Jeffrey A. Singer: Vaccination And Free Choice

A free society must tolerate bad choices.       In the 2002 sci-fi noir film Minority Report, PreCrime, a specialized police agency, apprehends people who are forecast to commit crimes. No trial is necessary because the not-yet-committed crime is considered a vision of the future and thus a matter of fact. The film’s plot challenges  ... MORE

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More government minding your own business.

Walter E Williams: The Pope And Capitalism

Economic theories that are far from divine.     Pope Francis, in his apostolic exhortation, levied charges against free market capitalism, denying that "economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world" and concluding that "this opinion   ... has never been   ... MORE

The Legacy Of Obama's Health Care Lies

by Peter Suderman.     Less than a week before the October launch of the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges, President Obama delivered a speech in Largo, Maryland explaining how the new health care would work, and what Americans in different circumstances could expect. “Even before the Affordable Care Act fully takes effect, about 85  ... MORE

John W. Whitehead: The End Of Childhood

In the era of the emerging American police state.    It wouldn’t be a week in America without another slew of children being punished for childish behavior under the regime of zero tolerance which plagues our nation’s schools. Here are some of the latest incidents. In Pennsylvania, a ten-year-old boy was suspended for shooting an imaginary     ... MORE

Sheriffs Refuse to Enforce Laws on Gun Control

by Erica Goode. When Sheriff John Cooke of Weld County explains in speeches why he is not enforcing the state’s new gun laws, he holds up two 30-round magazines. One, he says, he had before July 1, when the law banning the possession, sale or transfer of the large-capacity magazines went into effect. The other, he “maybe” obtained afterward. ... MORE

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Federal Prison Population Grows 27% In Ten Years

Who says government fails to stimulate growth?         The number of federal prison inmates has grown 27 percent in the last decade, according the Government Accountability Office (GAO). In a report examining the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) budget, the GAO found that prison population is rising: The Department of Justice’s      ... MORE

Cop Shoots Mother Of 3 In Head During Botched Drug Raid

The war against drugs is a war against us.        The American Drug War claimed another casualty when a woman was shot in the head while sitting on a couch by an incompetent police officer, who fired his weapon through an exterior wall prior to raiding the home. At about 10:30 p.m. on December 11th, a group of cops calling themselves     ...  MORE

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Minimum Wage Hikes Are Too Good To Be True

by Steve Chapman.      If you offer people something that is too good to be true, you will always find takers. Ask Bernie Madoff. Or ask Barack Obama. He recently proposed an increase in the minimum wage—an idea that suits the natural predilections of many people enough to distract them from the unsentimental and unwelcome logic of         ... MORE

Relentless Quest For Child Safety Making Us Very Stupid

by Scott Beaulier.     Regulations are on the rise in almost every area of our lives. While some regulations, such as requiring kids to be buckled in automobiles make sense, others are plain silly. In Corlaville, Iowa and Midway, Georgia, for example, kids are not allowed to run lemonade stands without permits and government approval. In the entire   ... MORE

Famous Faces Of A Growing Tax War Between The States

by Rex Sinquefield. The year 2013 may go down in history as pivotal in the battle between the states to attract businesses and high-income earners because of local tax advantages. Five news stories highlight the shift that is occurring across the nation as taxpayers and legislators recognize that tax policy matters in the lives of every      ... MORE

More Americans Killed By Cops Than In Iraq War

Police brutality at shocking level. The increase in police brutality in this country is a frightening reality. In the last decade alone the number of  people murdered by police has reached 5,000. The number of soldiers killed since the inception of the Iraq war, 4489. What went wrong? In the 19070’s SWAT teams were estimated to be used   ... MORE