Bob Barr: Uncle Sam, Privacy Hypocrite

The "do not track" option please.   If one were to read the Federal Trade Commission’s recent staff report discussing ways to protect consumer privacy in mobile apps, one might conclude the federal government genuinely was concerned about consumer privacy. Among other recommendations, the report supports safeguards such as   ... MORE

Efforts Surge In Congress To Reform Pot Laws

by Alfonso Serrano. Driven by a groundswell of public opinion, Colorado and Washington state last November became the first states in the U.S. to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. That wave of support, it now seems clear, has echoed through the U.S. Congress, which Tuesday formally questioned the federal government’s prohibitionist drug policy in  ... MORE

VIDEO: John Stossel - Texas Vs California Gun Laws

Washington Times: Beverage Socialism Sours The Market

Big Milk + big government = raw deal for consumers. When it comes to milk, government isn’t interested in your health. The red tape imposed on this breakfast favorite isn’t just there to ensure dairy products aren’t spoiled. Rather, the rules intentionally limit competition and keep prices high. In this crony capitalist venture, consumers are the  ... MORE

Sara Gates: Imaginary Grenade Causes Alarm For Officials

"I can't believe I got dispended," says 7-year-old.   Fictitious friends and games of make-believe may be allowed on the playground at one Colorado elementary school, but imaginary weapons certainly are not. The family of Alex Evans, a second-grade student at Mary Blair Elementary School in Loveland, learned that rule the hard way  ... MORE

VIDEO: Ending Civil Asset Forfeiture Abuse


How states can be tough on crime and respect property rights.

Jacob Sullum: The Perils Of Pushing Pot Prohibition

Will administration oppose hope and change?   Three months ago, voters in Colorado and Washington approved ballot initiatives aimed at legalizing the possession, production, and distribution of marijuana. A month later, Attorney General Eric Holder said the Justice Department would settle on a response to this historic development     ... MORE

Thomas Sowell - Prophets And Losses II

Federally-issued blue smoke and mirrors. People on both sides of tax issues often speak of such things as a "$300 billion tax increase" or a "$500 billion tax decrease." That is fine if they are looking back at something that has already happened. But it can be sheer nonsense if they are talking about a proposed increase or decrease in the tax rate.          ... MORE

Thomas Sowell: Prophets And Losses

Somebody could use a new crystal ball.        Now that the federal government is playing an ever larger role in the economy, a look at Washington's track record seems to be long overdue. The recent release of the Federal Reserve Board's transcripts of its deliberations back in 2007 shows that their economic prophecies were way off. How much    ... MORE

Walter E Williams: Women In Combat

Inequality in the name of equality.   A senior Defense Department official said the ban on women in combat should be lifted because the military's goal is "to provide a level, gender-neutral playing field." I'd like to think the goal of the military should be to have the toughest, meanest fighting force possible. But let's look at "gender-neutral playing    ... MORE

VIDEO: Andrew Napolitano - Your Body Is Your Temple