A believer in the power of freedom. If Milton Friedman were alive today – and there was never a time when he was more needed – he would be 100 years old. He was born on July 31, 1912. But Professor Friedman's death at age 94 deprived the nation of one of those rare thinkers who had both genius and common sense. Most people would not be able to understand ... MOREThomas Sowell: Milton Friedman Sorely Needed Today
A believer in the power of freedom. If Milton Friedman were alive today – and there was never a time when he was more needed – he would be 100 years old. He was born on July 31, 1912. But Professor Friedman's death at age 94 deprived the nation of one of those rare thinkers who had both genius and common sense. Most people would not be able to understand ... MORERonald Bailey: Government Did Not Build Your Business
No surprise, Obama is wrong again. “If you’ve got a business—you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen,” declared President Barack Obama at a campaign stop last week in Virginia. Evidently, the president believes that economic growth and job creation are largely the result of actions taken by benevolent government agencies. ... MOREWalter E Williams: How Times Have Changed
A devolving society. Having been born in 1936 has allowed me to witness both societal progress and retrogression. High on the list of things made better in our society are the great gains in civil liberties and economic opportunities, especially for racial minorities and women. People who are now deemed poor have a level of material wealth that would ... MORENanny Bloomberg Pushes Breast-feeding On New Moms
He wants NYC hospitals to hide the baby formula. The nanny state is going after moms. Mayor Bloomberg is pushing hospitals to hide their baby formula behind locked doors so more new mothers will breast-feed. Starting Sept. 3, the city will keep tabs on the number of bottles that participating hospitals stock and use — the most restrictive ... MORE
Larry Doyle: Is Free Enterprise Still Free?
You might want to ask Chick-fil-A. I do not find it surprising that certain political leaders in our nation easily lash out in threatening fashion to those running a free enterprise. Why am I not surprised? In the “Uncle Sam” economy that permeates our nation, the violation of contracts and property rights has become increasingly prevalent. In that vein, we should ... MOREChristopher Elliott: Who Are The Real TSA Dissidents?
Liberty-lovers are losing their country. See the footage of Julio Rausseo, an activist and journalist, at Chicago's Union Station the day after the Fourth of July. Why is he so upset? Because there are TSA agents at the train station, and they're about to set up a screening area. This audio recording was taken a week later, after Rausseo posted the first ... MORE
David Henderson: The Growing Dangers Of Cronyism
A corrupt game of political privilege. The 2012 campaign trail has been rife with accusations of “cronyism” from both sides. Anger over backdoor deals between government and business has spurred an uptick in legislation, regulation, and oversight. Here’s the problem: with an increase in government comes an increase in privileges for special interests. ... MORE
Pat Murphy: Looking Back At Milton Friedman
Tomorrow would have been Milton's 100th birthday. Milton Friedman would have been 100 this month. Although physically tiny, his professional stature was large. When he died in 2006, the Economist described him as the “most influential economist of the second half of the 20th century.” A Nobel Prize-winner in 1976, Friedman was a ... MORE
Katie Kieffer: Where Is John Galt?
Where is a man who can save us? A man of virtue and action who can rebuild our economy and culture? We must find a true-to-life John Galt. I think America’s best shot at economic recovery and restoring constitutional freedom is to nurture men and women who emulate the virtues of John Galt, a hero in Ayn Rand’s magnum opus novel, ... MORE
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