Homeland Security Sees 'Liberty Lovers' As Terrorists

by Paul Joseph Watson.  A new study funded by the Department of Homeland Security characterizes Americans who are “suspicious of centralized federal authority,” and “reverent of individual liberty” as “extreme right-wing” terrorists. Entitled Hot Spots of Terrorism and Other Crimes in the United States, 1970-2008 (PDF), the study was       ... MORE

Brett M. Decker: States' Rights War Over ObamaCare

Conservatives governors say they won't implement it. President Obama, Majority Leader Harry Reid’s Democrat-led Senate and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. don’t care that a majority of Americans favor repeal of Obamacare. To them, government can do anything it can get away with to consolidate federal power; that government derives its power  ... MORE

VIDEO: James V. DeLong On Ending "Big SIS"


Time to end "Big Sis" (The Special Interest State)

Janelle Ericsson: TSA Demands To Test Passenger Drinks

Another victory for the terrorists. Passengers say their problem is not with the rules at the airport. They understand why drinks are not allowed through security, but when they buy one while they wait for their flight, they say the TSA should not ask to test it. Passengers say traveling is a big enough stress, but now some are worried the drinks they are getting are not ... MORE

J. Justin Wilson: Give Me A Large Soda Or Give Me Death

Regulating the Fourth of July.   Isn’t part of being an adult having the ability to choose? You know, such as whether you want to nosh on shish kabob, burgers, or hot dogs at your July 4th cookout? Most people think so. But America’s historical love for individual liberty seems to occasionally clash with our Puritanical roots. The dichotomy is once again rearing its  ... MORE

Lisa Fabrizio: States -- Our Last Best Hope

Escaping an increasingly tyrannical central government. Way back during the interminable weeks between the 2000 presidential election and the final decision in Bush v. Gore, I spent hours upon hours explaining to otherwise intelligent and politically savvy folks just how this country works. Most of these discussions centered on the       ... MORE

Are Teenagers Big Children Or Small Adults?

by A. Barton Hinkle. America can’t make up its mind. This should not be surprising in a nation of 314 million people, half of whom can’t make up their minds about what to have for dinner. But dinner is inconsequential. How we treat children is not. And when it comes to the treatment of children, society’s approach is wildly incoherent. Last week the Supreme   ... MORE

VIDEO: John Stossel - Amtrak Off The Rails

Ed Carson: GM Bailout Has Now Cost Taxpayers $35 billion

Stock shares close in on record low. General Motors (GM) shares fell to a fresh 2012 closing low of 19.57 on Monday. The stock hit 19 in mid-December, the lowest since the auto giant came public at $33 in November 2010 following its June 2009 bankruptcy. Normally you might say, tough luck investors. But this is Government     ... MORE

David Pitt: Midwest Ranchers Protest EPA Drone Flyovers

Drones deployed to troll for fineable violations. Midwest ranchers have never been enamored with environmental regulators, but they really began to complain after learning that federal inspectors were flying over their land to look for problems. The Environmental Protection Agency flies over power plants and other facilities nationwide to identify     ... MORE

VIDEO: Patriots Warn Citizens Of Warrantless Searches


Who are the ones really serving the public in this video? You decide.

Lourdes Garcia-Navarro: Medical Pot Use Sprouting In Israel

Israel is a world leader in the use of medical marijuana.   More than 10,000 patients have received government licenses to consume the drug in order to treat ailments such as cancer and chronic pain. But while the unorthodox treatment has gained acceptance in Israel, it still has its critics. Susan Malkah breathes in the cloud of smoke from a plastic   ... MORE

The Economist: Jury Nullification Rights In New Hampshire

The "live free or die" state chooses the former. Before I dive into the subject of this post, let me warn you that it has absolutely nothing to do with John Roberts, the commerce clause, cultivated crops of the Brassica oleracea species or how Americans get their health care. In honour of independence day (which I'm spending indoors revelling in the one  ... MORE

Jim Yardley: Ever Wonder Why We Even Bothered?

We the People trust ourselves, not government. When it comes to the concept of limited government, which is really at the heart of the recent imbroglio over Obamacare, the Constitution has been described as the law that controls the government. The Constitution starts off with a preamble that states: We the People of the United States, in Order to form a  ... MORE

New Taxes You're Going To Pay To Pay For ObamaCare

You didn't think it was free, did you?    Well, Obamacare is now official, which means that a lot more people in the United States will have health insurance. And it also means a lot more people will be paying more taxes. Here are some of the new taxes you're going to have to pay to pay for Obamacare: A 3.8% surtax on "investment income" when your    ... MORE

VIDEO: Ronald Reagan - America 2012


Ronald Reagan directs his words toward the 2012 election.

Advocacy Replaces Science On Minimum Wage Debate

by Michael Saltsman.   Determined to see President Obama make good on a campaign pledge to raise the federal minimum wage to $9.50, four Congressmen have introduced bills to make this promise a reality. (A number of states have considered similar bills this year.) Advocates for a higher minimum wage—most notably, the National Employment  ... MORE

Washington Examiner: Congress Robs Taxpayers Twice

A bipartisan fleecing of the American taxpayers. While the nation was distracted with the Supreme Court's Obamacare ruling last week, Congress passed a $96 billion double-bailout that only guarantees future bailouts in the years to come. On Friday afternoon, within half an hour of one another, both the House and Senate voted to reauthorize the  ... MORE

VIDEO: Sign Codes vs. Free Speech

Uncle Sam Simultaneously Attacks And Subsidizes Soda

Tail-chasing politicians mindlessly spend and regulate.    The federal government has financed a multi-million dollar ad campaign in New York City and elsewhere attacking sugary soft drinks. But legislation passed last week continues subsidizing sugar producers, and allows food stamp recipients to buy soda and other supposedly unhealthy foods    ... MORE

Rush H. Limbaugh Jr: They Risked Everything For Liberty

Our Lives, Our Fortunes, Our Sacred Honor. It was a glorious morning. The sun was shining and the wind was from the southeast. Up especially early, a tall bony, redheaded young Virginian found time to buy a new thermometer, for which he paid three pounds, fifteen shillings. He also bought gloves for Martha, his wife, who was ill at home. Thomas Jefferson arrived early at the statehouse. The temperature was 72.5 degrees and the horseflies weren't nearly so bad at that hour. It was a lovely room, very large, with gleaming white walls. The chairs were comfortable. Facing the single door    ... MORE