NY Post: The Senate's Foolish USPS Bailout
A good reason for taxpayers to go postal. The US Postal Service is so mired in debt that nothing can save it from going bust — but the Senate is trying to dump a $33.7 billion bailout in its lap anyway. Against the Postal Service’s wishes. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe did something brave last year: He tried to bring USPS into the age of instant electronic ... MOREPaul Joseph Watson: Talking Surveillance Cameras
See what's coming to a street near you. Talking surveillance cameras that bark orders at passers-by and can also record conversations are heading for U.S. streets, with manufacturer Illuminating Concepts announcing the progress of its ‘Intellistreets’ system. As we first reported last year, high tech street lights with “homeland security ... MOREEmily O'Neill: Public School Is Prison For Patriots
Public education teaches not to question authority. When I was twelve, my mom took me out of public school and homeschooled me. I chose my own reading list and learned all I could about politics, law, and history. Eventually my mom didn’t have to call meetings at the kitchen table to check on my progress. I wanted to learn — and I wanted to arrive at my ... MOREGene Healy: From Watergate to Wedgiegate
The nasty pranks potential candidates committed as kids. From Watergate to Wedgiegate—the Washington Post's investigative journalism has sure come a long way. If last week's "expose" on Mitt Romney's prep-school bullying is any indication, from now on the fully informed voter will have to pore over every nasty prank potential candidates committed as ... MOREKrauthammer On Drones: "Stop It Here, Stop It Now"
Government marches toward a police state. "I'm going to go hard left on you here, I'm going ACLU," syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer said in opposition to the use of drones on the U.S. homeland. "I don't want regulations, I don't want restrictions, I want a ban on this. Drones are instruments of war. The Founders had a great aversion to any ... MOREWilliam Tucker: It Will Be Hot In Texas This Summer
Courtesy of federal energy policies. Texas, the most energy-intensive state in the nation, could be facing a severe electrical shortage this summer. How could such a thing happen? Mainly, it's the result of a long series of federal interventions that have finally left the state turning in circles about what to do next. First, the gory details. Last summer ... MOREWalter E Williams: Should We Obey All Laws?
Only if we are truly a nation of sheep. Let's think about whether all acts of Congress deserve our respect and obedience. Suppose Congress enacted a law — and the Supreme Court ruled it constitutional — requiring American families to attend church services at least three times a month. Should we obey such a law? Suppose Congress, acting under the ... MOREThomas Sowell: A Censored Race War?
A one-way street called 'hate crimes.' When two white newspaper reporters for the Virginian-Pilot were driving through Norfolk, and were set upon and beaten by a mob of young blacks — beaten so badly that they had to take a week off from work — that might seem to have been news that should have been reported, at least by their own newspaper. ... MOREDaniel Halper: $16 Billion Deficit In California
Another bad gamble by the bluest of states. California Governor Jerry Brown bet that a nascent financial recovery would lift the world’s ninth- largest economy enough to whittle down a $9.2 billion deficit. Instead, the gap has widened to $16 billion. Today the 74-year-old Democrat will unveil his revised budget and explain what additional spending must be cut. ... MOREPeter L Gray: Don't Board 'Fracking Banned' Wagon
Another empty scare tactic to promote green energy. In my last column, I preached patience for those who question the safety of extracting shale gas via fracking. In this month’s column, I profile the growing trend of states and localities electing to ban fracking in response to fears that it might cause groundwater contamination. The availability of cheap ... MOREJeffrey Folks: Your Money Or Your Schools
Jerry Brown's threat. As a child, I was fond of adventure stories about the exploits of pirates, highwaymen, and miscreants of all sorts. In every such tale there was the moment when the dashing if disreputable protagonist confronts a gaggle of respectable folk and proclaims, "Stand and deliver. Your money or your life!" At the age of eight, armed with ... MOREMike Kimel: Libertarians And Privacy
Invasions of privacy, public and private. Over at EconLog, David Henderson berates a fellow libertarian on the difference between Facebook at the Census. But let's grant, for the sake of this discussion, that FB is quite contemptuous of privacy and that the Census Bureau is less so. Here's the difference. Every single person who signs up with Facebook ... MOREJohn Fund: Censoring Naomi Riley
She was fired for having the courage to state the obvious. The Oslo Freedom Forum is an annual event sponsored by the New York–based Human Rights Foundation, which brings together dissidents and journalists from all over the world to show that people of good will can promote basic freedoms without an overlay of ideology. Censorship, both official ... MOREManon McKinnon: A Tale Of Two Julias
One of them didn't let government cook for her. This is the story of two ladies named Julia -- one real and one not -- and of their ties to the land of France. The real Julia found her fate and fortune among the Gauls when she discovered French cuisine and determined to spread the word, and the recipes, to all American cooks. For its ability to inspire and ... MOREThe Case Against Taxpayer-Funded Crop Insurance
by Baylen Linnekin. The Farm Bill, that quintessentially quinquennial congressional replenishment of the pork trough from which many of America’s farmers indulge, is now upon us. Late last month the bill, dubbed the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012, cleared what will likely be its biggest hurdle when the bipartisan Senate Agriculture ... MORE
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