Greg McNeal: Rand Paul's Attempt To Rein In Drone Usage

Senator wants a warrant to precede drone searches. Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has introduced a bill requiring the government to obtain a warrant prior to using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV or drone).  The bill, S.3287, also known as The Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act is a good start for the public debate about how to regulate  ... MORE

VIDEO: John Stossel - A Model For Economic Recovery

Anti-Obesity Efforts Are Fattening Government

by Julie Gunlock. Left unchecked, 42 percent of American adults will be obese by 2030. That was the headline grabbing conclusion of a 400-plus page report released by the Institute of Medicine (IoM) last month, which also found that two-thirds of adults and one-third of children are already overweight or obese. Yet the federal government has ... MORE

Lisa De Pasquale: The EPA Against America

Opposition to the economic interests of Americans. In 1995, the VENONA project revealed that there were pro-Soviet, anti-American saboteurs and spies who infiltrated the State Department, Treasury, Office of Strategic Services, and the White House during the Roosevelt and Truman Administrations. The project revealed that the infiltration into  ... MORE

VIDEO: Reality Check On Domestic Drones

John Stossel: Improving Health Care

Denial of reality is no longer an option.     Any day now, the U.S. Supreme will rule on whether the Obamacare insurance mandate is constitutional. Seems like a no-brainer to me. How can forcing me to engage in commerce be constitutional? But there's a deeper question: Why should government be involved in medicine at all? Right before    ... MORE 

Jon N. Hall: What 'Every Economist' Says

Except for the ones that disagree. The expression "every economist" is one of the most widely abused in politics.  In various formulations, one hears a lot of this rhetoric.  You see, there's no disagreement among economists.  Keynesians, Austrians, Marxists, classical economists, Rastafarians, you name it...they all say the same thing. Here are   ... MORE

Christopher Chantrill: A Pre-Revolutionary Situation

Unsettling rumblings among the peasants.   Once upon a time, there was a nation that had trouble paying its bills.  The people were restless.  So the king called for his advisors, and they advised a little inflation to stimulate trade.  A few months passed, and the people were still restless.  So the king called for his advisors once again and asked    ... MORE

Domestic Drones And The Need For New Privacy Laws

by Gene Healy.    Last week, in its report on the 2013 Defense Authorization bill, the Senate Armed Services Committee called for allowing drones to operate "freely and routinely" in U.S. airspace. "Large numbers of [UAVs] now deployed overseas may be returned to the United States as the conflict in Afghanistan and operations elsewhere wind down in     ... MORE

VIDEO: David Henderson - Liberty As Collateral Damage

Laffer & Moore: Obama's Real Spending Record

Stimulating a disaster.  President Obama shocked us the other day when he said, "Since I've been president, federal spending has risen at the lowest pace in nearly 60 years." Having heard him champion the "multiplier effects" of deficit-financed stimulus spending, we saw him as an enthusiastic supporter of throwing other people's money at just about any     ... MORE

Thomas Sowell: Socialist Or Fascist?

It is not quite accurate to call Obama a socialist. It bothers me a little when conservatives call Barack Obama a "socialist." He certainly is an enemy of the free market, and wants politicians and bureaucrats to make the fundamental decisions about the economy. But that does not mean that he wants government ownership of the means of production    ... MORE

VIDEO: How Sweatshops Help The Poor Escape Poverty

New EPA Power Grab To Regulate Private Property

Ditches and gullies in the crosshairs.    Lawmakers are working to block an unprecedented power grab by the Environmental Protection Agency to use the Clean Water Act (CWA) and control land alongside ditches, gullies and other ephemeral spots by claiming the sources are part of navigable waterways. These temporary water sources are often created by   ... MORE

Mark Hyman: The NCAA Political Correctness Witch Hunt

Luckily, the Fightin' Whities are going strong.   Now in its seventh year, the National Collegiate Athletic Association's battle with the University of North Dakota may be reaching a final conclusion. In 2005, the NCAA announced a complete ban on hosting post-season competition by 18 colleges that were using Native American mascots, logos, or    ... MORE