by Mike Riggs. Last Wednesday New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was charged with murder for "orchestrating the execution" of Odin Lloyd, a semi-pro football player who Hernandez had known for about a year. I didn't pay the story much attention—until I saw footage of Hernandez being arrested. Let me paint the scene for you: ... MOREThe Most Shocking Aspect Of The Aaron Hernandez Case
by Mike Riggs. Last Wednesday New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was charged with murder for "orchestrating the execution" of Odin Lloyd, a semi-pro football player who Hernandez had known for about a year. I didn't pay the story much attention—until I saw footage of Hernandez being arrested. Let me paint the scene for you: ... MOREAndrew Napolitano: A Not-So-Happy Fourth Of July
How can we celebrate the degradation of liberty? Do you have more personal liberty today than on the Fourth of July 2012? When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, he used language that has become iconic. He wrote that we are endowed by our Creator with certain inalienable rights, and among them are ... MORERaising The Minimum Wage: Bad Ideas Have Consequences
by James Sherk. Liberals argue that raising the minimum wage boosts the economy without costing jobs. To which conservatives often respond: then why not really hike it and see what happens? Venture capitalist Nick Hanauer appears to have taken this rhetorical point literally. He recently proposed raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Hanauer ... MOREThomas Sowell - The Mindset Of The Left
Why it is all about the government. When teenage thugs are called "troubled youth" by people on the
political left, that tells us more about the mindset of the left than
about these young hoodlums. Seldom is there a speck of evidence that the thugs are troubled, and
often there is ample evidence that they are in fact enjoying themselves,
as ... MORENot Wanting To Hire A Criminal Now Makes You A Racist
by Emily Miller. Not wanting to employ a criminal makes you a racist. At least that is what the Obama administration has determined to be law with a regulation made without congressional approval. Businesses are fighting the charge that not wanting ex-cons on the payroll is illegal discrimination. On June 11, the Equal Employment Opportunity ... MOREPublic Approval Of Supreme Court Falls To All-Time Low
Lawyers in robes seen to ignore Constitution. The U.S. Supreme Court finished its term with big decisions on voting rights, affirmative action and same-sex marriage. Following those rulings, public approval of the court has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded in more than nine years of polling. A new Rasmussen Reports national ... MOREWhat The Red Sox Know About Immigration Reform
by Ira Stoll. One of the things I have found reassuringly familiar as I move back to New England after an absence of nearly 20 years is the Red Sox baseball team, still battling for the top of the American League’s East division. It’s just the players who are different. The hottest Boston hitter at the moment has been Jose Iglesias, a 23-year-old infielder ... MOREIs Obama A Victim Of Self-Esteem Education?
by Jonathon Moseley. I never understood Barack Obama -- or even some of my friends -- until I read The Amateur by Edward Klein (Regnery Publishing 2012 -- paperback June 13, 2013). But first you also need to remember the plague of "self-esteem" based education. And finally it all makes sense. The self-esteem movement hurt our public ... MOREYelp Of Pot, Leafly, Is Tip Of Marijuana Missionary's Spear
by Peter Cohan. Brendan Kennedy wants to make the world safe for investing in
marijuana. Kennedy, CEO at Seattle’s $5.5 million (assets under
management) Privateer Holdings, believes that he can make a profit and
make the world better by investing in marijuana companies. Kennedy earned a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, ... MORE
Walter E Williams: Distrusting Government
To celebrate our Declaration of Independence. Recent opinion polls demonstrate a deepening distrust of the federal government. That's not an altogether bad thing. Our nation's founders recognized that most human abuses are the result of government. As Thomas Paine said, "government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil." ... MOREStephanie Simon: Why Our Teachers Can't Teach
Long awaited report reveals an ugly truth. The U.S. teacher training system is
badly broken, turning out rookie educators who have little hands-on
experience running classrooms and are quickly overwhelmed by the job,
according to a report released Tuesday by the National Council on Teacher Quality. The review found "an ... MORE
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