The dictates of our betters. Always fearful there might be some human activity left unregulated, the federal government was recently getting ready to stop children from doing some farm chores, causing farmers to grumble. This is an election year. Farmers vote. And President Barack Obama's electoral caregivers responded to the grumbling by ... MOREJay Ambrose: Regulation A Mess -- Action Needed Soon
The dictates of our betters. Always fearful there might be some human activity left unregulated, the federal government was recently getting ready to stop children from doing some farm chores, causing farmers to grumble. This is an election year. Farmers vote. And President Barack Obama's electoral caregivers responded to the grumbling by ... MOREThomas Sowell: The Moral Infrastructure
Neglect in the short term invites disaster in the long term. The "Occupy" movement, which the Obama administration and much of the media have embraced, has implications that reach far beyond the passing sensation it has created. The unwillingness of authorities to put a stop to their organized disruptions of other people's lives, their ... MOREProperty Rights And The Religion Of Control Freaks
by Jonathan DuHamel. Individual rights are inseparable from property rights. The United States of America is the most prosperous nation on the planet because the land contains abundant natural resources and the people have been free to use those resources to create wealth. Those rights have been increasingly diminished by the environmental movement and ... MOREWalter E Williams: Leftist Race-Baiters
Ever vigilant at fanning the flames of racism. MSNBC's Chris Matthews, in a recent debate with former Republican National Chairman Michael Steele, called the Republican Party the "grand wizard crowd." Grand wizard is the title given to the leader of the Ku Klux Klan. It is truly misinformed to call Republicans the party of the Klan. Throughout ... MOREJoseph DeAvila: Connecticut Nears Marijuana Legalization
Another state legislature backs individual rights. After years of stalled efforts, Connecticut is close to legalizing medical marijuana. The state Senate approved the bill early Saturday morning following nearly 10 hours of debate. The measure passed the House of Representatives in April, and Gov. Dannel Malloy, a Democrat, has said he would sign it. ... MORE
Andrea Stone: Government Surveillance Requests Increase
The FISA Court is a government rubber stamp mechanism. The federal government submitted 1,745 applications in 2011 to a secret intelligence court to investigate -- mostly through wiretapping -- suspected cases of terrorism and espionage, a 10.5 percent increase over the year before, according to a Justice Department report ... MOREPaul J Larkin Jr: How Well Do You Know The Law?
Overcriminalization in America. You’ve been invited to participate on a new game show called Do You Know the Law? Two wrong answers eliminate you. “Why not?” you say to yourself. “I know as much law as the next person. What’s the worst that could happen: embarrassment?” The first panelist correctly answers the question, “Can you steal your neighbor’s car?” ... MOREDeanne Waldman: Choose Your Poison!
Personal medicine or population medicine? Which will be for you? Personal medicine starts with you and your doctor discussing what is the best care for you. After considering long-term medical effects as well as financial costs, you and your provider decide what to do. Population medicine means that some panel, committee, or group determines what it ... MORE
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