By Ethan Anderson. Nothing terrifies investors or entrepreneurs as much as the concept of expropriation.
When governments decide to expropriate legally obtained assets,
entrepreneurs who worked tirelessly to build businesses and investors
who risked scarce capital end up with little to nothing for their
troubles. In fact, developing countries often ... MORECalifornia's Prop 30 Hits Entrepreneurs Hard
By Ethan Anderson. Nothing terrifies investors or entrepreneurs as much as the concept of expropriation.
When governments decide to expropriate legally obtained assets,
entrepreneurs who worked tirelessly to build businesses and investors
who risked scarce capital end up with little to nothing for their
troubles. In fact, developing countries often ... MORERichard Branson: War On Drugs A Trillion-Dollar Failure
Time for a reality check. Richard Branson is the founder of Virgin Group, with global branded
revenues of $21 billion, and a member of the Global Drug Commission. In 1925, H. L. Mencken wrote an impassioned plea: "Prohibition has not
only failed in its promises but actually created additional serious and
disturbing social problems throughout ... MOREJohn Stossel - Food Bunk
We'll all be poisoned! With America's "fiscal cliff" approaching, pundits wring their hands
over the supposed catastrophe that government spending cuts will bring. A
scare newsletter called "Food Poisoning Bulletin" warns that if
government reduces food inspections, "food will be less safe ...
(because) marginal companies ... ... MOREWarren Beatty: Global Warming Meets Economic Reality
Is global warming a myth or a reality? It all depends upon who you ask. This study says "yes." This study says "no." That world famous climatologist AlGore says that there is a "scientific consensus" that global warming is real. Really? From Skeptical Science, we get this. "There is no consensus. The Petition Project features over 31,000 scientists ... MORECops To Congress: We Need Logs Of Text Messages
Government's relentless war on privacy. AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, and other wireless providers would
be required to record and store information about Americans' private
text messages for at least two years, according to a proposal that
police have submitted to the U.S. Congress. CNET has learned a constellation of law enforcement ... MOREThomas Mullen: Juries Can Nullify ObamaCare & Drug War
Nullification and secession? For libertarians, the reemergence of ideas like secession and state
nullification couldn’t be more welcome. Both are attempts to resist the
exercise of arbitrary power, which is power never delegated to the party
attempting to exercise it. They should remain the last resort for free
people to resist tyranny. ... MORELucy Madison: Poll Shows Voters Support Pot Legalization
Split on same-sex marriage. A month after voters in Colorado and Washington voted to legalize the use of recreational marijuana, a new poll from Quinnipiac University shows
a majority of Americans support the legalization of pot, signaling
potential support for similar ballot measures nationwide. According
to the poll, conducted between November ... MOREZach Walton: Verizon Patents A DVR That Spies On You
Cameras and microphones that monitor your home. Verizon is moving into the targeted ad business in a big way. The wireless carrier announced a new campaign yesterday called Verizon Selects
that would allow them to share a customer’s info with advertisers. Now
the carrier has patented a device that makes its previous tracking
efforts ... MORESylvia Bokor: Limiting Government
Individual rights have been bastardized. There is no such thing as "a right to a job," "a right to health care," "a right to a decent home," et cetera. No one can transform the actions of those that create products and/or services into another's purview. Today, violations of individual rights are so pervasive that many Americans are ignorant of ... MOREThomas Sowell - Fiscal Cliff Notes - Part II
Anything to expand the size and scope of government. One of the big advantages that President Obama has, as he plays "chicken" with the Congressional Republicans along the "fiscal cliff," is that Obama is a master of the plausible lie, which will never be exposed by the mainstream media-- nor, apparently, by the Republicans. A key lie that ... MOREThomas Sowell: Fiscal Cliff Notes
Like a laser cutting through fog. Amid all the political and media hoopla about the “fiscal cliff” crisis, there are a few facts that are worth noting. First of all, despite all the melodrama about raising taxes on “the rich,” even if that is done, it will scarcely make a dent in the government’s financial problems. Raising the tax rates on everybody in the ... MORELarisa Brown: Switzerland Selected Best Place To Be Born
U.S was 1st under Reagan, has now fallen to 16th. Switzerland is the best place to be born in the world in 2013, and the U.S. is just 16th. A new study produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit says American babies will have a dimmer future than those born in Hong Kong, Ireland and even Canada. The EIU, a sister company of The ... MOREWalter E Williams: Future Generations
Behaving like there is no tomorrow. Is there any reason for today's Americans to care about what happens to tomorrow's Americans? After all, what have tomorrow's Americans done for today's Americans? Moreover, since tomorrow's Americans don't vote, we can dump on them with impunity. That's a vision that describes the actual behavior ... MOREIsaiah Thompson: The Philly Cash Machine
The Philly D.A. has a license to steal. When Philadelphia Police officers stopped Dwayne Marks as he was driving north on Broad Street near Temple University last year, Marks says he wasn’t particularly worried. Marks, who is a black man in his late 30s from East Mount Airy, has faced drug charges in the past — but he’s straightened up, ... MORESupreme Court Makes Ruling In Favor Of Private Property
Government no longer free to cause flooding. Supreme Court boosted property rights Tuesday, ruling unanimously government is not automatically exempt from liability when it causes flooding. In an Arkansas case, the justices said there is no automatic exemption from the Constitution's takings clause in the Fifth Amendment -- ... MOREIra Stoll: Why AT&T's CEO Wants Higher Taxes
They a lot of business with the U.S. government. AT&T customers, pay attention: your phone company is trying to raise your rates. No, not your phone rates: your tax rates. And therein lies a story. If federal campaign contributions are any guide, the CEO and
chairman of AT&T, Randall Stephenson, is, or was, a solid
Republican. In ... MORE
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