by J.D. Tuccille. Serial failed businessman Samuel Clemens might have a lesson or two to offer to his hometown of Hannibal, Missouri. Thwarted in his riverboat-piloting career, unsuccessful as a miner, and disappointed (to put it mildly) in his investments in an automated typesetting machine, "Mark Twain" could have told officials in his old stomping ground ... MOREJ. D. Tucille: Red Tape And Licensing Remain Powerful Deterrents To Starting Businesses And Creating Jobs
by J.D. Tuccille. Serial failed businessman Samuel Clemens might have a lesson or two to offer to his hometown of Hannibal, Missouri. Thwarted in his riverboat-piloting career, unsuccessful as a miner, and disappointed (to put it mildly) in his investments in an automated typesetting machine, "Mark Twain" could have told officials in his old stomping ground ... MOREJohn Stossel: The Anti-Liberty Politicians
Also known as the option destroyers. After a terrorist attack, it's natural to ask: What can politicians do to keep us safe? One thing they could do is actually focus on keeping us safe rather than devoting so much time, energy and hot air to the many things government does instead of protecting lives and property. My state's politicians are ... MOREEven The Mainstream Media Notices Obama's ISIS Failure
by Edward Morrissey. The emperor has no clothes. President Obama, like so many of us, was caught unprepared for ISIS's devastating attack on Paris. But unlike the rest of us, the leader of the free world was also caught unprepared a few days later, this time for the scrutiny of his record on the fight against the terrorist quasi-state. That 1-2 combo ... MORENet Neutrality Could Crush Political Websites
by Rudy Takala. For Rep. Marsha Blackburn, who's leading the charge to stop "net neutrality" regulations, the possibility that political content on the web, like the Drudge Report or Fox News, could be regulated is a major motivation. "When it comes to the content side, I have the sense that this is the very beginning of the net neutrality debate," the ... MORE
Jeannie DeAngelis: Syrian Refugees - 'Trust Not The horse'
UN says 72% of refugees are male. If one were to ask your everyday educationally challenged American what a Trojan horse is, the answer would probably include at least one reference to an equine-sized condom. Conversely, on the Syrian-Turkish border, where ISIS militants are more interested in world domination than they are safe sex, ... MOREThomas Sowell: Random Thoughts On The Passing Scene
Current observations of a genius. Some financial institutions may be considered "too big to fail," but contemporary Western society may be too frivolous to survive. The Romans had bread and circuses to keep the masses passive and unthinking. We have electronic gadgets, drugs and pornography. Like the Roman Empire, we too may decline and ... MOREVictor Davis Hanson: The University Gone Feral
Where PC intolerance trumps free speech. The university, long exempted from social norms and rules, has gone wild in the 21st century — or rather, regressed to pre-puberty. The University of Missouri campus police now request that students — a group not known for polite vocabulary — call law enforcement if someone disparages ... MORE
The Newest Obama Lie: We Can Vet The Syrian Refugees
by Ed Straker. Deploying the honor system with terrorists. Both Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio have called for the US to accept more Syrian refugees, as long as they are properly "vetted", of course. But what does it mean to "vet" a refugee? Normally, if someone wants to come into the United States, say, from France or Germany, our government ... MOREWATCH: The Anti-Migrant Video Going Viral Across Europe
by Oliver Lane. A shocking look at today's reality. ‘With Open Gates: The forced collective suicide of European nations’, a slick, hard-hitting film about the European migrant crisis is going viral in Europe, already watched at least half a million times. Although the 19-minute film may feel like a dispatch from the future, it is cut entirely from ... MORECalls For Boots On The Ground, Curbing Immigration And More Surveillance Powers Coming In Wake Of Paris Attacks
by Peter Suderman. The politics of panic. CNN’s Jim Acosta captured the prevailing mood in the corridors of political power today when he asked President Obama about America’s willingness to step up attacks on ISIS following the terrorist attacks in Paris last Friday. “I think a lot of Americans have this frustration that they see that the United ... MOREA. Barton Hinkle: Crybaby Nation
Hysteria over hurt feelings and safe spaces. When did America get taken over by a bunch of crybabies? The question seems a little judgy, but look around. You can't swing a
dead cat without hitting people—from all parts of the political
spectrum, it's important to note—yelping about their hurt feelings. That's not hyperbole: A recent viral video ... MOREVeronique de Rugy: Death To Deductions
Simplifying the tax system. As Jeb Bush vies for the spotlight in a crowded presidential primary field, the former Florida governor is hoping his tax plan will help set him apart. Bush's proposal would lower rates on individuals and corporations-standard conservative fare-while limiting or killing many popular deductions and exemptions, something ... MOREMass Exodus! U.S. Doctors Fleeing Medicine
by Greg Corombos. Obamacare is not only making patients miserable. Mountains of Obamacare-related paperwork and the threats of severe fines for the slightest errors are forcing many doctors to retire and others to shut down their practices and work under the protection of hospitals, and all of it spells bad news for patients. Galen Institute President ... MOREThomas Sowell: Stop The Bleeding
Europe is learning a painful lesson. There was a painful irony when France's immediate response to the terrorist attacks in Paris was to close the borders. If they had closed the borders decades ago, they might have avoided this attack. Someone once said that the First World War was the most stupid thing that European nations ever did. Countries ... MORE
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