VIDEO: Political Correctness And Common Sense


Excerpts from a speech by Charlton Heston at Brandeis University.

Larry Kudlow: Obama's Declaration Of Collectivism

Not what the Founders had in mind.   One of the least remarked upon aspects of President Obama’s inaugural speech was his attempt to co-opt the Founding Fathers’ Declaration of Independence to bolster his liberal-left agenda. Sure, the president quoted one of the most important sentences in world history: “We hold these truths to be self-   ... MORE

Louis Woodhill: Time To Bury The GOP And Start Over

Death to clueless conservatism!    In his January 18 article, “Go for the Throat!”, John Dickerson, Slate’s chief political correspondent, called on President Obama to “declare war” on the Republican Party. Calm down, John. There is no need for Obama to get (politically) violent. At the national level, the Republican Party is near death anyway.     ... MORE

VIDEO: Treason - The End of Liberty

Hans Bader: Government Control Is Bad For Your Health

Economic freedom declines again under Obama.      Economic freedom has declined under the Obama administration, and America’s rank has repeatedly fallen on the Index of Economic Freedom and other rankings issued by think-tanks and research foundations. (The Heritage Foundation just released the 2013 Index of Economic Freedom.) In their      ... MORE

A Fisher: 6 Unbelievably Dumb Congressional Hearings

Sex, violence and satan.      In the wake of last December's school shooting, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-West Virginia) has proposed yet another congressional study on violent video games (he's joined in his effort by Nebraska Republican Sen. Mike Johanns). Such studies are typically accompanied by hearings where members of the World's Greatest   ... MORE

Costly State Energy Policies To Raise California Power 33%

Golden State residents to lose more gold.     has been a leader in production, in part due to federal and state level policies that provide incentives for producers of renewable power. However, a new report found that California’s policies will raise state power rates and associated costs by nearly 33 percent.       ... MORE

Fighting The Total Surveillance State In Our Schools

by John Whitehead.  “I would say there is a school-to-prison pipeline, but there is also a prison-to-school pipeline. [The use of security hardware (cameras, metal detectors and retina detectors) and the practice of treating students as suspects are strategies of the criminal justice system, and they have been flowing into the schools.] ... MORE

VIDEO: Rothbard: Involuntary Servitude - Conscription

Anna Mulrine: Will Women Have To Register For Draft? Yes

A great achievement for women's rights.    That may be a difficult question from a societal standpoint, but the answer is straightforward, according to a legal analysis. On Thursday, the Pentagon will lift its ban on women in combat. Now that the Pentagon is lifting its ban on women in combat, does this mean that women could potentially be drafted ... MORE

Look Who's Mocking Fascist Fear-Mongering Now

by A. Barton Hinkle. One of the arguments we’re hearing in the current debate about gun control is what might be called the anti-anti-tyranny argument. Coming from liberals, it’s a little rich. Some gun-rights supporters say the Second Amendment’s purpose is not merely to protect the right to hunt or defend yourself, but to guard against         ... MORE