A story of San Francisco politics. On his official website, San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi starts his list of accomplishments with this item: "Plastic Bag Ban: First-in-the-Nation ban on plastic bags in chain grocery stores and drug stores, which sparked similar legislation around the world from Oakland to Canada to Paris to Beijing." In his final month as supervisor ... MOREDebra Saunders: Where Windbags Outlaw Plastic Bags
A story of San Francisco politics. On his official website, San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi starts his list of accomplishments with this item: "Plastic Bag Ban: First-in-the-Nation ban on plastic bags in chain grocery stores and drug stores, which sparked similar legislation around the world from Oakland to Canada to Paris to Beijing." In his final month as supervisor ... MOREWalter E Williams: Free To Die?
Forcibly using one person to serve another. Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman, in his New York Times column titled "Free to Die" (9/15/2011), pointed out that back in 1980, his late fellow Nobel laureate Milton Friedman lent his voice to the nation's shift to the political right in his famous 10-part TV series, "Free To Choose." Nowadays, Krugman says, ... MOREVIDEO: Another Federal Assault On States' Rights
War against drugs becomes war against doctors and their patients.
Iowa Poll: Ron Paul Is The "Most Principled" Candidate
CBSNews.com. When Republicans and Independents who are planning to attend next month’s Iowa Republican caucuses were asked who they believe is the “most principled” candidate in the Republican field, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas ranked first with 24 percent, according to a Des Moines Register poll released Sunday. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota was second with 17 ... MOREAnthony Gregory: Do You Believe In Magic?
Free market magic, that is. I protested when San Francisco began cracking down on Happy Meals with its cleverly worded edict to prohibit restaurants from giving away toys aimed at children with food that did not satisfy its nutritional standards. But perhaps I despaired too soon. As it turns out, the magic of the market, the ingenuity of McDonald’s, and the incompetence of ... MOREViDEO: Harry Browne - The Coming Devaluation
Insightful economic conversation (taped 9-3-70) remains relevant today.
Note Mr. Browne predicts that, "as an act of economic desperation," our government will have to "renege on their promise to foreign governments to pay one ounce of gold for every $35 turned in at the Treasury." On August 15, 1971, the Nixon Administration did so.
Michael Hurd: Obama's Kind Of Immigrants
The welfare-regulatory state is the problem. Newsmax.com reports: Illegal immigration costs Arizona $1.6 billion a year – a staggering 19 percent of the state’s budget – Gov. Jan Brewer said in an exclusive interview with Newsmax.TV, adding that the Obama administration is turning a blind eye to it since migrants will help register Democratic voters. “It’s unfortunate ... MOREJohn Stossel: Blocking The Path Out Of Poverty
To promote the welfare state. Have you noticed how government takes sides against the little guy? Street vending has been a path out of poverty for Americans. And like other such paths (say, driving a taxi), this one is increasingly difficult to navigate. Why? Because entrenched interests don't like competition. So they lobby their powerful friends to erect high ... MOREVIDEO: Missing You - The Incandescent Light Bulb Song
Remy mourns the impending loss of his beloved incandescent light bulbs.
BEAT THE 1/1/12 BAN: Buy 48 100W incandescent bulbs for $35.
Greg Beato: Pepper Spray's Progressive Origins
Government's favorite air freshener also works for individuals. In late September, a New York cop started spritzing Occupy Wall Street protestors with the predatory zeal of a Macy’s fragrance demonstrator dispensing free samples of Kim Kardashian’s latest perfume. Then, Seattle’s finest chemically neutralized an 84-year-old grannie. Next there was Lt. John Pike in ... MOREThe Unintended Consequences Of Racial Preferences
by George Will. The Supreme Court faces a discomfiting decision. If it chooses, as it should, to hear a case concerning racial preferences in admissions at the University of Texas, the court will confront evidence of its complicity in harming the supposed beneficiaries of preferences the court has enabled and encouraged. In the 1978 Bakke case concerning preferences in a ... MOREFeds Declare Advocating Jury Nullification Is A Crime
The heavy hand of the state strikes again. One of the long-term legacies of expanding the powers of federal prosecutors is that they now are able to criminalize just about everything, including legal behavior. The latest outrage is in New York City, where the feds have charged Julian P. Heicklen, a 79-year-old retired chemistry professor from Penn State University ... MORESteve Chapman: Is Salt A Silent Killer Or Silent Seasoning?
Bad science pushes busybody federal effort forward. "Put down the salt shaker and back away from the table. And don't even think about going for the chips." Those are lines you may hear on a TV police drama of the future, when the federal drive to curb salt consumption reaches cruising speed. Last year, the government's Institute of Medicine urged the Food and Drug ... MORERand Paul: War On Terror Doesn't Justify Retreat On Rights
Constitution entitles American citizens to civilian trial. James Madison, father of the Constitution, warned, “The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become instruments of tyranny at home.” Abraham Lincoln had similar thoughts, saying, “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter, and lose our freedoms, it will be ... MORE
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