by Todd Skelton. A learning moment. Each week, I take my little family out to dinner in a neighborhood
restaurant. It’s nothing fancy, just your standard pub fare. On one
such outing, my kids started grilling me about which charities we
support. I ask what’s behind these questions and it turns out the kids
had been learning about charitable giving ... MOREI, Dinner — A Capitalism Lesson Over Burgers And A Beer
by Todd Skelton. A learning moment. Each week, I take my little family out to dinner in a neighborhood
restaurant. It’s nothing fancy, just your standard pub fare. On one
such outing, my kids started grilling me about which charities we
support. I ask what’s behind these questions and it turns out the kids
had been learning about charitable giving ... MOREScience: E-Cigs Could Save Hundreds Of Millions Of Lives
As U.S. politicians try to ban the device ... A group of 53 leading scientists has warned the World Health
Organization not to classify e-cigarettes as tobacco products, arguing
that doing so would jeopardize a major opportunity to slash disease and
deaths caused by smoking. The UN agency, which is currently assessing its position on the
matter, ... MOREAmerican Soldiers Did Not Die Defending Our Freedom
by Jacob Hornberger. An indoctrination proclamation. I was at the Washington Nationals baseball game last week. Whenever I attend a Nats game, there is an air of militarism surrounding the game, but attending on Memorial Day helps to remind us what a truly militarized society America has become. After all, what in the world does baseball, a quite ... MOREMatt Welch: When the Left Turned Against Free Speech
The demise of the Free Speech Movement. On March 4, in a designated "free-speech zone" at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), associate professor of feminist studies Mireille Miller-Young walked over to a 16-year-old anti-abortion protester named Thrin Short and demanded that Short take down a graphic sign ... MOREJudge Napolitano's Lesson On Edward Snowden's Action
On the courage of a patriot. Judge Andrew Napolitano reacted this morning to the NBC News interview
with NSA leaker Edward Snowden, who showed no remorse for breaking U.S.
law to leak a trove of classified documents outlining the NSA's massive
surveillance program. "There have been times throughout American history where what is right ... MOREHave the Police Become a Law Unto Themselves?
by John W. Whitehead. Judge, jury and executioner. Living in a free society means not having to look over your shoulder to
see whether the government is watching or fearing that a government
agent might perpetuate violence upon you. Unfortunately, as I detail in my book A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State, ... MOREAndrew Napolitano: No Place To Hide
Congress does nothing while liberty evaporates. With heart-pounding suspense, John le Carre-like intrigue and
Jeffersonian fidelity to the principles of human freedom, Glenn
Greenwald has just published "No Place to Hide." The book, which reads
like a thriller, is Greenwald's story of his nonstop two weeks of work
in May and June of 2013 ... MORE
Income Redistribution About Votes, Not Helping The Poor
by Jeffrey Dorfman. Everyone knows the famous Chinese proverb: Give a man a fish and you have fed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you have fed him for a lifetime. So why does the federal government spend so much money on giving away fish and so little on teaching people how to fish? Because Democrats want people to depend on ... MOREWhy The Cost Of Government Is Higher Than You Think
by Gary Galles. Crowding out what matters. “Look what I did for you!” When our children were small, my wife and I
got many gifts from them accompanied with those words (including most of
our
refrigerator art and many things that still adorn our Christmas trees),
in search of approval and encouragement. While that process was an ... MORE
Elliot Rodger And Gun Control's False Promise
by Jacob Sullum. The day after his 20-year-old son, Christopher, was shot down at
a deli in Isla Vista, California, Richard Martinez
blamed his death on "craven, irresponsible politicians and the
NRA." Gun control advocates quickly seized upon Martinez's remarks,
using his grief to obscure the illogic of their position. None of the items on the ... MOREAppeals Court Supports 6th Amendment, Jury Nullification
by Joe Wolverton, II. ALERT: Court upholds Constitution! Like a scene from Perry Mason, Juan Salazar, a man accused of several gun- and drug-related crimes, rejected his attorney’s advice and took the stand, completely confessing his guilt. Whereas in Perry Mason, such a statement would have led to the slender, male jury foreman ... MOREGary North: The Illegal Marijuana Market Goes To Pot
Pot growers in Mexico are going bankrupt. Prices have fallen 75%. Why? It has been legalized in two states: Colorado and Washington. The price of pot has fallen 75%. This is basic economics. Competition drives down prices. But how? How does all that legal pot in two states get to other states? By car. Someone takes greenbacks into Colorado, ... MORE
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