The deadly duo of big government and big food. On Thursday this week I took part in a great
panel discussion on crony capitalism in food and agriculture at
the American Enterprise Institute. Crony capitalism in this area, to me, means that a food
business’s success is often wrongly contingent upon the business
maintaining a close relationship ... MORE
This is getting a little creepy. According to one estimate, since last year the Department of Homeland Security has stockpiled more than 1.6 billion bullets, mainly .40 caliber and 9mm. DHS also purchased 2,717 Mine Resistant Armor Protected Vehicles (MRAP). Modern Survival Blog reported: The Department of Homeland Security (through ... MORE
Airport screeners love rifling through sex toys. Airport-security screeners apparently get a kink out of rifling through your sexy baggage. “My checked bag is searched almost every time I fly. I guess I’m just lucky, or look suspicious!” said sex blogger Rori Sweet of the DC area. Kitty Stryker, a California sex educator, added, “They always ... MORE
Re-empower the states. In our grubby, unhelpful political lexicon, certain words exist solely to end conversations. The most prominent such word is “racist.” Less popular, but by no means less potent, are “democracy” and “rights.” When welded together as “democratic rights,” the pair becomes all-powerful — strong enough to send ... MORE
An interview with Professor Jeffrey Miron. Harvard University professor Jeffrey Miron has advocated the legalization of drugs for decades. In a SPIEGEL ONLINE interview, he explains why prohibition is more dangerous than selling drugs in supermarkets. SPIEGEL: Mr. Miron, why should heroin, cocaine and marijuana be legal? Miron: The ... MORE
by Yaron Brook and Don Watkins. The nineteenth century, many people believe, was an era in American history when workers were forced to toil in sweatshops twenty-eight hours a day for starvation wages. It was only when governments intervened, either directly on behalf of workers or indirectly by empowering unions, that conditions improved. ... MORE
by Bryana Johnson. In 1938, the practice of homeschooling was outlawed in Germany by Adolf Hitler and the infamous Third Reich. It was a rough period in German history, as thousands of young people were being pried from their parents’ direction and authority and drafted into the Hitler Youth program, where they were supposed to be ... MORE
Playing politics with blue smoke and mirrors. In an effort to remove the hot-potato issue of excessive government spending from the 2012 presidential campaign, and calling the bluff of congressional Republicans who always seem to favor domestic spending cuts but increased military spending, President Obama suggested the ... MORE
by Ben Goad. The Internal Revenue Service on Friday unveiled its proposal to raise tens of billions of dollars through annual fees on health insurers, prompting fierce criticism from industry groups who warn the costs will be passed along to consumers. The proposed rule from President Obama's healthcare law will be published for public ... MORE
by Thomas J. Basile. The President is in full campaign mode crisscrossing the nation talking about the need to curb gun violence through a host of new gun control measures. Characteristically he’s using children and families as props, and in homage to public employee unions no doubt, is throwing first responders into the mix at his events as well. ... MORE