What a nation of plunderers we have become. Malala Yousafzai can't speak for herself, and it remains to be
seen whether she ever will again. For the crime of going to school
-- and blogging about it -- she was shot in the head by a Taliban
assassin while in her school bus. Yousafzai, now 14, knew the risk she was taking when at the age
of 11 and ... MORERoss Kaminsky: Malala Versus Sandra
What a nation of plunderers we have become. Malala Yousafzai can't speak for herself, and it remains to be
seen whether she ever will again. For the crime of going to school
-- and blogging about it -- she was shot in the head by a Taliban
assassin while in her school bus. Yousafzai, now 14, knew the risk she was taking when at the age
of 11 and ... MOREThomas Sowell: Random Thoughts On The Passing Scene
Observations from a keen eye. Not since the days of slavery have there been so many people who feel entitled to what other people have produced as there are in the modern welfare state, whether in Western Europe or on this side of the Atlantic. Economist Edward Lazear has cut through all of Barack Obama's claims about "creating jobs" with ... MOREAP: Marijuana Backers Courting Conservatives
What happened to the clamor for 'states' rights? It's not all hippies backing November's marijuana legalization votes in Colorado, Oregon and Washington. Appealing
to Western individualism and a mistrust of federal government,
activists have lined up some prominent conservatives, from one-time
presidential hopefuls Tom Tancredo ... MOREKevin D. Williamson: The Last Radicals
Homeschoolers occupy the curriculum. There is exactly one authentically radical social movement of any real significance in the United States, and it is not Occupy, the Tea Party, or the Ron Paul faction. It is homeschoolers, who, by the simple act of instructing their children at home, pose an intellectual, moral, and political challenge to the ... MOREVIDEO: How Cops Legally Steal Innocent People's Money
Civil forfeiture provides incentive for government abuse.
Matt Cover: Obama Bailout Claim Off By $24 Billion
Obama: "got back every dime." CBO: lost $24 billion. President Barack Obama said on Thursday that “we got back every dime we used to rescue the financial system." According to the Congressional Budget Office, however, the government will lose about $24 billion on the bailout. “We got back every dime we used to rescue the financial system, but ... MORERon Paul: Keeping Up Statistical Appearances
Could the real unemployment be 22 percent? Last week, supporters of the current administration rejoiced over job
numbers released by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS). For the
first time since the administration came to power, the official
unemployment number fell below 8%. Keynesian cheerleaders all claimed
the ... MOREShikha Dalmia: ObamaCare's Rationing By Another Name
About the Independent Payment Advisory Board. The stunning post-debate reversal in Mitt Romney’s fortunes may
not last through the elections. But win or lose, he’ll do the
country a big favor if he continues to expose the Independent
Payment Advisory Board—the beloved center-piece of Obamacare—for
what it is: An effort to give an ... MOREKatie Kieffer: Dagny Taggart Goes To War
The battle for freedom. Dagny Taggart is not just the entrepreneurial heroine of Ayn Rand’s magnum opus novel, Atlas Shrugged. She is the inspiration of real women everywhere who are taking up her shield and fighting her battle for freedom using the weapons of entrepreneurship, education and free speech. The media continually talks about the ... MORE
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