David Harsanyi: Santorum Is A Big Government Republican

An earmark enthusiast throughout his career.  Rick Santorum, like most Republican candidates, fashions himself the one true conservative running in 2012. If the thought of big, intrusive liberal government offends you, he might just be your man. And if you favor a big, intrusive Republican government, he's unquestionably your candidate. People are taking ... MORE

VIDEO: Andrew Napolitano - Return To Sound Money

Don Surber: Obama Backers Getting Rich On Green Causes

Al Gore likes the Fisker.   Over the holidays, the New York Times reported: “Fisker Automotive is recalling all 239 of its 2012 Karma luxury plug-in hybrid cars because of a fire hazard.” Not mentioned in the report was the fact that the Obama administration had given this tiny car company a Solyndra-sized loan of $529 million. Banks loans the money with ... MORE

VIDEO: Do Women Earn Less Than Men?

James Taylor: Finding Big Foot, Finding Global Warming

Global warming is causing mutant sharks.   “I DO think there’s a ‘squatch in these woods ….” What the heck has happened to science on television? Animal Planet has a show called “Finding Bigfoot,” with a guy looking like he just cleaned out all the pork rinds at the Piggly Wiggly telling us he believes “there’s a “squatch” in these woods….” “Sasquatches DO ... MORE

Matt Welch: The Bright Side Of Paul's Third Place Finish

7 reasons why Paul supporters should remain optimistic.  For Ron Paul's most ardent supporters, last night's third-place finish in the Iowa caucus was an undeniable disappointment. The dream of boomeranging from an Iowa victory to a New Hampshire resurgence to an anything-is-possible Super Tuesday has now gone to re-write. Being exposed as a state .... MORE

Obama Puts New Crony Capitalism Mechanism In Place

Bureaucrats to lord new powers over industry.    In a defiant display of executive power, President Obama on Wednesday will buck GOP opposition and name Richard Cordray as the nation’s chief consumer watchdog, even though the Senate contends the move is inappropriate, senior administration officials told the Associated Press.  ... MORE

VIDEO: John Stossel - Burdensome Regulations

MSNBC.COM: 40,000 New Laws Go Into Effect in 2012

Politicians can never give enough orders.  About 40,000 state laws taking effect at the start of the new year will change rules about  getting abortions in New Hampshire, learning about gays and lesbians in California, getting jobs in Alabama and even driving golf carts in Georgia. Several federal rules change with the new year, too, including a Social Security ... MORE

VIDEO: How The War on Drugs Threatens El Paso


US policy is a war on reason.   Former El Paso city council member Beto O'Rourke spoke at the Cato Institute's conference, "Ending the Global War on Drugs" on November 15, 2011. 

Chuck Neubauer: Gun Makers Baffled By ATF Criteria

Arbitrary and capricious rulings from government.  The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is in charge of determining whether a gun model is legal, but the agency won’t say much about its criteria. Despite overseeing an industry that includes machine guns and other deadly weapons, ATF regulations for the manufacture of weapons ...  MORE

Gary Jason: Unlimited Domestic Energy...Right Now

America will be a net petroleum product exporter.   A rush of recent reports indicate that the explosion of non-conventional fossil fuel production continues to transform the world. (Non-conventional fossil fuel production is the production of oil and natural gas by hydraulic fracking and horizontal drilling.) In fact, 2011, will mark a major turning point ... MORE