Peeping Toms and pyromaniacs to also cash in. Greek disability groups expressed anger Monday at a government decision to expand a list of state-recognized disability categories to include pedophiles, exhibitionists and kleptomaniacs. The National Confederation of Disabled People called the action "incomprehensible," and said pedophiles are now ... MOREPedophiles To Be Given Disability Pay In Bankrupt Greece
Peeping Toms and pyromaniacs to also cash in. Greek disability groups expressed anger Monday at a government decision to expand a list of state-recognized disability categories to include pedophiles, exhibitionists and kleptomaniacs. The National Confederation of Disabled People called the action "incomprehensible," and said pedophiles are now ... MOREVIDEO: America CAN Change Its Direction
In 1940, Charlie Chaplin unwittingly made a pitch for Ron Paul.
Bob Aldelmann: Each Chevy Volt Costs Taxpayers $250,000
Green policy = wasting the green from citizen wallets. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy just released a study showing that by the time all federal and state loans, grants, subsidies, and tax credits are figured in, each Chevy Volt costs taxpayers upwards of $250,000. James Hohman, the center’s assistant director of fiscal policy, counted a total of 18 ... MOREWalter E Williams: In Greed I Trust
Have a second look at greed. Last week's column started off asking: "What human motivation gets the most wonderful things done?" The answer is that human greed is what gets wonderful things done. I wasn't talking about fraud, theft, dishonesty, special privileges from government or other forms of despicable behavior. I was talking about people trying ... MORETony Newman: Juries May Declare Peace In The Drug War
Liberty's last stand may take place in the jury room. Should juries vote "not guilty" on low-level marijuana charges to send a message about our country's insane drug policies? Jury nullification is a constitutional doctrine under which jurors can acquit defendants who are technically guilty but don't deserve punishment. As law professor Paul Butler wrote recently ... MORETIME: Regulating the Net Tops Congress' New Year Agenda
This anti-piracy law is a pretense for tyranny. When Congress gaveled for the year in December, opponents of two Internet-censoring piracy bills cheered. Their efforts seemed to have blocked the legislation’s movement. But when Congress comes back later this month, it already has a first order of business: regulate the net. The House Judiciary ... MOREVIDEO: Milton Friedman - Questions For The Professor
On income disparity, minimum wage, school vouchers, health costs and more.
Viveca Novak: Military Donors Prefer Ron Paul
Military personnel support Paul on defense. GOP presidential candidate and Air Force veteran Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) continues to highlight his strong support from members of the armed forces as he hits the campaign trail following his third-place finish in Iowa. And the numbers continue to bear him out, according to research by the Center for ... MORESheldon Richman: Corporatism Vs. The Free Market
Don't blame the "mobility gap" on the free market. “Americans enjoy less economic mobility than their peers in Canada and much of Western Europe.” That’s how The New York Times began a page-one news story yesterday. It is a thoughtful story that offer a variety of explanations—some of them mitigating—for the so-called mobility gap. This subject merits ... MORE
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