The administration declares war on pain relief. In July 2011, the Office of National Drug Control Policy released its longterm plan for reducing prescription drug abuse. One of the bullet points in that report was this: "Write and disseminate a Model Pain Clinic Regulation Law within 12 months." Twelve months later, the ONDCP has yet to (publicly) ... MOREMike Riggs: Obama Is Making It Difficult To Get Pain Meds
The administration declares war on pain relief. In July 2011, the Office of National Drug Control Policy released its longterm plan for reducing prescription drug abuse. One of the bullet points in that report was this: "Write and disseminate a Model Pain Clinic Regulation Law within 12 months." Twelve months later, the ONDCP has yet to (publicly) ... MOREJohn Stossel: There Ought Not To Be A Law
Free individuals do everything better. I’m a libertarian in part because I see a false choice offered by the political left and right: government control of the economy -- or government control of our personal lives. People on both sides think of themselves as freedom lovers. The left thinks government can lessen income inequality. The ... MORERick Dewsburry: U.S. Government Is Spying On Everyone
Details released by Wikileaks. Anyone who takes a photograph at high-risk locations is logged as a suspected terrorist on a vast network of secret spy cameras linked to the U.S. Government, according to leaked emails. People pointing cameras in New York are regarded as suspicious and the facial recognition images of them from the civilian CCTV are ... MOREKenneth P. Green: Subsidy-Powered Vehicles
Continuing the long history of failure. Even with modern technology, electric cars are not capable of satisfying consumer desires. Policymakers should end their wasteful counter-market pursuit of vehicle electrification. Environmentalists have long wished for the electrification of passenger vehicles. As Professor Vaclav Smil points out in ... MORENew Jersey Puts Money On Legalizing Sports Betting
by Colton Totland. Sports fans who have longed to back their favorite teams with their gambling dollars — legally — may soon get their chance as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie leads a challenge to laws that have limited legal betting on sports to a small handful of states. The long-running, high-stakes battle over betting on sports in America is coming to a ... MOREGall & Smith: Red Tape Shackles Small-Business Owners
Why should we stifle entrepreneurs? A Michigan teen and his mother are living in a shelter for the homeless after a city shut down the teen’s hot-dog stand. Thirteen-year-old Nathan Duszynski saved $2,500 to start his own business and then diligently secured permission from both the state and city hall to operate downtown. Nathan hoped to use the ... MORERichard Rahn: Economic Lessons From The Olympics
Thomas Sowell: The Paul Ryan Choice
A return to reality. Governor Mitt Romney's choice of Congressman Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential running mate is one of those decisions that seem obvious — if not inevitable — in retrospect, even though it was by no means obvious to most of us beforehand. Anyone who wants to get a quick sense of who Paul Ryan is should watch a short video of a February ... MOREConstant Surveillance System Turns NYC Into Police State
Government eyes permeate the Big Apple. New York City has taken the next step towards becoming a police state. It wasn’t enough to prevent New Yorkers from drinking in parks, or to have the police remove Occupy Wall Street protesters. Now things are getting technological. On Wednesday, the NYPD unveiled a new ... MORE
Walter E Williams: Obama's Educational Initiative
It's all about enriching the educational establishment. President Barack Obama recently wrote an executive order that established a White House initiative on educational excellence for black Americans that will be housed in the Department of Education. It proposes "to identify evidence-based best practices" to improve black achievement in ... MORE
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