When it comes to job creation, size doesn't matter. On February 12, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) sent a message to his 62,550 followers on Twitter: “Small business is the job growth engine in this country and we need to pursue policies that reflect that reality to create jobs.” Cantor was wrong on both counts. Despite overwhelming conventional ... MOREVeronique de Rugy: America's Small-Business Fetish
When it comes to job creation, size doesn't matter. On February 12, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) sent a message to his 62,550 followers on Twitter: “Small business is the job growth engine in this country and we need to pursue policies that reflect that reality to create jobs.” Cantor was wrong on both counts. Despite overwhelming conventional ... MOREThomas Sowell: A Book For Republicans
Class warfare: good politics and bad government. Democrats have been having a field day with the cry of "tax cuts for the rich" — for which Republicans seem to have no reply. This is especially surprising, because Democrats made the same arguments back in the 1920s, and the Republicans then not only had a reply, but one that eventually carried the day ... MOREPeter Ferrara: Obama's Unemployment Rate Stuck At 11%
America's decline is not inevitable. This latest recession started in December, 2007. Since the Great Depression 75 years ago, recessions in America have lasted an average of 10 months, with the longest previously lasting 16 months, not counting this latest spooky downturn. The National Bureau of Economic Research, the recognized scorekeeper of when ... MORELaurence M Vance: The War On Drugs: Cui Bono?
Who benefits from government's drug war? Cui bono, a maxim of Cassius quoted by Cicero meaning “who benefits?” or “to whose advantage?” is a useful principle when investigating political assassinations, conspiracy theories, mysterious deaths — and the war on drugs. The war on drugs, which actually began in the United States before World War I with the ... MOREJim Mahoney: California Dreamin': A Nightmare Of Collapse
A state dying from self-inflicted wounds. There was a time when the California dream conjured visions of sun, endless summers, hot love, cool breezes, and muscle cars. The California economy, once the world's 7th largest, supported these dreams -- carrying us into the future on its brawny young shoulders. Innovation in aviation, computers, and countless ... MOREDaniel J Flynn: Football Does A Body Good
Nannyism doesn't. Should consenting adults be allowed to play football? Prior to a debate on the subject at New York University earlier this month, 53 percent of the audience opposed a ban on college football (and just 16 percent supported). Following the debate, 53 percent of the audience supported a ban. That dramatic opinion shift comes in ... MORE
Daren Jonescu: The Vanishing Feeling Of Freedom
It is hard for some to understand what is at stake. The primary reason why it is so difficult to defend political liberty today is because freedom is a rational construct, and thus cannot be understood by the irrational. Children, or adults whose moral reasoning skills are stalled at childish levels, are unable to experience it -- they literally don't ... MOREBill O'Reilly: Hating The Rich
My late father was a man of strong opinion. He despised phonies, cowards and liars. He named names -- sometimes in very close proximity to those being singled out. A veteran of World War II, he recognized a weasel when he saw one. But my dad never denigrated rich people in general. We lived in Levittown, N.Y., where everybody had pretty much the ... MOREWashington State To Partially Legalize Home Cooking
by Matthew Yglesias. Details vary from place to place, but the standard legal rule in the United States is that if you want to bake some cookies in your house then you're free to do so. You can also give the cookies you baked to friends, family, and neighbors. You can bring the cookies in to work to share with coworkers. You're also free to exchange the cookies in a wide ... MORE
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