Unholy alliance against liberty. Want to bet on tomorrow’s NFL game between Chicago and Dallas? I do. Newspapers and websites all over America tell their readers that Dallas is favored by three points. That’s the “spread” posted by bookies. Millions will be bet on that game, and billions will be bet on other games this weekend — college ... MORE
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Showing posts with label sports. Show all posts
John Stossel: Gambling And Government
Did you fill out a March Madness bracket this year? In many states, if you put money in a pool, that's illegal! The NCAA website warns, "Fans should enjoy ... filling out a bracket just for the fun of it, not ... the amount of money they could possibly win." Give me a break. Americans bet more money on March Madness this year than on the Super ... MORE
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freedom,
gambling,
government,
politics,
prohibition,
regulation,
restrictions,
risk,
sports
Walter E Williams: Governed By Rules, Not Men
What kind of rules should govern our lives? I'd argue that the best rules are those that we'd be satisfied with if our very worst enemy were in charge of decision-making. The foundation for such rules was laid out by my mother. Let's look at it. My mother worked as a domestic servant. That meant that my younger sister and I often lunched ... MORE
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Bill Of Rights,
Congress,
Constitution,
fairness,
Founding Fathers,
government,
rules,
sports
Walter E Williams: Politics Of Hate And Envy
Part of the progressive agenda is to create hate and envy. One component of that agenda is to attack the large differences between a corporation's chief executive officer's earnings and those of its average worker. CNNMoney published salary comparisons in "Fortune 50 CEO pay vs. our salaries". Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf's annual salary ... MORE
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CEO,
class warfare,
economics,
envy,
incomes,
liberalism,
politicians,
progressives,
salary,
sports
T Gamble: Political Correctness Crowd Working Overtime
Avoiding the heartbreak of being offended. The political correctness crowd has been working overtime lately, which I guess they can do considering they don’t really actually work anywhere but instead spend all their time trying to figure out a new way to be offended. They now claim great offense at the Washington Redskins ... MORE
Steve Chapman: Real Meaning Of The Redskin Debate
Should Congress care about the name of a sports team. As a general rule, the names of professional sports teams, and their connotations, are of little concern. No one cares that the Chicago White Sox don't wear white socks, or that Utah, where the NBA's Jazz are based, is the last place you'd think of when you think of jazz. ... MORE
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compassion,
Congress,
conservative,
football,
morality,
offend,
political correctness,
sports
Dr. Helen Smith: The War On Football
Putting risk in perspective. Sadly, I saw that a former Amazon CFO, Joy Covey, died in a bike crash on Wednesday: She died Wednesday after colliding with a minivan while
riding her bicycle downhill on Skyline Blvd. near Portola Valley,
Calif., according to Art Montiel, a public information officer at the
California Highway Patrol in Redwood ... MORE
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busybody,
football,
lawsuit,
political correctness,
regulation,
risk,
safety,
self-interest,
sports
Katie Kieffer: AWESOME! TSA Creepers Just Got Creepier
Government gropers to become ubiquitous. Janet Napolitano’s TSA agents won’t keep their blue, latex-covered
paws to themselves. The TSA is now expanding its grope to rodeos, sports
stadiums, music festivals and train stations. The TSA’s signature move is like the signature move of a guy who
“accidently” brushes his hand against a woman’s ... MORE
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government,
music,
privacy,
sports,
suspicion,
transportation,
travel,
TSA,
warrantless search
Aaron Goldstein: Why The Redskins Get Under Their Skin
The nerdy Left has gone on the warpath again. When I read that Slate, Mother Jones and the New Republic had announced with great fanfare that they would not identify Washington’s NFL team as the Redskins, I had two thoughts. My first thought was how often the writers at Slate, Mother Jones and the New Republic write stories ... MORE
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busybody,
football,
free speech,
liberalism,
offend,
political correctness,
politics,
sports
Nick Gillespie: In Defense Of Alex Rodriguez
At least, spare us the outrage. Alex Rodriguez’s career—and Hall of Fame hopes—died for somebody’s sins, but not his. No, the Yankee slugger is simply the latest fall guy for our society’s infantile belief in sports as an imaginary zone somehow separate and apart from the real world, a sort of grown-ups’ version of Chuck E. Cheese’s ... MORE
Is Tiger Woods Smarter Than Phil Mickelson?
by Thomas DiLorenzo. Pro golfer Phil Mickelson, who just won the British Open, will reportedly pay a 61% tax on his earnings, including 13 1/2 percent to the state of California. (Medieval serfs paid “only” 40 percent). He’s ranked as the #2 golfer in the world. The #1 golfer, Tiger Woods, who is also a native Californian, lives in zero-income-tax ... MORE
Barry Farber On The Perils Of Making On-Air Bets
A debt paid and a lesson learned. It may have been the best magazine cartoon – ever! Penguins are the only animals in tuxedos. Imagine an Antarctic ice cap with hundreds of tuxedoed penguins, and one penguin wearing a natty beret, a gold chain, sunglasses and a checkered vest while sporting a rhinestone-studded cigarette holder. A curious gaggle ... MORE
Redskins Owner Vows To Never Change The Name
by Chris Lingebach. “We’ll never change the name. It’s simple. NEVER.” That’s what Redskins owner Daniel Snyder told USA Today Sports Thursday, with the added caveat, “you can use caps.” Snyder putting his foot down, so to speak, may be what it takes to
bring some finality to a debate that’s raged on all offseason over the
offensive nature of ... MORE
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busybody,
football,
intolerance,
liberalism,
offend,
political correctness,
sensitivity,
sports
‘Held Hostage By The Tyranny Of Political Correctness’
RGIII speaks out. Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III took to Twitter on Tuesday to complain about the “tyranny of political correctness” he believes is holding American culture “hostage.” “In a land of freedom we are held hostage by the tyranny of political
correctness,” the NFL player wrote on his official Twitter account. ... MORE
John Stossel: Ban This! Ban That! Ban This And That!
I like to bet on sports. Having a stake in the game, even if it's just five bucks, makes it more exciting. I also like playing poker. "Unacceptable!" say politicians in much of America. "Gambling sometimes leads to 'addiction,' destitute families!" Well, it can. So politicians ban it. It's why we no longer see a poker game in the back of bars. Half ... MORE
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