Or is it those charged with protecting and preserving it?
Obama's 'Fairness' Economy Has Backfired
by David Harsanyi. One of the most seductive parts of President Barack Obama's political message (and the message of progressive Democrats in general) is sympathy for the poor and a willingness to talk about the disparities of capitalism -- about the rich being too rich and the poor being screwed. In some ways, it's the predominant message ... MOREJulia Marsh: NYC's $60,000 Fine For A Cigarette Lighter
Tourist shop fights silly toy gun ban. The owner of a Midtown tourist shop is firing back at Mayor Bloomberg’s crusade against toy guns, filing papers to block a $60,000 fine from the city for selling lighters shaped like small pistols. “We don’t have the money,” said Fred Shayes, 49, who owns US Camera
& Computer Inc. near Penn ... MOREBarry Farber: Obama Wants Capitalism To Fail
Wifely wisdom and the checking of premises. One of the most exciting clichés in the English language is “Thinking outside the box”! Who among us has not thought, “If only I could think outside the box, like Gates and Jobs and Zuckerberg! If only! Then rainbows wouldn’t be something I’m constantly chasing. They’d be more like house ... MOREThomas Sowell: Is Thinking Obsolete?
Indoctrination with unexamined assumptions. While it is not possible to answer all the e-mails and letters from readers, many are thought-provoking, whether those thoughts are positive or negative. An e-mail from one young man simply asked for the sources of some facts about gun control that were mentioned in a recent column. It ... MOREJacob Sullum: Are Online Sales Taxes Only Fair?
Market Fairness Act imposes an unnecessary burden. At a 2008 shareholders meeting, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos explained why he opposed requiring businesses like his to collect state and local taxes on their interstate sales. "We're not actually benefiting from any services that those states provide locally," Bezos said. ... MORERoss Kaminsky: The Pigs Of Pigford
Most naked taxpayer fleecing in recent memory. The Washington Times covered it in 2001. And so did Fox News. Jennifer Rubin wrote about it in 2008, and many writers on these pages have mentioned it since then. In 2011, Andrew Breitbart made it one of his most cared-about causes, following from his outing of on-again off-again, ... MOREVIDEO: Protecting You From Low-Cost Teeth Whitening
FLOSS: Fighting to protect dentists from fair competition.
‘Held Hostage By The Tyranny Of Political Correctness’
RGIII speaks out. Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III took to Twitter on Tuesday to complain about the “tyranny of political correctness” he believes is holding American culture “hostage.” “In a land of freedom we are held hostage by the tyranny of political
correctness,” the NFL player wrote on his official Twitter account. ... MORENo More Tax Dollars For Presidential Libraries
by Gene Healy. Last week, at the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, President Obama and former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter put partisanship aside and descended on the Southern Methodist University campus in Dallas to say nice things about our 43rd president, (They're all in the same racket, after all.) ... MORERituparna Basu: How ObamaCare Fleeces The Young
Paying higher rates to subsidize the old. Starting next year, the Affordable Care Act will limit how much health insurance premiums can vary based on age. Health insurers will be restricted to charging older people no more than three times higher premiums than they charge younger people. This is bad news for the young. It's a fact that ... MOREThomas Sowell - The Art Of The Impossible
Someone called politics "the art of the possible." But, in the era of
the modern welfare state, politics is largely the art of the
impossible. Those people morbid enough to keep track of politicians' promises may
remember how Barack Obama said that ObamaCare would lower medical costs
-- and lots of people bought it. But if you ... MOREJ.D. Tuccille: Print Your Gun Parts At Home
New technology challenges gun control laws. In February, the techie gun-rights group Defense Distributed unveiled a 3D-printed lower receiver for an AR-15 rifle that withstood hundreds of rounds of fire. A YouTube video of the component in action was accompanied by the terse statement, “Does not fail from firing stresses. 600+ rounds.” ... MORECops Take $160,000 In 'Policing For Profit' Scheme
Government-approved highway robbery. NewsChannel 5 has uncovered a brand new "policing for profit" case -- a case that resulted in a New York man losing a $160,000 on a Tennessee interstate. Even more startling, critics said, the case exposes a major loophole around a new law that's supposed to crack down on such abuses. ... MORE
GAO Now Investigating DHS Ammo Purchases
Why over a billion rounds? The Government Accountability Office tells Whispers it is now investigating large ammunition purchases
made by the Department of Homeland Security. Chuck Young, a spokesman
for GAO, says the investigation of the purchases is "just getting
underway." The congressional investigative agency is jumping into the fray ... MOREPeter Schiff: Record Physical Gold Sales
Best hedge against inflation. Peter Schiff appeared on Fox Business this morning to talk about the market’s perception of gold, the extraordinary surge in gold sales this month, and hidden inflation in the US and Japan. “Gold has been up for 12 consecutive years. It’s entitled to a correction. It’s incredible how the media has jumped all over ... MORE
Washington Times: Driving Toward Bankruptcy
Crony capitalism is in the driver's seat. There aren’t many winners in the current economic climate. Most companies are struggling against the burdens of higher taxes, red tape and uncertainty, and there’s no opportunity to expand and prosper. Some companies, however, have found a shortcut through deep political connections to the Obama ... MORE
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