We must stop waiting for a savior. The past week provided clear lessons not just in how central bankers have a limited ability to positively influence the economy but also how they are limited in their capacity to deliver the shortsighted policy actions that investors currently crave. The developments should provide new reasons for investors and ... MOREPeter Schiff: The Not So Super Hero
We must stop waiting for a savior. The past week provided clear lessons not just in how central bankers have a limited ability to positively influence the economy but also how they are limited in their capacity to deliver the shortsighted policy actions that investors currently crave. The developments should provide new reasons for investors and ... MOREThe Problem Is There Is No Such Thing As "States' Rights"
by Frank Keegan. When U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois tried to fire up a ballroom full of state legislators here Tuesday morning, he used the phrase “states’ rights.” It popped up a few other times as the National Conference of State Legislatures met for its annual “Build Strong States” summit. The only problem: There is no such thing as “states’ ... MOREThe Number Of Americans Spied Upon Is Too High To Count
by Andrew Napolitano. Gazillions. That's the number of times the federal government has spied on Americans since 9/11 through the use of drones, legal search warrants, illegal search warrants, federal agent-written search warrants and just plain government spying. This is according to Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who, when he asked the government to tell him what it was ... MORE
John Stossel: Wars To End War
America needs to reevaluate the military's mission. On his recent trip abroad, Mitt Romney observed an American taboo by not criticizing President Obama's military policy. But before his trip, he made his position clear. Obama has "exposed the military to cuts that no one can justify," Romney said. He meant that unless Congress intervenes ... MORERichard E. Ralston: The Separation Of Medicine & State
For politicians, healthcare is all about control. The federal government in general, and the Food and Drug Administration in particular, increasingly inject themselves into direct control of every medical practice. The FDA is aggressively moving past its lock on the approval of every medication and all medical equipment. It now seeks control ... MORECarrie Lucas: Let's Make Education Big Business
Utilize profit, loss and high pay for top performance. When you see that Americans spend more than $1.1 trillion on education—that’s 7.8 percent of GDP—it’s tempting to call education “big business.” Except that it’s not really: 80 percent of that spending is controlled by government and spent on public schools and universities. That means that it’s ... MOREDoug Bandow: Killing The Economy With Gov't Stimulus
Death by spending. President Barack Obama’s presidency hangs in the balance after another disappointing employment report. He continues to advocate new government “stimulus” programs to boost his reelection campaign. However, Washington is awash in government “stimulus,” without effect. Only productive private investment will spark economic ... MORE
A. Barton Hinkle: Got A Pencil? You Didn't Build That
Nobody can make a pencil by himself. Most people would never accuse President Obama of memorizing Milton Friedman under the covers at night. Yet the patron saint of laissez-faire probably would not take as much exception as many Republicans have to Obama’s comment in Roanoke three weeks ago that “if you’ve got a business – you didn’t build that. ... MOREGene Healy: Take Me Down To The Parasite City
The District is blooming. Have you seen the latest jobs report? Major buzzkill: creeping unemployment, anemic growth, and the recovery's totally stalled. But not here: The District is booming! "Washington may have the healthiest economy of any major metropolitan area in the country," says New York Times D.C. bureau chief David Leonhardt in Sunday's ... MOREGary M. Galles: Expand Freedom, Not Government
State power has an unbroken record of inability. President Obama’s “you didn’t build that” rationalization for increasing taxes has since been “clarified” to the fact that teachers, roads, bridges, etc., provided by government, “gave you some help.” But it still doesn’t support his conclusion. President Obama is mistakenly equating society ... MORELisa Cerda: Hi-Jacking Your Privacy
Government laser will analyze you at the molecular level. Your privacy is a highly prized possession, and the government wants to take it away. You may not even notice it is gone at first, but then one day, when you least expect it, your going to want your privacy back. But it will be too late. The government will have gathered and stored enough information ... MORESteve Forbes: To Help Free Market, Bury The Hatchett
Congress must get out of the way. We all want America’s economy to improve and realize that crony capitalism — where Washington politicians, not free markets, decide who succeeds — is a barrier to prosperous growth. Yet industries still dispatch lobbyists to Capitol Hill to get a legislative or regulatory “fix” when there’s a marketplace ... MORE
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