FBI: You Might Be A Terrorist If You Breathe

FBI sets a new standard of paranoia.      The FBI published 25 pamphlets and distributed them to people who work in the general public to give them information on how to spot a terrorist based on a number of “suspicious behavior” indicators. People at construction sites, electronic stores, beauty salons, airports and other places were advised on    ... MORE

VIDEO: Percentage Of Population On Food Stamps

Being Born Poor Doesn't Mean You Will Stay Poor

by Yaron Brook and Don Watkins.   Long after he had established himself as one of America’s leading businessmen, as well as history’s greatest steelmaker, Andrew Carnegie reflected that “We all live in the richest and freest country in the world, where no man is limited except by his own mental attitude and his own desires.” At the time—a    ... MORE

NY Parents Demand Schools Dumb Down

Boycott planned against new math and English tests.   New York state education officials have been sounding the alarm for months: English and math tests that students will take this week and next will be harder than before and scores will drop. A video from the state Education Department warns, "We expect them to be lower." Statewide,    ... MORE

How Free Markets And Ingenuity Can Save The Planet

by Ronald Bailey.    “We are a plague on the Earth. It’s coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so,” warned the famed British television naturalist David Attenborough in the January Radio Times. He added: “It’s not just climate change; it’s sheer space, places to grow food for this enormous horde. Either we limit our population growth or the       ... MORE

Scott Miller: Nullification Is For Nutcases? Hardly

After all, there is a Tenth Amendment.  Some people want you to believe that only crazy people support resisting federal power on a state or local level.  They’re wrong. In a snarky, condescending article titled, “SC Nullification – Are these guys nuts?,” published in several Palmetto State newspapers, Phil Noble promoted the most repeated      ... MORE

VIDEO: F.A. Hayek - The Power Of Pricing

John Stossel - Government Plays Favorites

People say government must "help the little guy,   promote equality, level the playing field." People often go into government to do that. But even when people mean well, it's natural for them to help out their cronies. David Stockman, who ran the Office of Management and Budget under Ronald Reagan, was criticized for saying the    ... MORE

Ben Wolfgang: Obama's Tax On The Pursuit Of Happiness

Sets his sights on vodka, golf and cigarettes. President Obama’s budget doesn’t just go after wealthy Americans. It’s also got new taxes on vodka, cigarettes and other unexpected items, ABC News reported. The fiscal 2014 spending plan, which looks to raise about $1.8 trillion in new revenue, also tackles golf courses, which can no longer be counted ... MORE

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Tax Freedom Day 2013 Is Five Days Later Than Last Year

The day you begin earning money for yourself.     April 18 will be Tax Freedom Day, the day when Americans have worked enough to pay all of their federal and state taxes for 2013 – a round total of $4.22 trillion, according to an analysis done by the Tax Foundation. That's five days later than in 2012. Americans will pay more than $2.76 trillion in    ... MORE