Words mean things. Every political movement has its rhetorical strengths and weaknesses. The Right can wax poetic about liberty and freedom, the Left about the nobility of the poor and downtrodden. Nowhere do these differences come across more starkly than on the subject of taxation. Ask almost any Republican politician, from lobster-roll-eating northeastern “RINOs” ... MOREJonah Goldberg: The Terminology Of Taxation
Words mean things. Every political movement has its rhetorical strengths and weaknesses. The Right can wax poetic about liberty and freedom, the Left about the nobility of the poor and downtrodden. Nowhere do these differences come across more starkly than on the subject of taxation. Ask almost any Republican politician, from lobster-roll-eating northeastern “RINOs” ... MORERon Ross: Fatal Flaws Of Keynesian Economics
The failed economics behind the stimulus. It's now clear that the federal government's massive stimulus spending has not achieved its objectives. Why hasn't it? It's important that we have answers to that question. The stimulus was premised on the economic model known as Keynesianism: the intellectual legacy of the late English economist John Maynard Keynes. Keynesianism... MOREJohn Stossel: A Businessman For President?
Herman Cain aims for the White House. Herman Cain has an impressive record in the business world. He was a successful vice president at Pillsbury and Burger King, then he turned around the failing Godfather's Pizza. Is that the kind of person the country needs as president? Cain thinks so. I spoke with Cain last week. As a businessman, Cain saw firsthand the harm that government ... MOREMona Charen: It Should All Be Free
The high cost of turning wishes into rights. Free medicine! That's what Obamacare has brought you — or should bring you, at least according to CNN. The story's opening sentence set the tone: "Contraceptives, sterilization and reproductive education should be covered by health insurance plans with no cost to patients under the health reform law, a new report ... MOREMike Riggs: When Ignorance Is The Best Excuse
Powerful and ignorant are a toxic combination. When Rupert Murdoch went before the British Parliament yesterday to testify about the News of the World hacking scandal, he did not attempt to downplay the severity of his employees’ crimes. Rather, he apologized for the damage done and then said, "I didn’t know of it." When asked who, then, was responsible for the ... MORE"Should Not The Government Support The Art?"
Classic insight from Frederick Bastiat--more needed than ever. It is clear that the taxpayer, who has contributed one franc, will no longer have this franc at his own disposal. It is clear that he will be deprived of some gratification to the amount of one franc; and that the workman, whoever he may be, who would have received it from him, will be deprived of a benefit to that ... MORESlaves Are Issued Guns; Free People Own Them
by William A. Levinson. A popular bumper sticker proclaims that free people own guns, while slave do not. History shows, however, that masters have often issued weapons to slaves under conditions in which the latter's socioeconomic standing made rebellion unlikely. History also shows that, despite efforts by Bill Clinton's and Barack Obama's Supreme Court Justices to ... MORENick Gillespie/Matt Welsh: Declaration Of Independents
Meet the future of American politics. When was the last time you read the Declaration of Independence? Go ahead and call it up; give it a quick scan. Don’t focus on the detailed bill of particulars against King George (“He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant”), disregard completely the bit about ... MORENOEMIE EMERY: A FLING WITH THE WELFARE STATE
From the best of intentions to bankruptcy and recriminations. The intentions of Democrats are only the best. They want all of the old to have lavish retirements, all of the young to have scholarships, verse-penning cowboys to have festivals funded by government, and everyone to have access to all the best health care, at no cost to himself. ... MOREWalter E Williams: Education Is Worse Than We Thought
Last December, I reported on Harvard University professor Stephan Thernstrom's essay "Minorities in College — Good News, But...," on Minding the Campus, a website sponsored by the New York-based Manhattan Institute. He was commenting on the results of the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress, saying that the scores "mean that black students ... MORESteve Chapman: The Dangers Of "Caylee's Law"
Fruitless outrage won't prevent future tragedies. It was once suggested, as a general rule of staying alive, never to fly on an airline named after a state or the owner. As a general rule of sound government, it's also a good idea never to enact a law named after a person. Personalizing criminal law usually stems from fruitless outrage at a freakish event. ... MOREVIDEO: Andrew Napolitano - Addicted To Debt
Judge Napolitano offers a possible solution to the economic crisis our spendthrift politicians and a wealth-consuming central bank have created.
A. Barton Hinkle: Sports Vs. Social Justice
Does Derek Jeter really deserve millions of dollars? Last weekend Derek Jeter made baseball history when he became only the 28th MLB player to reach 3,000 hits. He's the only player to do it wearing the Yankees uniform. For diehard Yankees fans, Jeter may be worth all the money on Earth. But many less ardent enthusiasts probably wonder whether even someone as ... MORE
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