Federally-issued blue smoke and mirrors. People on both sides of tax issues often speak of such things as a "$300
billion tax increase" or a "$500 billion tax decrease." That is fine if
they are looking back at something that has already happened. But it
can be sheer nonsense if they are talking about a proposed increase or
decrease in the tax rate. ... MOREThomas Sowell - Prophets And Losses II
Federally-issued blue smoke and mirrors. People on both sides of tax issues often speak of such things as a "$300
billion tax increase" or a "$500 billion tax decrease." That is fine if
they are looking back at something that has already happened. But it
can be sheer nonsense if they are talking about a proposed increase or
decrease in the tax rate. ... MOREThomas Sowell: Prophets And Losses
Somebody could use a new crystal ball. Now that the federal government is playing an ever larger role in the economy, a look at Washington's track record seems to be long overdue. The recent release of the Federal Reserve Board's transcripts of its deliberations back in 2007 shows that their economic prophecies were way off. How much ... MOREWalter E Williams: Women In Combat
Inequality in the name of equality. A senior Defense Department official said the ban on women in combat should be lifted because the military's goal is "to provide a level, gender-neutral playing field." I'd like to think the goal of the military should be to have the toughest, meanest fighting force possible. But let's look at "gender-neutral playing ... MOREA. Barton Hinkle: Everything Fun Is Illegal In Virginia
Warning: no fornication allowed. Only one or two centuries late, Virginia lawmakers have decided it is none of their business if unmarried couples share a roof. So the legislators are now working diligently to repeal the state’s law against “lewd and lascivious cohabitation.” Huzzahs all ’round for that. But do not unclutch thy bodice yet. Virginia law ... MOREThe Relentless March Of The U.S. Police State
by Robert Higgs. Jonathan Turley, a professor of law at George Washington University, wrote recently: An authoritarian nation is defined not just by the use of authoritarian powers, but by the ability to use them. If a president can take away your freedom or your life on his own authority, all rights become little more than a discretionary grant subject ... MOREVIDEO: Milwaukee Cop Bullies A Citizen For Sport
POLICE STATE AMERICA: A "public servant" commands a lawful citizen to leave a public street.
Katie Kieffer: How Gays And Women Get Their Own Way
Should strive toward equality, not social acceptance. Gays can be leaders. Women can be leaders. Without realizing it, I
think gays and women inadvertently work against their own objective of
equality when they force private organizations to support gay and female
leaders. As I wrote here,
gays and women are already equal ... MORECorey Rangel: Student Suspended Over Picture Of Gun
Political correctness run amok. A high school student in Florence said he has been suspended because of a picture of a gun. Daniel McClaine Jr., a freshman at Poston Butte High School, said he saved the picture as his desktop background on his school-issued computer. A teacher noticed it and turned him in. The picture shows an AK-47 ... MOREHow Litigation Threatens Professional Football
by Steve Chapman. Professional football is the most popular spectator sport in
America, which is one reason yesterday’s Super Bowl was expected to
draw 110 million viewers. With its famous athletes, storied
franchises, and lucrative TV contracts, it's an industry whose
future appears limitless. But football has a problem: the specter of mass brain ... MOREBill Would OK Internet Gambling Across State Lines
by Hannah Dreier. The nation's gambling capital is taking steps to make sure it is not dealt out of the lucrative online poker market as more states enter the bourgeoning industry. Soon after the Nevada Legislature begins its four-month session on Monday, lawmakers are expected to begin debating a bill that would let companies ... MORESara Sorcher: When Can The Government Kill Americans?
The White House Won't Say. Sen. Ron Wyden has spent two years demanding that the Obama
administration share its legal opinions justifying the targeted
assassinations of suspected American terrorists abroad. After all, as a
member of the Intelligence Committee, the Oregon Democrat is entitled
(and cleared) to know. How can his panel ... MORE
Gene Johnson: Effort Building To Change US Pot Laws
A federal pot tax? An effort is building in Congress to change U.S. marijuana laws, including moves to legalize the industrial production of hemp and establish a hefty federal pot tax. While passage this year could be a
longshot, lawmakers from both parties have been quietly working on
several bills, the first of which Democratic Reps. Earl Blumenauer ... MORERand Paul To Take On TSA Once Again
Privatize security. We’ve complained long and hard about the TSA and it’s terrible “security” practices for years. It’s a horrible agency that should have never been instituted. Fortunately, Rand Paul is on the case: Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said he will very likely re-introduce legislation to drastically scale back the Transportation Securities ... MOREAll You Need To Know About "Assault Rifles"
Scare terms and reality. There are many articles
on the internet where people can learn the origins of the term “assault
rifle”, so I won’t go into that here. Nor will I get into the topic of
gun control effectiveness. Larry Correia has done such a good job here that anything I add would be redundant. “You keep using that word. I don’t think it means what ... MOREIRS: Cheapest ObamaCare Plan Will Be $20,000 Per Family
by Matt Cover. In a final regulation
issued Wednesday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) assumed that under
Obamacare the cheapest health insurance plan available in 2016 for a
family will cost $20,000 for the year. Under Obamacare, Americans will be required to buy health insurance or pay a penalty to the IRS. The IRS's assumption that the ... MOREDavid Bier: The Coming National Identification System
Big Brother is watching you. “Maybe we should just brand all the babies.” With this joke, Ronald Reagan swatted down a national identification card — or an enhanced Social Security card — proposed by his attorney general in 1981. For more than three decades since, attempts to implement the proposal have all met with failure, but now ... MORE
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