A. Barton Hinkle: The $4,000 Trash Can

$56.6 billion in compliance costs imposed since Jan 1. According to conventional progressive wisdom, regulation is the means by which a compassionate government protects the weak and innocent from the strong and malevolent. Try telling that to Brad Jones. Jones is one of the owners of Buckingham Slate, a Virginia business a little over an hour’s drive   ... MORE

ObamaCare Drops Full-Time Employment

by Walter Russell Mead. Many businesses anticipate that Obamacare will deal a blow to their bottom line in the form of fines and penalties. Some are now planning to evade the law’s fine for uninsured full-time employees by  pushing full-time employees to part-time status. The Wall Street Journal reports: Several restaurants, hotels and retailers    ... MORE

VIDEO: Proof that Big Government Is Failing America

Katie Kieffer: Cleaning Obama's Bloodstains

Blood is staining the globe.    Not the blood of terrorists (enemies of America), but the blood of innocent Americans. We cannot resuscitate our loved ones. We can only attempt to clean President Obama’s bloodstains by removing him—and all who think like him—from public office. There is no need to “judge” Obama’s heart to realize that he is unfit to lead;   ... MORE

Thomas Sowell - Waiving Freedom

Arbitrary waivers provide political favors. Among the objections to ObamaCare, one that has not gotten as much attention as it should is the president's power to waive the law for any company, union or other enterprise he chooses. The 14th Amendment to the Constitution provides for "equal protection of the laws" for all Americans. To have a law  ... MORE

Fred Barnes: Why Romney Will Win

Let us count the reasons Mitt Romney will win.   The tie in the polls goes to the challenger. Here’s why: Enthusiasm. It matters enormously, and it’s disproportionately on the Republican side, in good measure because of an intense desire to defeat President Obama. True, enthusiasm doesn’t guarantee an edge in turnout, but it’s        ... MORE

Onkar Ghate: A Liberal Ayn Rand?

Maybe liberals should think a little more long term. It's no secret that the right is awash in Ayn Rand. Tea Partiers carry signs like "Who is John Galt?" and, astonishing for a novel published 55 years ago, sales of Atlas Shrugged topped 445,000 last year. All of this has prompted researchers like Yale historian Beverly Gage to wonder, "Why is there no liberal    ... MORE

VIDEO: Policing For Profit - Civil Forfeiture Laws


Feds try to take innocent elderly couple's Mom-and-Pop motel.

John Stossel: In Praise Of Price-Gouging

Getting goods where they are needed most.    Desperate New Jersey drivers wait in long lines to buy gasoline. One line was two miles long The media blame “a lack of electricity” and report that “Governor Christie has acted to boost supplies of gasoline…by directing Treasury officials to waive licensing requirements that affect merchants’  ... MORE

Benghazi A Barometer Of Obama's Incompetence

by Robert Maginnis.    The Sept. 11, 2012 Benghazi, Libya terrorist attack left four Americans dead including our ambassador, destroyed our consulate, compromised sensitive information, and made America look weak.  This story lingers because it is a barometer on President Barack Obama’s competence. The Benghazi attack exposed Obama’s foreign policy  ... MORE

VIDEO: Cop Ruptures Woman's Breast During Arrest


The woman had a headlight out and an old warrant for a speeding ticket.

Walter E Williams: Our Deviant Society

Watch out for falling standards.    Here's one usage of the term gentleman: The gentleman helped the fallen lady to her feet. Here's another, one we might hear from a newscaster or a police spokesman: Tonight we report on the arrest of two gentlemen who raped, sodomized and murdered an 80-year-old woman. During earlier times, to be c  ... MORE