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

VIDEO: Need Some Serious Guidance On Gold?

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

Conn Carroll: American Energy Revolutionized By Fracking

As green energy failed.      It's hard to remember now that President Obama's agenda has degenerated into a sham gun control bill with loopholes big enough to drive a Mack truck through, but back in 2008, progressives had big dreams about how to reshape the entire U.S. economy, starting with the energy sector. For years, liberal     ... MORE

Mark Hendrickson: Big Brother Is Increasingly Watching You

Every breath you take, every move you make.  One of the most hotly debated of all individual rights is the right to privacy. Generations of immigrants came to the United States to escape religious persecution, economic oppression, and the danger of becoming embroiled in the Old World’s frequently recurring wars. These reasons are variations  ... MORE

Paul Lilly: Florida Bans Internet Cafes

There was too much freedom going on.   Well, it's official. Florida governor Rick Scott signed into legislation the "Internet Cafe Ban," which effectively closed down around 1,000 such establishments in the state. The ban went into effect immediately, though some cafes shut their doors a week ago under the assumption that the ban would go through. ... MORE

VIDEO: Rand Paul - Government Spending Priorities

Andrew Napolitano: Obama Expands His Power To Kill

While reducing our capacity to defend ourselves.      Does the government work for us, or do we work for the government? How can the president claim the lawful power to kill whomever he wishes and at the same time ask Congress to incapacitate our ability to defend ourselves against those who might seek to kill us? Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul  ... MORE