Walter E Williams: Loving And Hating America

Check with those voting with their feet.      As I've documented in the past, many leftist teachers teach our youngsters to hate our country. For example, University of Hawaii Professor Haunani-Kay Trask counseled her students, "We need to think very, very clearly about who the enemy is. The enemy is the United States of America and everyone who  ... MORE

VIDEO: John McAfee - ObamaCare and Privacy Concerns

Thomas Sowell: Race-Hustling Results

Scoring the racial grievance industry.        Years ago, someone said that, according to the laws of aerodynamics, bumblebees cannot fly. But the bumblebees, not knowing the laws of aerodynamics, go ahead and fly anyway. Something like that happens among people. There have been many ponderous academic writings and dour editorials in the       ... MORE

Ira Stoll: The ObamaCare Disaster Has Arrived

Get ready for much worse.     For a sense of where the health care policy debate in America is headed, look no further than Massachusetts, where Romneycare was a state-run demonstration project for Obamacare. Here, activists with ties to the Massachusetts State Nurses Association are organizing to place a question on the 2014        ... MORE

VIDEO: The Origins Of Political Correctness

Susan Stellin: Security Check Starts Long Before You Fly

New scrutiny for air travelers.         The Transportation Security Administration is expanding its screening of passengers before they arrive at the airport by searching a wide array of government and private databases that can include records like car registrations and employment information.  While the agency says that the goal is to      ... MORE

Minimum Wage Kills Jobs For Low-Skill Workers

by Antony Davies, James R. Harrigan.     We are rarely subjected to debate over the minimum wage apart from election season, but America's painfully sluggish return to economic normalcy has politicians scrambling to do something to help the working class. While the minimum wage debate usually plays out at the federal level, there is now  ... MORE

John W. Whitehead: Who Protects You From The Police?

The rise of government-sanctioned home invasions.      It’s 3 a.m. You’ve been asleep for hours when suddenly you hear a loud “Crash! Bang! Boom!” Based on the yelling, shouting and mayhem, it sounds as if someone—or several someones—are breaking through your front door. With your heart racing and your stomach churning, all you can   ... MORE

James Grant: America's Default On Its Debt Is Inevitable

Politicians have seen to it.      “There is precedent for a government shutdown,” Lloyd Blankfein, the chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs, remarked last week. “There’s no precedent for default. How wrong he is. The U.S. government defaulted after the Revolutionary War, and it defaulted at intervals thereafter. Moreover, on the authority of   ... MORE

VIDEO: John Stossel - Government Spending and Debt

The War On Halloween Makes Case For School Choice

by Nick Gillespie.          In the latest example of small-mindedness plaguing our educational system, schools around the country are attempting to ban costumes and candy on what is surely one of most kids’ favorite days of the year. The excuses range from vague concerns about “safety” to specific worries about food allergies to—get    ... MORE

Rebecca Furdek: Do You Have A Right To Give Free Advice?

Not if licensing boards get their way.     What do we do when we want advice? Sometimes, we choose to seek out a licensed professional. Other times, we simply rely first – and perhaps ultimately – on the recommendations of those around us. Every day, we give opinions and advice to friends, family members, neighbors, and colleagues     ... MORE

VIDEO: How To Handle The Next Recession

High Taxes Could Derail Marijuana Legalization

What if costs are pushed above black market price?      When Congress banned marijuana in 1937, it did so in the guise of taxation, imposing a prohibitive levy on cannabis and created criminal penalties for those who failed to pay it. Marijuana taxes also played a prominent role in what may be the beginning of the end for pot prohibition: the   ... MORE

Megan O'Matz and John Maines: Cops, Cash And Cocaine

How Sunrise police make millions selling drugs.      Police in this suburban town best known for its sprawling outlet mall have hit upon a surefire way to make millions. They sell cocaine. Undercover detectives and their army of informants lure big-money drug buyers into the city from across the United States, and from as far north as Canada    ... MORE

Walter E Williams: The Cost Of Minimum Wage

Are policymakers naive or just stupid?      Last week’s column discussed the political tradeoffs made by black politicians and civil rights organizations that condemn whole generations of black youngsters to failing schools (http://tinyurl.com/6mmlsf). Similar political tradeoffs in labor markets condemn many blacks, particularly black youths,  ... MORE