Did you know crime is actually down? Against the backdrop of sluggish growth and high unemployment, one bright spot has been declining crime rates, with levels in the United States now about half what they were 20 years ago. This gradual decline holds true even in the perennially high-risk demographic of young men, suggesting it ... MOREJonathan Witt: Crime And The Nanny State
Did you know crime is actually down? Against the backdrop of sluggish growth and high unemployment, one bright spot has been declining crime rates, with levels in the United States now about half what they were 20 years ago. This gradual decline holds true even in the perennially high-risk demographic of young men, suggesting it ... MOREBlow Off Pampered Greenies, Build Keystone XL
by Katie Kieffer. Recycling is fine. Conservation is fine. But sometimes greenies cross the line. They expect you and me to go jobless and hungry so they can save a porcupine. President Obama has been pampering his radical greenie friends for far too long. Even the Presidents’ State Department has thrice declared Keystone XL to be ... MOREThomas Sowell: Immigration Sophistry
Sympathy for the plight of lawbreakers. Most laws are meant to stop people from doing something, and to penalize those who disregard those laws. More generally, laws are meant to protect the society from the law breakers. But our immigration laws are different. Here the whole focus is on the "plight" of those who have broken the laws, and on ... MOREMoises Naim: The End Of Power
A takeover by the micropowers. Power is shifting—from large, stable armies to loose bands of
insurgents, from corporate leviathans to nimble start-ups, from
presidential palaces to public squares. It has become harder to
wield power and easier to lose it, and the world is becoming less
predictable as a result. As people become more ... MOREGrover Norquist: One Hundred Years Of Tax Servitude
Happy birthday: The income tax is now 100 years old. In 1913, the 16th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified by three-fourths of the then-48 states. Stop me if you have heard this one, but the federal income tax was pushed by progressives who felt the rich should pay their fair share. They promised that only really rich people would have ... MOREWalter E Williams: Price Versus Cost
The stifling effect of taxation. Suppose you buy a gallon of gas for $3. How much did it cost you? You
say, "Williams, that's a silly question. It cost $3." That's where
you're mistaken, because there's a difference between price and cost. To
prove that price and cost are not the same, consider the following.
Suppose you live and work in New York ... MOREFBI: You Might Be A Terrorist If You Breathe
FBI sets a new standard of paranoia. The FBI published 25 pamphlets
and distributed them to people who work in the general public to give
them information on how to spot a terrorist based on a number of
“suspicious behavior” indicators. People at construction sites,
electronic stores, beauty salons, airports and other places were advised
on ... MOREBeing Born Poor Doesn't Mean You Will Stay Poor
by Yaron Brook and Don Watkins. Long after he had established himself as one of America’s leading businessmen, as well as history’s greatest steelmaker, Andrew Carnegie reflected that “We all live in the richest and freest country in the world, where no man is limited except by his own mental attitude and his own desires.” At the time—a ... MORENY Parents Demand Schools Dumb Down
Boycott planned against new math and English tests. New York state education officials have been sounding the alarm for months: English and math tests that students will take this week and next will be harder than before and scores will drop. A video from the state Education Department warns, "We expect them to be lower." Statewide, ... MORE
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