Thomas Sowell: Is Thinking Obsolete?
The evidence is mounting. Some have said that we are living in a post-industrial era, while others have said that we are living in a post-racial era. But growing evidence suggests that we are living in a post-thinking era. Many people in Europe and the Western Hemisphere are staging angry protests against Israel's military action in Gaza. ... MOREDemocrat Nanny Wants Every Teaspoon Of Sugar Taxed
by Eric Scheiner. A sweet deal for spending-crazed politicos. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) introduced this week the Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax (SWEET Act), which aims to institute a tax of one cent per teaspoon – 4.2 grams - of sugar, high fructose corn syrup or caloric sweetener. The measure (HB 5279), introduced Wednesday says ... MORELV REVIEW-JOURNAL: End The Asset Forfeiture Racket
Theft shouldn't be legal. With so much of Washington preoccupied with increasing federal power at the expense of our rights — think IRS, NSA, DEA, and on and on — it’s cause for celebration when someone suggests decreasing government power to protect our rights. Now comes Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who seeks to end the racket known ... MOREWalter E Williams: Western Anti-Semitism
Israel should be supported. Navi Pillay, U.N. high commissioner for human rights, has accused both Israel and Hamas militants of committing war crimes in the Gaza conflict. Her harshest criticism, as well as that of most nations, has been reserved for the Israeli government, charging that it has committed war crimes in direct violation ... MOREKeep Them Down, Keep Them Dependent
How to prevent the young and poor from succeeding. Let’s face it. I’m not that young anymore. I’m also not poor anymore, and I live a comfortable middle-class American life. Most older, better off middle-classers like me got where we are through the dynamic market process. The trouble is, now that we’re doing pretty well, that same ... MOREReihan Salam: It’s Time for Legalized Prostitution
There’s no way to end demand for sex work. So why are Sweden and Canada trying? Whom is it safe to hate? One of the reasons the cause of same-sex civil marriage has gained so much ground in recent years is that it is no longer socially acceptable to hold gay couples in contempt. Many if not most opponents of same-sex marriage ... MORETim Black: Yes, Freedom Of Speech Should Be Absolute
It shouldn’t be killed with qualifications. Imagine if the Founding Fathers had conceived of liberty and freedom in
contemporary terms, as problems to be managed, as sources of risk and
harm. Imagine if Thomas Jefferson had penned the Declaration of
Independence now, with the assertion that life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness ... MORETwelve States Sue EPA For "Overstepping Its Authority"
by Barb Berggoetz. The state of Indiana and 11 other states are suing the U.S. Environment Protection Agency over its recent carbon dioxide regulations, contending the agency is “overstepping its authority.” The lawsuit, filed today in U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia, charges that the EPA doesn’t have the legal ... MOREEdward Snowden Is Trapped Without Legal Protection
from Amnesty International. The reports that Edward Snowden has been living in Russia with precarious “temporary leave to remain” rather than under any formal asylum protection is further evidence he must be allowed to travel to and seek asylum in the country of his choice, said Amnesty International today. Russia’s one-year permit for ... MOREIJ Announces New Site for Asset Forfeiture Reform
by Scott Shackford. The liberty-loving Institute for Justice (IJ) has put together a new one-stop shop for info explaining all the terrible problems with and government abuse of civil asset forfeiture laws for you to share with any friends or family who don't quite get it. And there's more to come. Check out the easy-to-remember ... MOREBorderlands: What’s Happening to America?
by Sheldon Richman. The place where rights vanish into thin air. A man, an American citizen, sits in his car as a U.S. Border Patrol
agent insists that he roll down his window. He refuses. Agents use
battering rams to smash the windows. Still, the driver refuses to leave
his car, so he is hit with a Taser from two sides. He screams. It would be bad ... MORERand Paul Tries to Limit the State's License to Steal
by Jacob Sullum. An effort to stop policing for profit. In 2003 a Nebraska state trooper stopped Emiliano Gonzolez for speeding on Interstate 80 and found $124,700 inside a cooler on the back seat of the rented Ford Taurus he was driving. Gonzolez said the money was intended to buy a refrigerated truck for a produce business, but the cops ... MORE
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