Thomas Sowell: Romney's Defining Moment

Missing a basic understanding.    Governor Mitt Romney's statement about not worrying about the poor has been treated as a gaffe in much of the media, and those in the Republican establishment who have been rushing toward endorsing his coronation as the GOP's nominee for president — with 90 percent of the delegates still not yet chosen — have been trying to ... MORE

Star Parker: Whole Nation Is On Government Plantation

Memo to Mitt Romney:  Here’s free advice for Mitt Romney. Before bringing up the poor again, read my book “Uncle Sam’s Plantation.” Romney has been taking a drubbing about his remarks in a CNN interview that he is “not worried about the very poor…we have a safety net there…If it needs a repair, I will fix it.” And then going on to say it is “..middle    ... MORE

VIDEO: Tom Woods Interviews Walter Williams


The insightful conversation of two world-class economists.

Walter E Williams: Economic Chaos Ahead

Let's think about the kind of mess that we're in.    Federal 2010 Medicare and Medicaid expenditures totaled $800 billion. The projected annual growth of both programs is about 7 percent. Social Security expenditures are more than $700 billion a year. According to the 2009 Social Security and Medicare trustees reports, by 2030, 49 percent of federal revenue will  ... MORE

Wash Examiner: A Coming Mandate To Buy Chevy Volts?

The path of bailouts, regulations and CAFE standards President Obama spent more than $85 billion bailing out General Motors and Chrysler three years ago. Now he claims credit for saving the industry, noting GM's recent return to the top sales spot among automakers worldwide, Ford's record profits (albeit achieved without federal funds), and the recent ... MORE

Steven Greenhut: Property Rights Win In The Golden State

California's redevelopment scam dead at last.    The California Redevelopment Association’s Web site is still up and running and still features job postings for redevelopment jobs, although the site does report that the association’s annual convention and expo has been cancelled. It’s just a matter of time before the news reaches the CRA web-master   ... MORE

Neil Snyder: A World Tax? Keep Your Eyes On The Internet

A compelling reason not to elect Obama.    The United Nations is finally moving toward the creation of a world tax. "No one should live below a certain income level," stated Milos Koterec, President of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. "Everyone should be able to access at least basic health services, primary education, housing, water       ... MORE

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Sheldon Richman: Corporatism Is Not The Free Market

The U.S. ceased to be a free market long ago.     When a front-running presidential contender tells the country that thanks to Barack Obama, “[w]e are only inches away from ceasing to be a free market economy,” one is left scratching one’s head. How refreshing it is, then, to hear a prominent establishment economist—a Nobel laureate yet ... MORE

Ted Nugent: The Great Keystone XL Pipeline Massacre

A dead giveaway of Obama's left-wing agenda. President Obama’s decision to put a bullet in the back of the head of the Keystone XL pipeline is all the proof you need to know that his modus operandi is to sidle up to environmental green-energy crackpots instead of creating thousands of American jobs and honestly pursuing energy independence for   ... MORE

VIDEO: The New Deal and The Expansion of Federal Power