Rich countries open their borders to trade. Quick question: could you manufacture all by yourself the computer on which you’re reading this opinion piece? Could you source and create the thousands of inputs that go into what on its face is fairly simple? If so, you’re in possession of superhuman mechanical skills. At the same time, ... MORE
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John Tamny: Why All Americans Should Support TPP
Rich countries open their borders to trade. Quick question: could you manufacture all by yourself the computer on which you’re reading this opinion piece? Could you source and create the thousands of inputs that go into what on its face is fairly simple? If so, you’re in possession of superhuman mechanical skills. At the same time, ... MOREGenerals Want Women To Register For The Draft
by Ilya Somin. Instead, Let's Abolish It. Top Army and Marine Corps generals recently stated that they believe that women should be required to register for the draft, now that they are no longer barred from most combat positions in the armed forces: The top Army and Marine Corps generals told senators Tuesday that it will take up to three years ... MOREJenny Hopkinson: A Win For Cruz, A Loss For Ethanol
Only Ted and Rand stood up to the special interests. Corn country just picked a candidate who wants to put an end to one of its favorite government programs. Sen. Ted Cruz’s victory in the Iowa Republican caucus, besting Donald Trump by 3.3 percent, is the first time a candidate opposed strongly by the state’s ethanol industry ... MORETexas Police Turning Into Mobile Debt Collectors
by John Cassidy. Reduced to tax collectors with badges. Two new technologies and one failed state program could make highway travel perilous for Texans traveling between San Antonio, Austin and Houston. Law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction over I-10 east of San
Antonio and I-35 between San Antonio and Austin have signed contracts ... MORERichard Martin & Michael Reilly: The Problem With Biofuels
An expensive political boondoggle. Last week the U.S. Navy, with its accustomed pomp and fanfare, launched its first carrier strike group powered partly by biofuel—in this case, a blend made primarily from beef fat. The biofueled warships form a central element of the Navy’s Great Green Fleet program to draw half of its power from clean ... MOREIf You Support Trump, You May Be An Authoritarian
by Scott Shackford. Reason has not been shy
about pointing out Donald Trump's lack of interest in liberty and
freedom in what motivates his so-far-extremely-successful campaign for
president (check out Damon Root's cover story from our December issue). That Trump would appeal to authoritarians should come as no surprise.
His campaign is ... MOREHow The Obama Administration Helped Arm El Chapo
by Keith Farrell. When the infamous Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman
was captured, he was found to be in possession of one of the rifles from
the Obama administration’s defunct Fast and Furious program. Fox reports: After the raid on Jan. 8 in the city of Los Mochis that
killed five of his men and wounded one Mexican marine, ... MOREPowerball's Biggest Winner: Government
by Michelle Malkin. Government's tax on stupidity. Ka-ching! Wednesday's Powerball jackpot soared to $1.5 billion as get-rich-quick mania seized America this week. But you don't need to wait for the drawing to know who'll score the royal payoff. The biggest winner of the multistate numbers game is — drumroll, please — Uncle Sam. ... MOREHow The Sugar Industry Leverages Government Corruption
by Patrice Lee. It’s no secret that the government gives special treatment to large, established industries—often at the expense of Millennials and small business owners. And if you need proof, look no further than to the sugar industry, which right now stands as an example of cronyism at its worst. Policymakers from across the political ... MORE2015 Gun Politics: Murders With Guns Are Used To Drive Gun Policy, Even Though Gun Policy Can't Prevent Them
by Brian Doherty. The politics of guns in 2015 was largely shaped by a series of
newsmaking horrible multiple-casualty murders in public places. Each one
inspired Democratic Party politicians, including President Obama and frontrunning 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton,
to call for a similar set of what they now call “common sense gun
safety” ... MORE
Mandatory Minimums Don't Prevent Crime
by Kristie Eshelman. You would think that the threat of longer sentences should reduce the amount of crimes being committed. After all, it’s a basic law of behavior that people respond to incentives, so harsher punishments should serve as a deterrent to potential criminals. Unfortunately, decades of experience have taught us that this ... MOREStats Show Hillary’s Policies Cause Terrorism, Not Trump's
by Lee Stranahan. While Hillary Clinton claimed that ISIS is using Donald Trump to recruit members, reality shows that worldwide terrorism skyrocketed due to the policies of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her boss, President Barack Obama. A November 2014 piece in the New York Times—well before Donald Trump entered the race for ... MORETop White House Drug Official: War On Drugs Is A Failure
by Alex Mierjeski. That makes it unanimous. The nation's top drug official went on CBS' "60 Minutes" Sunday night and proclaimed the old War on Drugs a failure. Michael Botticelli, who serves as the director of the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy, also said he wants to reform and refocus U.S. drug policy. When
asked by "60 Minutes" ... MOREJerry Brown Pimps 'Coercive Power of the State' In Paris
by Rob Nikolewski. For the public good as determined by political elites. California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) raised some eyebrows while attending the United Nations Climate Summit
in Paris, proclaiming the "coercive power of the central state" is
needed to promote good public policy, specifically when it comes to a
cleaner environment. ... MORE
California Climate Policies Chilling Housing Growth
by Steven Greenhut. The California Supreme Court's decision
late last month to reject a nearly 6,000-page environmental report for a
proposed development north of Los Angeles will not only delay or
possibly kill a new suburban community. It will make it much more
difficult for developers anywhere in California to build large-scale
housing projects. ... MORERand Paul Calls For Moratorium On Middle East Immigration
by Sandy Fitzgerald. GOP presidential candidate Rand Paul Monday called for a "moratorium on immigration" from the Middle East, noting that the woman involved in last week's mass shootings in San Bernardino should not have been in the United States. "It appears she was dishonest on her papers to get here," the Kentucky senator told Fox News' ... MORETerrorists Will Not Be Welcomed At One Christian College
No gun-free zone here. Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. urged students, staff and faculty at his Christian school to get a permit to carry a concealed weapon on campus to counter any copycat attack like the deadly rampage in California just days ago. "Let's teach them a lesson if they ever show up here," Falwell told an estimated 10,000 of ... MORE
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