Obama's targeted killings set a dangerous precedent. “Covert” drone warfare requires a level of confidence in politicians that they will never deserve. In the Kentucky
Resolutions, the 1798 protest against the
Alien and Sedition Acts, Thomas Jefferson wrote, "It would be a dangerous delusion were a confidence in
[politicians] to silence our fears ... MORESheldon Richman: Don't Trust The Government On Drones
Obama's targeted killings set a dangerous precedent. “Covert” drone warfare requires a level of confidence in politicians that they will never deserve. In the Kentucky
Resolutions, the 1798 protest against the
Alien and Sedition Acts, Thomas Jefferson wrote, "It would be a dangerous delusion were a confidence in
[politicians] to silence our fears ... MOREMichael Moeller: There Is No 'Good Regulation'
The case for unbridled economic freedom. For an unapologetic capitalist, it's particularly frustrating when an allegedly pro-capitalist politician lacks the intellectual ammunition to adequately defend the free market. Concessions to statist opponents provide the illusion that statists have the moral upper hand. This is especially self-defeating when a ... MOREAndrew Napolitano: Obama's Secret Court For Killing
What about the laws he swore to uphold? President Obama willingly admits he dispatched CIA agents to kill an American and his teenage son and the son's American friend while they were in a desert in Yemen in 2011. He says he did so because the adult had encouraged folks to wage war on the United States and the children were just ... MORELet Consumers Make Their Own Choices On Sugary Drinks
by Baylen Linnekin. Earlier this week the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a group that regularly pushes for increased food regulations and considers soda to be “a slow-acting but ruthlessly efficient bioweapon,” announced it would be launching “a major action regarding the regulation of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages.” ... MOREWalter E Williams: The Reality Of Abraham Lincoln
The politically-incorrect reality. Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" has been a box-office hit and nominated
for 12 Academy Awards, including best picture, best director and best
actor for Daniel Day-Lewis, who portrayed our 16th president. I haven't
seen the movie; therefore, this column is not about the movie but about a
man deified by many. My colleague ... MOREThomas Sowell: Guns And Pensions
The great appeal of pension politics. A nation's choice between spending on military defense and spending on civilian goods has often been posed as "guns versus butter." But understanding the choices of many nations' political leaders might be helped by examining the contrast between their runaway spending on pensions while skimping ... MOREJohn Hoeven: The Right Climate For Remarkable Results
Lessons from North Dakota's oil fields. Delayed energy projects and regulatory hurdles to domestic oil
production not only cost the United States economy billions of
dollars and millions of jobs, but they also stand in the way of an
elusive goal: true American energy security. I believe, however, that our nation is within striking range of
that goal and, ... MOREScott Shackford: Dead Letters
The U.S. Postal Service's long, hard fall. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) did not fare well in 2012. Costs, losses, and debts rose as the volume of mail continued a decline that began in the middle of the last decade. Now the USPS is warning that without help from Congress, it will run out of money by the end of October. In reason’s May 1991 ... MORESheriffs Prepare To Abandon Citizens To Federal Gun Grab
by Brandon Turbeville. In the wake of the highly questionable surge in school shootings and the long-awaited gun grabbing effort being promoted by the President, lawmakers, and the mainstream media, hundreds of American sheriffs have now gone on the record to state publicly that they will not enforce any new gun laws such as the ones being proposed in the ... MOREMark Almonte: Why Do Civilians Need Assault Weapons?
Could you visualize yourself needing one? The two strongest reasons for civilians to own assault weapons are self-defense and defense against tyranny. One self-defense situation that comes to mind is the L.A. riots. Who can forget the nightly news's live footage of thugs hurling rocks at passing cars, buildings on fire, and looters smashing storefront ... MOREHeather Roff: The Short Slide From Drones To Despotism
Powerful enough to trump the safeguards for rights. This past week a secret white paper outlining legal justifications for the targeted killing of a U.S. citizen came to light. The brief, titled "Lawfulness
of a Lethal Operation Directed Against a U.S. Citizen who is a Senior
Operational Leader of Al Qaida or an Associated Force" discusses ... MORE
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