Let's require evidence, not just belief. Is there any issue more dependent on widespread lapses in critical thinking than the idea of man-caused global warming? Nothing wrecks an argument faster than a question revealing a gaping hole in that argument's fundamental premise. Notice the abundantly obvious derailment in this example: "We ... MORERussell Cook: Global Warming's Killer Is Critical Thinking
Let's require evidence, not just belief. Is there any issue more dependent on widespread lapses in critical thinking than the idea of man-caused global warming? Nothing wrecks an argument faster than a question revealing a gaping hole in that argument's fundamental premise. Notice the abundantly obvious derailment in this example: "We ... MORESteve Chapman: The Futility Of Chicago Gun Turn-Ins
Attracting cheap guns from those with no criminal propensity. If you've got some clothes you don't need anymore, you can give them to Goodwill or the Salvation Army. If you have an old car, you can call various organizations to take it away. And if you're in Chicago and have a gun that's burning a hole in your pocket, you can get rid of it on Saturday, ... MORE
Record Set By Doctored Data, Not U.S. Temperatures
by James M. Taylor. “Americans just lived through the hottest 12 months ever recorded, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Tuesday,” according to the May 15 Los Angeles Times. Which begs the question, what does “recorded” mean? To most people, the hottest temperatures ever “recorded” would imply that quality controlled ... MOREStar Parker: Minimum Wage Increase DOES Impact Poverty
Raise the cost of hiring and expect more unemployment. The late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan famously observed that “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.” It’s an admonition not taken particularly seriously by today’s political left. They embrace, extol, advocate ideas and policies based on what they wish were true, ... MORESarah Shurtleff: Do Checkpoints Make Us Safer?
"Your papers, please." The day after the checkpoint on U.S. 36, my daughter was driving alone through Idaho and was stopped by a state trooper who claimed he thought her tinted windows might not conform to Idaho's requirements. Is this a "lawful traffic contact for some identified violation?" Doesn't sound like it to me. Sounds like fishing. The ... MOREEd Krayewski: Top 5 Pieces Of Good News In The Bad News
Tired of bad news? Just look at it differently. Bad news is nothing new. Just think of the scene in Network where Faye Dunaway flips through the New York Daily News, or watch Bill Hicks’ stand up routine about going crazy while watching the bad news on CNN. “War, Famine, Death, AIDS, Homeless, Recession, Depression,” as Hicks chanted, seems to ... MOREAlexander Baron: Police State -- Attack Of The Drones
Is warrantless surveillance good enough for Americans? America used to be the land of the free and the home of the brave; in recent years it has come more to resemble George Orwell's novel '1984'. A monitoring group has revealed the startling fact that there are now a staggering 64 drone bases on American soil. More are planned. ... MORELA Times: Another Former Cop Calls To Legalize Drugs
Favors legalization to subsidizing underworld. Stephen Downing speaks fondly of his 20 years with the Los Angeles Police Department, saying he misses the camaraderie and the integrity of the people he worked with in a career that took him from street cop to deputy chief. Along the way, as commander of the Bureau of Investigations, he oversaw the ... MOREPeter Ferrara: Obama Is Biggest Spender In World's History
The president is running against reality. The U.S. has never before had a President who thinks so little of the American people that he imagines he can win re-election running on the opposite of reality. But that is the reality of President Obama today. Waving a planted press commentary, Obama recently claimed on the campaign stump, "federal spending ... MOREMichelle Malkin: Who Will Protect The Freedom To Blog?
A concerted threat to a fundamental right. Free speech is under fire. Online thugs are targeting bloggers (mostly conservative, but not all) who have dared to expose a convicted bomber and perjuring vexatious litigant who is now enjoying a comfy life as a liberally subsidized social justice operative. Where do your elected representatives stand on ... MOREKarolina Tagaris: Greek Health System Implodes
Socialized medicine in an economic crisis. Greece's rundown state hospitals are cutting off vital drugs, limiting non-urgent operations and rationing even basic medical materials for exhausted doctors as a combination of economic crisis and political stalemate strangle health funding. With Greece now in its fifth year of deep recession, ... MOREBrett Wolf: U.S. Targets Landlords In Medical Pot War
Property theft is a favorite government ploy. Federal prosecutors are targeting medical marijuana shops in California, seeking forfeiture of the properties in which they do business. The authorities are pressuring landlords to shut down the shops or face possible loss of the real estate through the unconventional and low-key use of a civil statute ... MOREEric Peters: A Double Standard In Speed Enforcement
Who watches the watchmen? If "speeding" -- defined as driving faster than the legally posted maximum velocity -- is necessarily "unsafe," why do cops do so routinely? The answer, of course, is: Because they can. More precisely, they can do so with impunity. Who watches the watchmen, after all? Here is a recent -- and particularly egregious ... MOREDavid Harsanyi: Create Wealth, Not Jobs
Free the private sector. Soon after the president dropped his ill-advised "the private sector is doing fine" gaffe, White House press secretary Jay Carney scolded the media for failing to frame the comment in the proper "context." Which is weird, because the context is the worst part. Yes, government "creates" jobs, often out of thin air. The ... MOREDaily Mail: NY's Soda Jerk Wants To Ban Popcorn Too
Individual liberty to get skinnier in the Big Apple. Health experts in New York want to widen the proposed ban on super-sized soda to include juices, milk shakes and even popcorn, it emerged today. Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to outlaw sugary drinks over 16 ounces (1 pint) in the city's restaurants, delis, food trucks, movie theatres and ... MORE
Andrew Napolitano: Squealing Versus Killing
Finding the leaker is relatively unimportant. If you are still listening to those in the political class who are falling over each other to condemn leaks from the government to the media, you'd think the leaks had revealed private information in which the public has no legitimate interest, or perhaps a planned secret government mission to ... MORE
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