by Thomas Sowell. People who entered the United States illegally may be called "undocumented" in politically correct circles, but what is all too well documented is the utter irresponsibility of both political parties in dealing with immigration issues. Both Democratic and Republican administrations have left the border with Mexico porous for ... MOREImmigration Irresponsibility Well Documented
by Thomas Sowell. People who entered the United States illegally may be called "undocumented" in politically correct circles, but what is all too well documented is the utter irresponsibility of both political parties in dealing with immigration issues. Both Democratic and Republican administrations have left the border with Mexico porous for ... MOREJ. Wilson: Regulation Growth Strangles The Economy
Whenever liberals complain about deregulation, show em this. One of the biggest arguments against
conservatives and libertarians is the belief that evil deregulation is
what caused the economic collapse in 2008 and the current income
inequality. Politicians like Elizabeth Warren have built their careers
around this false argument. They want to ... MOREHillary's Solar Scheme Is Central Planning At Its Worst
by Ira Stoll. Just when you thought gov't couldn't get any dumber. In a YouTube video released
over the weekend, the leading Democratic candidate for president,
Hillary Clinton, announced that "on day one as president," she would set
"two ambitious national goals that will test our capacities." Said
Clinton, "First, I will ensure we hit a target ... MORECelebs Protest Call To Decriminalize Prostitution
by Elizabeth Nolan Brown. After a long and careful consideration of the evidence, global
human-rights org Amnesty International has come to the conclusion that
decriminalizing prostitution is the best way to "respect, protect, and
fulfill the human rights of sex workers." But actress Anne Hathaway
played a French whore in Les Mis, so she has feels ... MOREAs Prices Drop, Gold Sales Explode at US Mint
by Joshua Krause. Something doesn't add up here. A little over two weeks ago, a source within the US Mint announced that
sales of their silver eagles had grown to the point that the Mint was
running out, and would have to suspend all orders for several weeks. This claim was later officially confirmed by the US Mint, and ZeroHedge
noted how strange ... MOREChris Edwards: Coercion Is Bad Economics
Free markets spur better ways of doing things. A common feature of Obama administration economic policies is the use of government coercion. The Obamacare health law mandated that individuals buy insurance. The administration's tax increases grabbed more earnings from millions of people. And federal agencies are ... MOREA Bogus Warrant, A Burned Baby, And An Immoral War
by Jacob Sullum. Bad cops manufacture probable cause. Shortly after midnight on May 28, 2014, Habersham County, Georgia, Deputy Sheriff Nikki Autry asked Magistrate Judge James Butterworth for a "no knock" warrant to search a house on Lakeview Heights Circle in Cornelia. In her application, Autry, a special agent with the Mountain Judicial ... MORE
Walter E Williams: Cure For Racial Dishonesty
Cut the incentives. There have been several notable cases of racial fakery. Years ago, then-law professor Elizabeth "Fauxcahontas" Warren falsely claimed that her great-grandfather was Cherokee Indian. A diversity-starved Harvard University jumped at the opportunity to hire her. She was so good at the racial fakery that a 1997 Fordham Law ... MOREBill Perna: Why Some Americans Hate Edward Snowden
We can no longer be in denial. Edward Snowden's actions confronts us with a vexing problem. Because of Snowden's actions we are now burdened with the knowledge and evidence that we live in a surveillance state. We are confronted with our complacency. A fundamental question begs an answer. What does it now mean to be an American? ... MOREThomas Sowell: A Historic Catastrophe
Enabling nuclear bombs to radical Islam. Distinguished scientist Freeman Dyson has called the 1433 decision of the emperor of China to discontinue his country’s exploration of the outside world the “worst political blunder in the history of civilization.” The United States seems at this moment about to break the record for the worst political ... MOREDrug War Update: Man Facing Felony Murder Charge For Telling An Acquaintance Where He Could Find Marijuana
by Matt Agorist. Does it matter that he did nothing morally wrong? Kyler Carriker is a loving husband and a father whose life could be ruined because of the ridiculous nature of the state’s war on drugs. According to Carriker’s family, on April 17, 2013, Carriker and a friend had finished work and were headed out to go fishing. They were stopped by ... MOREThe Tyranny Of The Criminal Justice System
by John W. Whitehead. The American nightmare. Justice in America is not all it’s cracked up to be. Just ask Jeffrey Deskovic, who spent 16 years in prison for a rape and murder he did not commit. James Bain spent 35 years in prison for the kidnapping and rape of a
9-year-old boy, but he too was innocent of the crime. He was finally
freed after DNA ... MORESteve Chapman: Cops As Criminals
Those who enforce the law but do not obey it. Late one night, during high school, I was driving home when several police cars zoomed by. Curious about what was going on, I followed them down a residential street, where they pulled up to a house. I drove by and saw some officers walking up the sidewalk, but couldn't tell what they might be ... MOREFeds Deploy Warrantless Database Fishing Expeditions
by Mark J. Fitzgibbons. While focusing their resources and political energy on the NSA’s mass collection of metadata, privacy advocates have neglected the most dangerous institutionalized violations of the Fourth Amendment: administrative subpoenas. Now a United States District Court judge in Texas has ruled for the Drug Enforcement Agency ... MORE
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