Stephen Breyer's dangerous rationalization. Last week the Supreme Court
overturned federal limits on the total amounts that one person
may contribute to candidates and political committees during a
single election cycle. "The Government may no more restrict how
many candidates or causes a donor may support than it may tell a ... MOREJacob Sullum: Free Speech Vs. The Collective
Stephen Breyer's dangerous rationalization. Last week the Supreme Court
overturned federal limits on the total amounts that one person
may contribute to candidates and political committees during a
single election cycle. "The Government may no more restrict how
many candidates or causes a donor may support than it may tell a ... MOREJoachim Hagopian: The Militarization Of Police State USA
You are sleeping in the middle of the night. The next thing you know you are suddenly jarred awake with the loud thud of your front door crashing down from a battering ram. What seems about a dozen or more armed men in full armor suits looking just like soldiers in an Afghanistan raid, all carrying assault weapons are invading your home. ... MORELisa Crivelli: The New Faces Of Marijuana
Nothing short of a miracle treatment for epilepsy. Two years ago, Charlotte Figi was losing a lifelong battle to epilepsy. Her parents were using a hospice program at home because she wasn’t eating, had chronic pneumonia, and couldn’t swallow water. At the age of five, Charlotte was suffering up to 50 seizures a day. Two years ago, ... MOREStar Parker: Incumbents Fear Too Much Free Speech
It could introduce corruption into the political system! The Supreme Court’s decision last week in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, eliminating the total limit that an individual can contribute in an election cycle to candidates and party committees, amounts to a shot of adrenaline to American democracy. The principle ... MOREPresident Pinocchio On ObamaCare Advertising
"We didn't make it hard sell," he said. New Congressional estimates show the Obama administration is requesting another $774 million for Obamacare “outreach” and advertising in the 2015 budget. This is on top of the estimated $684 million they spent this year and the $52 million they spent on high-profile ads with athletes and ... MORE
Can Bobby Jindal's Health Plan Get GOP Back On Track?
by Peter Suderman. Could be a turning point for Republicans. Before conservative policy wonks can win any policy victories,
they’ll need to overhaul the Republican Party. For an idea of what
that might look like and the challenges any transformation will
entail, they should look to one of the party’s wonkiest
politicians, Louisiana ... MORE
Taxes More Than Food, Housing, Clothing Combined
by Caroline May. No wonder tax freedom day falls later this year. The day when the nation collectively has made enough money to pay its total tax burden for the year is three days later this year, according to a new report. According to a report released Monday by the Tax Foundation, this year Tax Freedom Day falls 111 days into 2014, on April 21. ... MOREJohn Dietrich: The Poverty Hoax
Do the poor need Democrats, or is it vice-versa? A major concern of progressives is their supposed interest in the fate of the poor. They purport to be the champions of the poor. But the truth is that they need the poor more than the poor need them, in a symbiotic relationship. As much as 75% of the money allocated to the ... MOREObamaCare Has Meant Wildly Skyrocketing Premiums
by Sarah Hurtubise. The high cost of affordable care. Americans have recently been hit with some of the largest premium
increases in years, according to a Morgan Stanley survey of insurance
brokers. The investment bank’s April survey of 148 brokers found that this quarter, the average premium increase
for customers renewing an insurance ... MORE
Maryland Lawmakers Decriminalize Marijuana
by Erin Cox and Michael Dresser. Possession of small amounts of marijuana will no longer be a crime in Maryland under a law passed Monday and sent to Gov. Martin O'Malley for his expected signature. Adults caught with less than 10 grams of pot will get a citation that will be treated like traffic ticket and pay a fine, but they could no longer be sent to ... MOREA. Barton Hinkle: The Case For Knife Rights
Big government overreach claims new class of victims. A certain fellow—we’ll call him Fred—broke the law a while ago. He didn’t mean to. He didn’t even know he was doing it. Nevertheless, had he been caught he could have gone to jail—for a year. Fred lives in Virginia. Last fall he went on a camping trip. Not knowing what the terrain ... MOREJohn Stossel: Taxing Life Away
It's tax time. I'm too scared to do my taxes. I'm sure I'll get something wrong and my enemies in government will persecute — no, I mean prosecute — me. So I hired Bob. Bob's my accountant. I like Bob, but I don't like that I have to have an accountant. I don't want to spend time keeping records and talking to Bob about boring things I ... MORE
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