From the best of intentions to bankruptcy and recriminations. The intentions of Democrats are only the best. They want all of the old to have lavish retirements, all of the young to have scholarships, verse-penning cowboys to have festivals funded by government, and everyone to have access to all the best health care, at no cost to himself. ... MORENOEMIE EMERY: A FLING WITH THE WELFARE STATE
From the best of intentions to bankruptcy and recriminations. The intentions of Democrats are only the best. They want all of the old to have lavish retirements, all of the young to have scholarships, verse-penning cowboys to have festivals funded by government, and everyone to have access to all the best health care, at no cost to himself. ... MOREWalter E Williams: Education Is Worse Than We Thought
Last December, I reported on Harvard University professor Stephan Thernstrom's essay "Minorities in College — Good News, But...," on Minding the Campus, a website sponsored by the New York-based Manhattan Institute. He was commenting on the results of the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress, saying that the scores "mean that black students ... MORESteve Chapman: The Dangers Of "Caylee's Law"
Fruitless outrage won't prevent future tragedies. It was once suggested, as a general rule of staying alive, never to fly on an airline named after a state or the owner. As a general rule of sound government, it's also a good idea never to enact a law named after a person. Personalizing criminal law usually stems from fruitless outrage at a freakish event. ... MOREVIDEO: Andrew Napolitano - Addicted To Debt
Judge Napolitano offers a possible solution to the economic crisis our spendthrift politicians and a wealth-consuming central bank have created.
A. Barton Hinkle: Sports Vs. Social Justice
Does Derek Jeter really deserve millions of dollars? Last weekend Derek Jeter made baseball history when he became only the 28th MLB player to reach 3,000 hits. He's the only player to do it wearing the Yankees uniform. For diehard Yankees fans, Jeter may be worth all the money on Earth. But many less ardent enthusiasts probably wonder whether even someone as ... MORERyan James Girdusky: Big Government And Big Business
A heart attack waiting to happen. A new study on obesity in America entitled “F is for Fat” by Trust For America’s Health, made headlines across the country. It found Americans are fatter than ever. Two-thirds of American adults and 25 million American children are now overweight or obese. This level of unhealthy living has severe repercussions in regards to health care costs ... MOREVIDEO: Ayn Rand - A System of Selfish Greed
Rand explains the philosophy driving capitalism to commit suicide.
A. Barton Hinkle: THE TSA's Invasive Search Contest
All it takes to win is the right attitude and rubber gloves. To: All TSA Personnel From: Paul Witchowski. Dear Fellow Officers, Many of you have written to ask me about the status of our Invasive Search Contest. Knowing this is a subject of great interest to all of you and that there has been a lot of rumors and innuendoes going around the "grapevine," I have decided ... MOREGene Healy: The Ultimate Bridge To Nowhere
Friday marked the space shuttle's swan song, as the Atlantis lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center for the program's 135th and final flight. It was President George W. Bush who announced the shuttle's retirement with his 2004 "Vision for Space Exploration," which included a moon base and "human missions to Mars and to worlds beyond." But it was President Obama who put the kibosh ... MORENo More Taxes, No More Debt, No More Obama
by William Kristol. The debt ceiling fight has now reached a point typical of many dramas of this kind, when participants and commentators alike start to lose sight of the forest for the trees. That's inevitable. Trees are what Congress and pundits do for a living, and in any case which trees are left standing just where is not unimportant. So lots of underpaid congressional staffers will be ... MOREThe Real Cost of Solar Energy
By Alan Aszkler. President Obama has thrown down the gauntlet, spending billions of dollars to chase the green energy alchemy of solar harvesting. Speaking at Georgetwon in April of this year, Obama said that the United States needs to "change the way we generate electricity in America -- so that it's cleaner, safer and healthier .... we also know that ushering in a clean energy economy ... MOREThomas Sowell: Economy Plagued By Unknown Unknowns
When Donald Rumsfeld was Secretary of Defense, he coined some phrases about knowledge that apply far beyond military matters. Secretary Rumsfeld pointed out that there are some things that we know that we know. He called those "known knowns." We may, for example, know how many aircraft carriers some other country has. We may also know that they have troops and tanks ... MOREVIDEO: Gary Johnson Takes The Heat
Why an honest, clear-thinking, straight-forward politician may be refreshing, but is probably unelectable.
Walter E Williams: Failing America 101
A recent Superman comic book has the hero saying, "I am renouncing my U.S. citizenship" because "truth, justice, and the American way — it's not enough anymore." Though not addressing Superman's statement, Stanford University professor and Hoover Institution senior fellow William Damon explains how such a vision could emerge today but not yesteryear. The explanation is ... MOREA. Barton Hinkle: The Price of Big Government
Do the benefits ever outweigh the costs? The bio for James Delingpole of the London Telegraph describes him as "a writer, journalist, and broadcaster who is right about everything." The rest of us should probably heed the counsel of a woman of my acquaintance who advises remaining open to the possibility that we might—just might!—occasionally be wrong. There are lots of reasons to ... MOREVIDEO: Why Federalism In Education Is Important
A primer from the Heritage Foundation on the principles of federalism as applied to education.
Inconvenient Truth: Marijuana Is No Gateway Drug
from Science Blog - science news straight from the source. Marijuana is not a “gateway” drug that predicts or eventually leads to substance abuse, suggests a 12-year University of Pittsburgh study. Moreover, the study’s findings call into question the long-held belief that has shaped prevention efforts and governmental policy for six decades and caused many a parent to panic ... MOREGary Jason: California's Newest Job Killer
The job-killing internet sales tax law just signed by Governor Jerry Brown will only accelerate the decline of our most populous state. Consider the facts. Already, on the recent ranking of states on the basis of their tax climates done by the Tax Foundation, California is almost at the bottom at number 49. On the ranking of states for economic freedom done by the Mercatus Center, it stands at ... MORE
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