The philosophy of reason, egoism and capitalism. It is widely believed today that our moral, cultural, and political
alternatives are limited either to the ideas of the secular,
relativistic left—or to those of the religious, absolutist right—or to
some compromised mixture of the two. In other words, one’s ideas are
supposedly either ... MORECraig Biddle: What Is Objectivism?
The philosophy of reason, egoism and capitalism. It is widely believed today that our moral, cultural, and political
alternatives are limited either to the ideas of the secular,
relativistic left—or to those of the religious, absolutist right—or to
some compromised mixture of the two. In other words, one’s ideas are
supposedly either ... MOREFighting Back Against Government's Big Secret
by Rep. Ted Poe. It’s Tuesday morning. A citizen wakes up, writes emails and makes a phone call. The person has a meeting soon, so he pulls up Google Maps to figure out a route. He then hops into a cab, checks Facebook on his phone, texts his friend and plays ‘Candy Crush’ on his iPhone. After the meeting he heads to the office, logs on to ... MOREPresident's ObamaCare Lies Were Essential To Passing Bill
Voters would have rejected it had they known truth. Over half of American voters regret that the Affordable Care Act passed, and nearly two-thirds say it never would have -- if we knew then what we know now. In addition, more than half think the health care law will ultimately be bad for the country, and that it’s more about the ... MORECal Law Forces Chefs And Bartenders To Wear Gloves
Alexis Garcia on California's latest idoicy. No plastic grocery bags, mandated plastic gloves. “This law, which seems to be really focused on the Subways and Chipotles of the market, now affects your most well-trained and experienced chefs who have mastered their craft and have never had any issue,” says Jordan Bernstein, a Los ... MORE
Drug Cops Kill Innocent 80-Year-Old Man In His Own Bed
As they didn't find what they were looking for. In the early morning hours of June 27, 2013, a team of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies pulled up to the home of Eugene Mallory, an 80-year-old retired engineer living in the rural outskirts of Los Angeles county with his wife Tonya Pate and stepson Adrian Lamos. ... MOREObama's Scorched Bird Policy To Fight Climate Change
Solar farm efficient at frying passing birds. Environmentalists have hit out at a giant new solar farm in the Mojave Desert as mounting evidence reveals birds flying through the extremely hot 'thermal flux' surrounding the towers are being scorched. After years of regulatory tangles around the impact on desert wildlife, the Ivanpah Solar ... MOREHouse Punts on Debt Ceiling, Cedes Power Of The Purse
by Robert Romano. A feckless gaggle of representatives. Last August, before a partial government shutdown occurred in the
ill-fated attempt to defund Obamacare, House Republican leaders were
reportedly urging their conference to just wait for the debt ceiling,
that that would be the time to achieve some concessions. On August 13, National ... MOREPaul Elias: California's Concealed Weapons Rules Tossed
Local government nannies don't trump 2nd Amendment. A divided federal appeals court on Thursday struck down California concealed-weapons rules, saying they violate the Second Amendment right to bear arms. The 2-1 ruling of a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said California counties were wrong to ... MORE
J.D. Tuccille: U.S. Slides 13 Spots On Press Freedom Index
American liberty in free fall. If it wasn't enough to see the
United States slide in four rankings of economic freedom, Internet
liberty, and government transparency last year, the Land of the
Brave and Home of the Free (except where prohibited by law) is off
to a swell start in 2014 by slipping 13 places on the World Press
Freedom Index. ... MORECan Drug Czar Be Required To Respect Science?
by Johnny Green. A radical bill is introduced to Congress. U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) introduced a bill Tuesday that would change federal law so that the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), commonly known as the “drug czar,” is no longer prohibited from studying the legalization of marijuana and no longer ... MOREMax Borders: Rise Of The Libertarians
Why Slate, Salon and the progressive media are afraid. A lot of people are messing with libertarianism. We get it. If you see
an alternative worldview gaining currency as your own is starting to
lose out: attack, attack, attack. Strategically, it’s probably smart. When Jane Mayer wrote that sloppy hit piece for The New Yorker against
the ... MOREThe Gang Of Twelve And Our Secret Government
by Andrew Napolitano. A new assault on freedom of the press. Last week, a little noticed clash took place on Capitol Hill involving the fundamental values underlying the First Amendment. The issue was the lawfulness of publishing the secrets that were given to reporters by former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward ... MORE
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