Ira Stoll: A Tax Cuts Mystery

Evidence of out-of-control government spending. The chief of detectives shoved his hands into the pockets of his trenchcoat and tugged at the brim of his fedora. “We’ve got a murder on our hands, gentlemen.” Aw man, on New Year’s Eve? Who’s the stiff?” asked the sidekick character. (One thing about detective stories, starting  ... MORE

Jacob Sullum: The 5 Best Drug Scares Of 2012

Nutrients for irrational fears.       Drug control policies, like gun control policies, tend to be driven by irrational fears rather than a calm assessment of the facts. When Congress banned marijuana back in 1937, the few legislators who had heard of the plant knew it as the "killer weed" supposedly responsible for horrifying homicides. Several years   ... MORE

VIDEO: Diane Feinstein Wants To Ban All Guns


On a crusade since 1995, California senator uses Sandy Hook as opportunity.

$1 In Spending Cuts For Every $41 In Tax Increases

Obama pushes GOP off fiscal cliff. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the last-minute fiscal cliff deal reached by congressional leaders and President Barack Obama cuts only $15 billion in spending while increasing tax revenues by $620 billion—a 41:1 ratio of tax increases to spending cuts. When Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W.  ... MORE

Judicial Watch Names Ten Most Corrupt Politicians Of 2012

Obama wins another election.     Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released its 2012 list of Washington’s “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians.” The list includes: Attorney General Eric Holder,  Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL), President Barack Obama, Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) ... MORE

Katie Kieffer: 12 Liberal Pledges For The New Year

Conquering one form of mental illness. Here are twelve comical but true resolutions that every liberal should make for 2013: 1.) Resolve to spend time with gun-owners. I have a liberal friend who says she would rather be in the same room as a cobra snake than a gun, even an unloaded gun. Guns really, really scare her. But guns don’t kill.   ... MORE

Tom Knighton: Welcome To The Police State

No probable cause necessary. Police state might be a tad bit strong.  Police city might be more appropriate.  However, it’s still a pretty scary thing to watch. Paragould, Arkansas Mayor Mike Gaskill and Police Chief Todd Stovall offered up a “solution” for the towns crime problem.  That solution?  Well, it looks like something out of a dystopian novel:  ... MORE

VIDEO: John Stossel - God Or No God?

William Dunkelberg: Why Raising Minimum Wage Kills Jobs

The minimum wage is a major anti-jobs policy.  Ten states have announced an increase in their minimum wage effective January 1, mostly because their legislation requires an adjustment to the Consumer Price Index inflation measure.  Some political jurisdictions take it further, San Francisco has a minimum over $10 per hour and the state of     ... MORE

John Fund: Let's Be Gone With The Wind

Efficient only as a bird killer.    President Obama likes to talk about making sure “the biggest corporations pay their fair share.” Treasury secretary Tim Geithner calls for tax reform to close loopholes and subsidies. Budget hawks say federal spending must be curbed. Congress and federal environmental regulators claim they are doing      ... MORE

VIDEO: Nanny of the Year For 2012


Busting Bikinis and the Cop Who Wants to Fine Cursing!