Andrew Napolitano: Guns And The Government

Government is determined to do something. If you have listened to President Obama and Vice President Biden talk about guns in the past month, you have heard them express a decided commitment to use the powers of the federal government to maintain safety in the United States. You also have heard congressional voices from politicians in   ... MORE

Jerry Bowyer: Republican Cave Worse Than Fiscal Cliff

GOP jellyfish offer no protection for liberty.      The fiscal cliff debacle showed conclusively that the GOP establishment is a completely ineffective guardian of our liberties against President Obama and the Washington ruling class. Forget fantasies about reversing the growth of the state, let alone stopping such growth; Boehner’s boys can’t even  ... MORE

VIDEO: Walter E Williams - Up Close And Personal

They're Coming To Take Our Guns Away, Ha-haa!

by Chris Stafko.   You may recall the 1966 cult-classic by Napoleon XIV titled, "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa."  The lyrics of that song describe an individual who is out of his mind and who is being taken "to the funny farm" and to "the loony bin" so he can be attended to by "those nice young men in their clean white coats." The subject of the song   ... MORE

Patrick J. Michaels: Global Warming Apocalypse Cancelled

Inconvenient truth: no 21st century rise in temperature.    My greener friends are increasingly troubled by the lack of a rise in recent global surface temperatures. Using monthly data measured as the departure from long-term averages, there’s been no significant warming trend since the fall of 1996. In other words, we are now in our 17th ... MORE

VIDEO: End Policing For Profit

How A Cop Used A State Database To Steal Pain Pills

by Michael McFall.  A former Vernal police detective now faces criminal charges stemming from his alleged theft of a couple’s pain pills, a month after the couple filed a complaint against him in federal court. Ben Marland Murray, 38, was charged Friday in 8th District Court with unlawful use of the controlled substance database and possession of a controlled    ... MORE

Victor Davis Hanson: The War Between The Amendments

Parity to an all-powerful, centralized government.    The horrific Newtown, Conn., mass shooting has unleashed a frenzy to pass new gun-control legislation. But the war over restricting firearms is not just between liberals and conservatives; it also pits the first two amendments to the U.S. Constitution against each other. Apparently, in the sequential    ... MORE

Jacob Sullum: The Threat Posed By Gun Magazine Limits

Another measure that could endanger victims.      A limit on magazine capacity is emerging as a leading contender for the something that supposedly must be done in response to last month's massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. A ban on "large-capacity ammunition feeding devices" is one of the new gun    ... MORE

Capitalism: Making Tires Safer And Most Things Better

A system where the consumer is king.   Humans have been using tires since the dawn of the automotive age. But today’s tires aren’t much like their predecessors. Instead of being made with natural rubber, for example, they’re fashioned from layers of materials, including textiles and steel. This is a perfect example of what economist Joseph  ... MORE

VIDEO: John Stossel - Citizen Journalism

Susan Duclos: Online Ammunition Suppliers

Time to stock up.   With conflicting accounts as to whether Wal-Mart is putting off the restocking of ammunition after their meetings with the Obama administration and many local gun and ammo suppliers simply running out of ammunition after a massive surge in sales, it seemed prudent to gather a few sources for ammunition from online.    ... MORE