John Stossel: Wars To End War

America needs to reevaluate the military's mission.     On his recent trip abroad, Mitt Romney observed an American taboo by not criticizing President Obama's military policy. But before his trip, he made his position clear. Obama has "exposed the military to cuts that no one can justify," Romney said. He meant that unless Congress intervenes  ... MORE

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Richard E. Ralston: The Separation Of Medicine & State

For politicians, healthcare is all about control.     The federal government in general, and the Food and Drug Administration in particular, increasingly inject themselves into direct control of every medical practice. The FDA is aggressively moving past its lock on the approval of every medication and all medical equipment. It now seeks control     ... MORE

Carrie Lucas: Let's Make Education Big Business

Utilize profit, loss and high pay for top performance. When you see that Americans spend more than $1.1 trillion on education—that’s 7.8 percent of GDP—it’s tempting to call education “big business.”  Except that it’s not really: 80 percent of that spending is controlled by government and spent on public schools and universities.  That means that it’s ... MORE

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Doug Bandow: Killing The Economy With Gov't Stimulus

Death by spending.    President Barack Obama’s presidency hangs in the balance after another disappointing employment report.  He continues to advocate new government “stimulus” programs to boost his reelection campaign.  However, Washington is awash in government “stimulus,” without effect.  Only productive private investment will spark economic   ... MORE

A. Barton Hinkle: Got A Pencil? You Didn't Build That

Nobody can make a pencil by himself.     Most people would never accuse President Obama of memorizing Milton Friedman under the covers at night. Yet the patron saint of laissez-faire probably would not take as much exception as many Republicans have to Obama’s comment in Roanoke three weeks ago that “if you’ve got a business – you didn’t build that.   ... MORE

Gene Healy: Take Me Down To The Parasite City

The District is blooming. Have you seen the latest jobs report? Major buzzkill: creeping unemployment, anemic growth, and the recovery's totally stalled. But not here: The District is booming! "Washington may have the healthiest economy of any major metropolitan area in the country," says New York Times D.C. bureau chief David Leonhardt in Sunday's   ... MORE

Gary M. Galles: Expand Freedom, Not Government

State power has an unbroken record of inability.   President Obama’s “you didn’t build that” rationalization for increasing taxes has since been “clarified” to the fact that teachers, roads, bridges, etc., provided by government, “gave you some help.”  But it still doesn’t support his conclusion. President Obama is mistakenly equating society  ... MORE

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Lisa Cerda: Hi-Jacking Your Privacy

Government laser will analyze you at the molecular level.   Your privacy is a highly prized possession, and the government wants to take it away. You may not even notice it is gone at first, but then one day, when you least expect it, your going to want your privacy back. But it will be too late. The government will have gathered and stored enough information ... MORE