by Stephen Bronars. Last week Adam Ozimek argued that conservatives should either support the minimum wage or oppose it less. His analysis correctly reframes the minimum wage as a law that prohibits workers from participating in the labor market if they contribute less than $7.25 per hour to production. This does not mean that conservatives should ... MOREWhy Conservatives Should Oppose The Minimum Wage
by Stephen Bronars. Last week Adam Ozimek argued that conservatives should either support the minimum wage or oppose it less. His analysis correctly reframes the minimum wage as a law that prohibits workers from participating in the labor market if they contribute less than $7.25 per hour to production. This does not mean that conservatives should ... MOREWilliam Grigg: Keep The Guns; Abolish The Police
When society has suffered enough. On July 23 New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the most implacably totalitarian figures in American political history, suggested that police nationwide should go on strike until the law-abiding public disarms itself. “I don’t understand why the police officers in this country don’t stand up collectively and say ... MOREJonathan V. Last: Go For The Gold! (Pay The IRS)
You win the gold, Uncle Sam collects $8,986. Because conservatives are scrooges, the good folks at Americans for Tax Reform have gone through the fine print to find out what our Olympians will have to cough up to the IRS should they be lucky enough to win any medals in London. Even by the standards of our government, the numbers ... MOREAdriaan Alsema: Columbia Is Decriminalizing Drugs
Drug addiction recognized as health issue, not crime. Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos has ratified a law deeming drug addiction a public health issue rather than a crime, local media reported Tuesday. The newly-enacted bill recognizes "the consumption and abuse of, or addiction to, psychoactive substances, legal or illegal, as a matter of public ... MOREThomas Sowell: Big Lies In Politics
A throwback to a Nazi philosophy. It was either Adolf Hitler or his propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, who said that the people will believe any lie, if it is big enough and told often enough, loud enough. Although the Nazis were defeated in World War II, this part of their philosophy survives triumphantly to this day among politicians, and nowhere more ... MOREJohn Stossel: Myths We Live By
Why such faith in government? The Olympics have gone smoothly despite -- gasp! -- America's team wearing clothing made in China at the opening ceremony. "I'm so upset," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. "Take all the uniforms, put them in a big pile, and burn them. ... We have people in the textile industry who are desperate for jobs." Here ... MORE
Bart Stupak: EPA Jeopardizing Health Of Asthmatics
Apparently, asthmatics need a better lobby. For the almost 20 years I served in Congress, much of my focus was on healthcare issues and holding federal regulators accountable for ensuring the safety and well-being of Americans. Today, I represent a California company that has over one million potentially life-saving inhalers just sitting in a warehouse. ... MOREMichael J Hurd: Doctors For Socialized Medicine
Government-guaranteed insurance is like public school. This is perhaps my favorite line from Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged with regard to doctors who support, or tolerate, socialized medicine: “Let them discover, in the operating rooms and hospital wards, that it is not safe to place their lives in the hands of a man they have throttled. It is not safe, ... MORETodd Myers: Plastic Bag Bans: Another Feel-Good Eco-Fad
Banning the bags may be net negative for environment. Across the country, cities are joining the latest environmental trend – banning plastic grocery bags. Concerned about the amount of plastic that reaches our oceans and the impact on wildlife, communities have decided that banning the bags is a simple and environmentally responsible ... MOREMan Spends 4 Months In Jail Because Cops Lied Under Oath
Watch the video that exposed them. Rochester, NY Police officers Rob Osipovitch and Ryan Hartley, falsely accused Mr. Barideaux of failing to come to a complete stop in order to have a reason to pull him over. But thanks to the power of video, Osipovitch and Hartley never stopped to think that City of Rochester traffic cameras were recording the whole ... MOREThomas Sowell: Milton Friedman Sorely Needed Today
A believer in the power of freedom. If Milton Friedman were alive today – and there was never a time when he was more needed – he would be 100 years old. He was born on July 31, 1912. But Professor Friedman's death at age 94 deprived the nation of one of those rare thinkers who had both genius and common sense. Most people would not be able to understand ... MORERonald Bailey: Government Did Not Build Your Business
No surprise, Obama is wrong again. “If you’ve got a business—you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen,” declared President Barack Obama at a campaign stop last week in Virginia. Evidently, the president believes that economic growth and job creation are largely the result of actions taken by benevolent government agencies. ... MORE
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