Nobody can make a pencil by himself. Most people would never accuse President Obama of memorizing Milton Friedman under the covers at night. Yet the patron saint of laissez-faire probably would not take as much exception as many Republicans have to Obama’s comment in Roanoke three weeks ago that “if you’ve got a business – you didn’t build that. ... MOREA. Barton Hinkle: Got A Pencil? You Didn't Build That
Nobody can make a pencil by himself. Most people would never accuse President Obama of memorizing Milton Friedman under the covers at night. Yet the patron saint of laissez-faire probably would not take as much exception as many Republicans have to Obama’s comment in Roanoke three weeks ago that “if you’ve got a business – you didn’t build that. ... MOREGene Healy: Take Me Down To The Parasite City
The District is blooming. Have you seen the latest jobs report? Major buzzkill: creeping unemployment, anemic growth, and the recovery's totally stalled. But not here: The District is booming! "Washington may have the healthiest economy of any major metropolitan area in the country," says New York Times D.C. bureau chief David Leonhardt in Sunday's ... MOREGary M. Galles: Expand Freedom, Not Government
State power has an unbroken record of inability. President Obama’s “you didn’t build that” rationalization for increasing taxes has since been “clarified” to the fact that teachers, roads, bridges, etc., provided by government, “gave you some help.” But it still doesn’t support his conclusion. President Obama is mistakenly equating society ... MORELisa Cerda: Hi-Jacking Your Privacy
Government laser will analyze you at the molecular level. Your privacy is a highly prized possession, and the government wants to take it away. You may not even notice it is gone at first, but then one day, when you least expect it, your going to want your privacy back. But it will be too late. The government will have gathered and stored enough information ... MORESteve Forbes: To Help Free Market, Bury The Hatchett
Congress must get out of the way. We all want America’s economy to improve and realize that crony capitalism — where Washington politicians, not free markets, decide who succeeds — is a barrier to prosperous growth. Yet industries still dispatch lobbyists to Capitol Hill to get a legislative or regulatory “fix” when there’s a marketplace ... MOREThomas Sowell: Sports Versus Politics
Empirical evidence has great value. It has long seemed to me that there is far more rationality in sports, and in commentaries on sports, than there is in politics and in commentaries on politics. What has puzzled me is why this is so, when what happens in politics has far more serious effects on people's lives. To take one common example, there are many people ... MORERobert Taylor: Your TSA Pat Down Will Only Get Worse
TSA refuses to hold hearing on "naked body scanners." The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is once again in the news for refusing to obey a federal appeals court order from last year mandating that the agency hold public hearings over its "naked body scanners." They'll get around to it in 2013, says TSA spokeswoman Lorie Dankers. ... MORELittle League Lawsuit Epitomizes A Big League Problem
by Anthony W. Hager. Some things can't be fully appreciated unless compared to their opposites. We hold light dear because its absence is darkness. Crisp autumn mornings are sweeter when compared to summer's searing heat. Likewise, reward can't be fully valued without risk. The connection between risk and reward is a common element in ... MOREWalter E Williams: Liberals, Progressives & Socialists
Where the tiny steps are taking us. In Europe, especially in Germany, hoisting a swastika-emblazoned Nazi flag is a crime. For decades after World War II, people have hunted down and sought punishment for Nazi murderers, who were responsible for the deaths of more than 20 million people. Here's my question: Why are the horrors of Nazism so well-known and ... MOREVIDEO: Real World Effects Of Minimum Wage
John Stossel. Why minimum wage laws have made life more difficult for low skill workers and spelled the end for movie ushers and gas station attendants.
Alva Noe: Legalize It: An Argument For 'Doping' In Sports
What does natural mean today? Rocky's coach forbade him to have sex with his girlfriend while he was in training. Was this because he would be so tired out by sex? Or was it that the coach believed it would alter Rocky's drive, or mindset, somehow making him happy and relaxed, depriving him of the disturbed drive, the hunger, to win? I was just a kid when I ... MORE
David Henderson: Getting Rich In America
Eight simple rules. Sometimes, when the person beside me on an airplane finds out that I'm an economist, he/she will ask, "What's going to happen to the economy?" I answer, "I don't know." If the person is somewhat more sophisticated, he will ask "What's going to happen to interest rates?" I used to answer, "I don't know." I now answer: ... MOREWhat Could Phelps Have Done Had He Not Smoked Pot?
by Nick Gillespie. As the sports world says a fond farewell to Michael Phelps, the most bemedaled Olympian that ever was, it's worth remembering the idiotic moral outrage that exploded when this picture of the eventual 18-gold-medal-winning swimmer surfaced in early 2009. To me, the most appalling aspect was the public apology that Phelps ended up giving ... MOREHarry Binswanger: Revenge Of The Zeros
Battle between Rand and collectivism reaches a climax. With President Obama’s line “You didn’t build that,” the battle between individualism and collectivism has reached a climax. Obama has openly denied individual achievement, spitting in the face of every individual who ever had a creative thought. Obama has ventured to say straight ... MOREThe Free Market Doesn't Need Government Regulation
by Sheldon Richman. Most people believe that government must regulate the marketplace. The only alternative to a regulated market, the thinking goes, is an unregulated market. On first glance that makes sense. It’s the law of excluded middle. A market is either regulated or it’s not. Cashing in on the common notion that anything unregulated ... MOREKatie Kieffer: Where Is John Galt? Part Two
Entrepreneurs must take action. Part One is here. Now. And by ‘action,’ I mean protesting the federal government’s unconstitutional taxes and regulations. Or, the guilt is theirs if the economy tanks. Luckily, entrepreneurs have two role models to help them develop action plans: John Galt and Steve Jobs. Last week, I wrote that in order ... MORETait Trussell: Doctor's Fear For Medicine's Future
Incentives of ObamaCare are driving doctors away. In a new national poll, doctors say they must now decide if they can continue practicing medicine in their patients’ best interest or bow to bureaucratically-set restrictions that take precedence over patient necessities. Another stark choice some doctors ponder is: Can I ... MORE
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