You cannot apologize to a fanatic. It only serves to convince him that he was right all along, and that is the last course the United States should be pursuing at this critical juncture of world history. The last few weeks have witnessed a peculiar and disturbing spectacle: An American administration that has spent a great deal of time and energy ... MORELee Harris: Stop Apologizing For Our Liberties
You cannot apologize to a fanatic. It only serves to convince him that he was right all along, and that is the last course the United States should be pursuing at this critical juncture of world history. The last few weeks have witnessed a peculiar and disturbing spectacle: An American administration that has spent a great deal of time and energy ... MORETSA Pat-Down Horror Stories Prompt Private-Screener Plan
One way to reign in an out-of-control bureaucracy. The congressman who held 22 hearings over a year and a half that tracked public backlash against the Transportation Security Administration says he's ready to offer legislation to save the agency from itself. "The truth is this is a very dangerous world," Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House ... MOREMichelle Jamrisko: Business Activity In US Is Shrinking
Only government remains a growth industry. Business activity in the U.S. unexpectedly contracted in
September for the first time in three years, adding to signs
manufacturing will contribute less to the economic recovery. The Institute for Supply Management-Chicago Inc. said today its business barometer fell 49.7 this month from 53 in August. ... MOREBuilding Safely Without Government Building Codes
by Brian Phillips. Most people accept building codes as a necessary government intervention. One website states: "Codes provide minimum standards for building construction in order to safeguard the public’s safety, health, and welfare." Another website states: "If we searched we could find examples of people having built things that ended up falling on ... MOREVIDEO: The Morality Of Using Force To Distribute Wealth
Philip DeFranco is uncomfortable thinking about government and morality.
Andrew A. Morgan: Why The Left Hates The Laffer Curve
A self-evident economic truth. For those who are familiar with the "Laffer Curve," the name generally brings on an immediate and politically charged opinion related to the inherent implications the curve has historically had on the topic of the government's tax rate policies. However, the underlying points illustrated by the curve deserve serious and ... MOREJoan Lowy: Privacy Worries On Domestic Drone Use
Drones to be routinely deployed over the next 3 years. More than a third of Americans worry their privacy will suffer if drones like those used to spy on U.S. enemies overseas become the latest police tool for tracking suspected criminals at home, according to an Associated Press-National Constitution Center poll. Congress has directed ... MORE
Roger D. Luchs: Hope And Chains
Democrats have made a living playing blacks. Joe Biden's comment "They gon' put y'all back in chains" has shone a light on a truth the Democratic Party and its adjutants in the media have suppressed for over half a century. That is that the party's electoral victories have been built upon the suppression of the aspirations of many of the ... MORETed Nugent: Mitt Romney Was Right About The 47%
Americans are too dependent on Fedzilla. Mitt Romney
hit the bull’s-eye with his comments regarding the 47 percent of
Americans who do not have any skin in the game as it pertains to paying
federal income tax. Facts are facts. Mr. Romney is not backing down. Good. The truth is the truth and it’s long past time someone said it. As I’ve written ... MOREShawne K. Wickham: 'Nullify' To Be Common Refrain In NH
Juries powers acknowledged in the Granite State. Criminal defense attorneys predict New Hampshire jurors routinely will be told they have the right to find someone innocent even if the state proves its case because New Hampshire has passed what appears to be the nation's first “jury nullification” law. Earlier this month, a Belknap County ... MORESenators Join Suit Over Obama's Constitutional Powers
by Stephen Dinan. Republican senators on Wednesday joined a lawsuit arguing President Obama violated the Constitution when he used his recess appointment powers earlier this year to fill several controversial posts. The move intensifies a simmering separation-of-powers battle over Mr. Obama’s executive powers, which Republicans say he has abused during ... MORE
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