Devastation sold as "compassion," and "inclusion." One of the many unintended consequences of the political crusade for increased homeownership among minorities, and low-income people in general, has been a housing boom and bust that left many foreclosed homes that had to be rented, because there were no longer enough qualified ... MOREThomas Sowell: Unintended Consequences
Devastation sold as "compassion," and "inclusion." One of the many unintended consequences of the political crusade for increased homeownership among minorities, and low-income people in general, has been a housing boom and bust that left many foreclosed homes that had to be rented, because there were no longer enough qualified ... MOREStop What You Are Doing And Defund ObamaCare Now
Sign the petition. On October 1st, millions of Americans will be required to enroll in Obamacare and could lose access to their doctors and be forced to pay higher premiums and higher taxes. But there's still time to stop it. Republicans in Congress can stop Obamacare if they refuse to fund it. Sign the petition and tell Congress: Don't Fund ... MORE
Our Government Says You Are A Potential Terrorist
by Gary DeMar. If you dig long and deep enough it's amazing what can be uncovered when it comes to who our government considers to be a potential terrorist. You don't even have to use the Freedom of Information Act to hunt down the stuff to reveal what some government officials think of ordinary American citizens. The folks at The ... MORE
Paul Armentano: Marijuana Legalization Is Inevitable
And it is time for the Feds to admit it. Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy is demanding Congressional hearings in September to address the growing divide between state and federal marijuana laws. With twenty states now having legalized the medical use of cannabis — and two additional states having legalized non-medical marijuana ... MORE
Aristotle's Thoughts On Tyranny Proving True In America
by Simon Black. Nearly 2,400 years ago, Aristotle wrote one of the defining works of political philosophy in a book entitled Politics. It’s still incredibly relevant today, particularly what he writes about tyranny. The ancient Greeks used the word ‘turannos’, which referred to an illegitimate ruler who governs without regard for the law or ... MOREUnaware Young People Will Be Biggest ObamaCare Losers
by Scott W. Atlas, M.D. It is a universal truism that the youth will determine our future, and this younger generation has already made its mark. With a massive voter turnout, they played a major role in electing Barack Obama in 2008, when he won two-thirds of the vote among those younger than age 30. And President Obama then capitalized ... MOREHow To Disappear When Someone's Spying On You
by Robert Krulwich. Whenever your cellphone is on, "They" know where you are, and I mean all the Theys — the spooks, the merchants, the drone pilots, the private detectives, probably even the Chinese. If you want your privacy, says artist/designer , you can go to the back of your phone, pry out the battery and break the connection, ... MORE
Obama's Assurances About NSA Surveillance Ring Hollow
by Jacob Sullum. Last Friday, in an interview with CNN, President Obama
acknowledged that "the capabilities of the NSA are scary to
people." The challenge for him, he
explained at a press conference earlier this month, is "how do
I make the American people more comfortable" with the National
Security Agency's routine collection of ... MOREPeter Suderman: 8 Reasons Not To Go To War In Syria
Is the U.S. on the march to war
in Syria? Over the past week, the stage has been set for yet
another military intervention in the Middle East. Calls for U.S.
action in Syria have grown louder following reports of a chemical
weapon attack in Damascus said to have been carried out with the
knowledge and approval of President Bassar al-Assad’s ... MORETibor R. Machan: Coping With Smoking
Smoking regs should not undermine individual rights. Laws forbidding business proprietors from permitting smoking in their offices, cinemas, aircraft, stores, etc. are now legion. But such government-mandated prohibitions ignore the rights of those who don’t mind smoking as well as those who wish to live in a tolerant society. ... MORE
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