Texas congressman is a rare breed: politically honest. I admit I have been critical of Ron Paul in the past, and still am regarding foreign policy, but I admire his forthright honesty in defense of Mitt Romney today. That’s a rare thing for a politician, particularly in the thick of the fight, but Paul seems to be a man who means what he says, good, bad or ... MORERoger L. Simon: Ron Paul Defends Romney & Capitalism
Texas congressman is a rare breed: politically honest. I admit I have been critical of Ron Paul in the past, and still am regarding foreign policy, but I admire his forthright honesty in defense of Mitt Romney today. That’s a rare thing for a politician, particularly in the thick of the fight, but Paul seems to be a man who means what he says, good, bad or ... MOREA. Barton Hinkle: Rationing Speech To Minimize Thought
Why liberals favor campaign season censorship. Liberals are nearly united against Citizens United. This means they are nearly united in favor of censorship. But that has not stopped the Supreme Court decision from being roundly denounced by everyone with progressive DNA – from the elderly solons at The New York Times to the youthful idealists of ... MORENY Times: Companies Fined For Not Using Unavailable Fuel
Goofy green government strikes again. When the companies that supply motor fuel close the books on 2011, they will pay about $6.8 million in penalties to the Treasury because they failed to mix a special type of biofuel into their gasoline and diesel as required by law. But there was none to be had. Outside a handful of laboratories and workshops, the ingredient ... MORE Thomas Sowell: Kodak And The Post Office
Why government works so poorly. The news that Eastman Kodak is preparing to file for bankruptcy, after being the leading photographic company in the world for more than a hundred years, truly marks the end of an era. The skills required to use the cameras and chemicals required by the photography of the mid-19th century were far beyond those of ... MOREPedophiles To Be Given Disability Pay In Bankrupt Greece
Peeping Toms and pyromaniacs to also cash in. Greek disability groups expressed anger Monday at a government decision to expand a list of state-recognized disability categories to include pedophiles, exhibitionists and kleptomaniacs. The National Confederation of Disabled People called the action "incomprehensible," and said pedophiles are now ... MOREVIDEO: America CAN Change Its Direction
In 1940, Charlie Chaplin unwittingly made a pitch for Ron Paul.
Bob Aldelmann: Each Chevy Volt Costs Taxpayers $250,000
Green policy = wasting the green from citizen wallets. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy just released a study showing that by the time all federal and state loans, grants, subsidies, and tax credits are figured in, each Chevy Volt costs taxpayers upwards of $250,000. James Hohman, the center’s assistant director of fiscal policy, counted a total of 18 ... MOREWalter E Williams: In Greed I Trust
Have a second look at greed. Last week's column started off asking: "What human motivation gets the most wonderful things done?" The answer is that human greed is what gets wonderful things done. I wasn't talking about fraud, theft, dishonesty, special privileges from government or other forms of despicable behavior. I was talking about people trying ... MORETony Newman: Juries May Declare Peace In The Drug War
Liberty's last stand may take place in the jury room. Should juries vote "not guilty" on low-level marijuana charges to send a message about our country's insane drug policies? Jury nullification is a constitutional doctrine under which jurors can acquit defendants who are technically guilty but don't deserve punishment. As law professor Paul Butler wrote recently ... MORETIME: Regulating the Net Tops Congress' New Year Agenda
This anti-piracy law is a pretense for tyranny. When Congress gaveled for the year in December, opponents of two Internet-censoring piracy bills cheered. Their efforts seemed to have blocked the legislation’s movement. But when Congress comes back later this month, it already has a first order of business: regulate the net. The House Judiciary ... MOREVIDEO: Milton Friedman - Questions For The Professor
On income disparity, minimum wage, school vouchers, health costs and more.
Viveca Novak: Military Donors Prefer Ron Paul
Military personnel support Paul on defense. GOP presidential candidate and Air Force veteran Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) continues to highlight his strong support from members of the armed forces as he hits the campaign trail following his third-place finish in Iowa. And the numbers continue to bear him out, according to research by the Center for ... MORESheldon Richman: Corporatism Vs. The Free Market
Don't blame the "mobility gap" on the free market. “Americans enjoy less economic mobility than their peers in Canada and much of Western Europe.” That’s how The New York Times began a page-one news story yesterday. It is a thoughtful story that offer a variety of explanations—some of them mitigating—for the so-called mobility gap. This subject merits ... MORECollin Levy: Institute of Justice Is Litigating For Liberty
A campaign to restore lost rights. The Republican presidential campaign is at full boil, and among the biggest players are so-called super PACs, political-action committees that can raise and spend as much money as they like. Mitt Romney's version helped ruin Newt Gingrich in Iowa, for example. For that right to free speech (not the ads), you can thank ... MORE
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