It’s called “mountain pride.” For generations, it has pulsed through the bloodstream of just about every resident in the Appalachian hills of North Georgia, the place where I grew up and still call home. Mountain pride is defined by self-reliance. It means that when times get tough, families persevere, turning quietly only to a church or a neighbor for help. ... MORERep. Tom Graves: Obama Increases Dependency
It’s called “mountain pride.” For generations, it has pulsed through the bloodstream of just about every resident in the Appalachian hills of North Georgia, the place where I grew up and still call home. Mountain pride is defined by self-reliance. It means that when times get tough, families persevere, turning quietly only to a church or a neighbor for help. ... MORELegalizing Pot Could Bring Big Bucks To Washington State
If the feds say out, that is. The initiative to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana in Washington was estimated on Friday to raise up to $1.9 billion in new tax revenue over five years — or zero. The wild swing, included in an analysis by the state Office of Financial Management, reflects broad uncertainty about the potential federal ... MORESteven Greenhut: Why Asset Forfeiture Abuse Is Rising
Government power and the profit motive. Few groups of “sinners” were singled out in biblical accounts more than “tax collectors,” who were not merely state agents collecting revenues that taxpayers rightfully owed to the government. They were the source of particular loathing because they were extortionists, who profited personally by shaking down as much ... MOREKatie Kieffer: TSA Is A Carcinogenic Petting Zoo
Why aren't our bodies treated like private property? The TSA is effectively an unconstitutional, carcinogenic petting zoo. Deep down, we all feel that the airport security system is an FDA-approved rubdown and radiation parlor. But we are busy, rushing to catch flights, and we tell ourselves it is for our “safety.” So, like sheep, we comply. ... MOREVIDEO: Milton Friedman - Principles Of Trade
Professor Friedman on imports, exports and exchange rates.
R. Dennis Hansen: Losing Our Privacy At A Rapid Rate
Not just the night has a thousand eyes. I work for a resource management agency. Last year, I attended a government-mandated class on the use of computers during work hours. The instructor pointed out that emails that leave our agency’s network are being scanned for content. Our Internet usage is also being monitored. What they are looking ... MORERep. Paul Ryan: Empowering Individuals Or Bureaucrats
The choice and the contrast in health care. In March, as the Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of President Obama's partisan health care law, the American people saw an event that could mark the end of bureaucrat-controlled health care. At the same time, just across the street in the halls of Congress, they witnessed a powerful reaffirmation of ... MOREWoman Strip Searched At Roadside For Running Stop Sign
Suit claims cops subject woman to public humiliation. A Florida mother who was pulled over by police for driving through a stop sign claims she was then subjected to a nightmarish strip search where her tampon was forcibly removed by an officer. Leila Tarantino is now suing Citrus County Sheriff's Office claiming that she was strip searched ... MORENext From The EPA: Four-Gallon-Minimum Gas Purchases
Another "ridiculous and unworkable mandate." The Environmental Protection Agency is going to require all consumers to buy at least four gallons of gasoline from certain gas pumps after the new E15 ethanol-gasoline blend is introduced into the market. The new regulation was revealed in an Aug. 1 letter to the American Motorcyclist ... MOREDon Watkins: President Obama Vs. My Grandfather
A conflict of visions. My grandfather, a gruff and uneducated but whip-smart guy, started out poor. Following a stint in the Army, he spent a few years working and scrimped together enough money to start his own restaurant in a small town near Philadelphia. He—and the rest of his family—worked incredibly long hours, first to keep the restaurant in ... MOREJazz Shaw: Ethanol Plant Reopens Despite Massive Drought
Food dries up, but tax dollars keep flowing. Not too long ago, we took a look at the effect the drought is having on the nation’s farmers, particularly those producing corn. The situation isn’t improving, as is being widely reported, and the farmers are in dire straights. Prices are rising for not only corn for the dinner table, but all the other ... MOREMichael G. Franc: 'Keep That Pay Raise, I Can't Afford It'
Welfare's upside-down incentive. Does our $927 billion–per–year welfare state discourage the poor from seeking work? Does it cause them to shun pay hikes? Does it, in short, create dependency? This may be the most intractable problem afflicting the welfare state. With a renewed interest in the Clinton-era welfare reform and President Obama’s recent ... MORE
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