived enemies. How much can you blame a liar when his audience is too ignorant to follow his tongue? Oh, how the New York kiddies loved Uncle Don, the deeply beloved children’s radio star! One day, as his show was ending and the happy theme music was playing, Uncle Don reminded his loyal, sweet ... MOREWhat Would James Madison Do? New Book By Charles Murray Tells Citizens How To Fight Government Tyranny
by Jay Cost. Charles Murray’s By the People: Rebuilding Liberty without Permission is an important book that advocates of constitutional government should consider carefully. While Murray overstates the case, his book articulates a novel argument, replete with insights on the nature of political corruption and how to fight it. Murray’s book ... MOREThomas Sowell: Race, Politics and Lies
Behavior matters and so do facts. Among the many painful ironies in the current racial turmoil is that communities scattered across the country were disrupted by riots and looting because of the demonstrable lie that Michael Brown was shot in the back by a white policeman in Missouri — but there was not nearly as much turmoil created by ... MOREWalter E Williams: Reality May Be Optional
Let's pretend instead. One of the wonders of modern times is that reality is often seen as a social construct and therefore optional. Thus, if one finds a particular reality offensive or inconvenient, he just "changes" it. Say that one is born a male or a female but believes that nature made an error. Some believe that nature's "error" can be corrected by ... MOREWalter E Williams: The Ticket To Proserity
Private property rights, contracts, personal freedom ... Gaza is home to Palestinian people, who have suffered injustices and have a history of legitimate grievances against both Israel and Arab governments. If there's one immutable fact of life, it is that history cannot be changed or controlled. What can be changed and controlled is the future. ... MOREThe Whiskey Rebellion: True History And Hidden Lessons
What you weren't told about the power of the people. The standard version of the whiskey rebellion story, the one which I believed until I started reading on the topic, goes something like this…. In 1791, the Congress passed a whiskey tax. In 1792, four back-woods counties in western Pennsylvania, unable to cooperate and accept the new ... MOREThomas Sowell: Glib, 'Happy Talk'
Presidential ignorance is not bliss. When Alfred E. Neuman said "What me worry?" on the cover of Mad magazine, it was funny. But this message was not nearly as funny coming from President Barack Obama and his National Security Advisor, Susan Rice. In a musical comedy, it would be hilarious to have the president send out his "happy talk" message ... MORE
Federal Agencies Just Doing Whatever They Want Now
by Lucy Steigerwald. On October 26, The
New York Times published an article on the close ties between
the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and ex-Nazis after World War II. This
wasn’t news, except for the fact that there were more Nazis poached by the CIA
and other intelligence services, then brought to the US, and protected from ... MOREBarry Farber: When Strong Words Came With Strong Deeds
"Don't break your toothpick." Water power gets all the credit, but word power does the same kind of job. Water can unleash the forces of nature. Words can unleash the forces of human nature. Freedom-lovers from Minneapolis to Manila found energy and a stiffer backbone when, after the Japanese conquered the Philippine Islands, Gen. ... MOREJohn Stossel: Hold On, Mr. President
Not another prolonged engagement. "Do you have a strategy now, Mr. President?" asked the cover of the Daily News next to a photo of the second American journalist to be beheaded by the terrorist group ISIS. The impulse to "do something" to counter such evil is strong. But why do we assume that government doing something is always an ... MOREDick Marple: Jury Nullification Keeps Government In Check
Sept 5th was Jury Rights Day. It was on that day in 1670 that Quaker William Penn of London was arrested, pleaded not guilty and subsequently argued against England’s Conventicle Acts, which outlawed the practice of religions other than the Church of England. The judge instructed the jurors to find Penn guilty, but they refused to ... MOREJury Has Long History Of Righting Wrong Laws
by Frank Parlato. Below is something that is not taught in public schools. It is history nonetheless and easy enough for anyone who is interested to verify. Jury ended the power of kings. In 1215, when the Barons of England compelled King John to sign the Magna Carta, trial by jury was established. The King now had to seek permission ... MOREBarry Farber: Little Boy, Big Flash
In praise of the life-saving bomb. A recent study revealed that over 98 percent of 3-year-olds believe the reason there’s glass on television sets is to keep the people from falling out! Is there a comparably grotesque absurdity among grown-ups? The answer is Yes, and it comes to mind every August when the anniversary of the ... MOREEditing Out An Enlightened History Of America
by David Keene. Indoctrinating a view of dark motives. In the early days of the American Republic, Thomas Jefferson was perhaps the staunchest advocate of public education. Jefferson
authored a plan for public primary and secondary schools and is father
of the University of Virginia. He would be appalled at the state of
public education ... MORE
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