Peak oil? What peak oil? The price of oil in global markets has plunged by
nearly 40 percent over the past six months. As a result, the price
of a gallon of regular gasoline in the U.S. has dropped from an
average of $3.68
in June to $2.74 this week. In June, the U.S. Energy
Information Administration had projected that a gallon of gas ... MORERonald Bailey: How Low Can Gas Prices Go?
Peak oil? What peak oil? The price of oil in global markets has plunged by
nearly 40 percent over the past six months. As a result, the price
of a gallon of regular gasoline in the U.S. has dropped from an
average of $3.68
in June to $2.74 this week. In June, the U.S. Energy
Information Administration had projected that a gallon of gas ... MOREJeffrey Tucker: 50 Shades Of Government
Time to let go of dependency. Every politically active group wants something from government, and government is happy to oblige. It’s even more obvious in the election season. Another way to put it: Government has lots to give in the way of laws, loot, privileges, protections and punishments. Every pressure group and political ... MOREJohn Vibes: Police Kill Unarmed Black Man By Mistake
"The officer was doing exactly what we want him to do” Tuesday night, 34-year-old Rumain Brisbon was shot and killed by a police officer, because the officer mistakenly thought that he was carrying a gun. The Phoenix Police Department has not yet revealed the name of the officer responsible for the murder, but the smear campaign, ... MORE
How The NSA Hacks Cellphone Networks Worldwide
by Ryan Gallagher. In March 2011, two weeks before the Western intervention in Libya, a secret message was delivered to the National Security Agency. An intelligence unit within the U.S. military’s Africa Command needed help to hack into Libya’s cellphone networks and monitor text messages. For the NSA, the task was easy. ... MOREAndrew Napolitano: Ferguson
Failure in Ferguson is across the board. The city of Ferguson, Mo., is now burned into our consciousness in a way that few other places are. In my youth, the race riots in Newark, Detroit and Los Angeles marked turning points in my own and in the public's awareness of the problems of a black underclass that perceives itself as being so ... MOREAutry Pruitt: Civil Forfeiture Is A Civil Rights Violation
Legalized theft criticized. At the core of the American founding is protecting the civil rights of the people. The list of “repeated injuries and usurpations,” by King George III, as delineated in the Declaration of Independence, were never far from the minds of those who drafted the Constitution—and for good reason. They wanted a ... MORE
Ann Marie Banfield: Federalism & Common Core Standards
Will children save the Tenth Amendment? Will federalism get its due in the next generation? Given what's been happening in New Hampshire, one might think so. The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution expresses the principle of federalism: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor ... MOREWe're Number 2! China Tops America As Largest Economy
by Brett Arends. Another dividend of hope and change. Hang on to your hats, America. And throw away that big, fat styrofoam finger while you’re about it. There’s no easy way to say this, so I’ll just say it: We’re no longer No. 1. Today, we’re No. 2. Yes, it’s official. The Chinese economy just overtook the United States economy to become ... MORE
New York's Plot to Gut the Second Amendment
by Michael Filozof. On Dec. 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit will hear oral arguments in the case of Nojay v. Cuomo. At stake is nothing less than whether the Second Amendment grants substantive gun rights to American citizens, or is meaningless rhetoric that allows the government total control over what firearms ... MORE
The Trials of Growing Up in a Police State
by John W. Whitehead. After a year dominated with news of police shootings of unarmed citizens (including children), SWAT team raids gone awry, photo ops of militarized police shouldering assault rifles while perched on top of armored vehicles, and reports on how the police are using asset forfeiture laws to pad their pockets with luxury cars, ... MOREKatie Pavlich: National Debt Hits $18,000,000,000,000
Taxpayers on the hook. As lawmakers on Capitol Hill prepare for a budget battle near the end
of the lame-duck session, the United States has officially crossed the
$18 trillion national debt threshold and there are no plans in the works
to stop it from reaching $19 trillion next year. Under President Obama's tenure, the national debt has increased by 70 percent. Rand Paul for President: Can Interesting Be Electable?
by Brian Doherty. Rand Paul announced today that he’s definitely running for re-election to his Kentucky Senate seat. While he has not made it official, he’s also by all available evidence running for his party’s presidential nomination (even though under Kentucky law he can’t appear on the same ballot in that state for both offices). He’s doing ... MOREThe Sad, Sick Story Of Immigration In America
by Barry Farber. “Send the manager over,” stormed the patron in the coffee shop. “How may I help you?” asked the manager. “This is the worst vanilla ice cream I’ve ever had,” the patron complained. “That’s not vanilla,” the manager explained. “That’s butter pecan.” “Oh,” said the patron, suddenly brightening. “For butter pecan it’s great!” ... MOREJohn Stossel: Place Your Bets - Bootleggers and Baptists
Unholy alliance against liberty. Want to bet on tomorrow’s NFL game between Chicago and Dallas? I do. Newspapers and websites all over America tell their readers that Dallas is favored by three points. That’s the “spread” posted by bookies. Millions will be bet on that game, and billions will be bet on other games this weekend — college ... MORE
4 Members of Congress Put Their Hands Up in Solidarity With Protesters But 0 Voted to Limit Police Militarization
by Ed Krayewski. Symbolism without subbstance. Michael
Brown was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson,
Missouri, in August. Protests over the shooting yielded a
militarized response from police. Renewed protests continued in
October and again after a grand jury declined to indict Darren
Wilson, the officer who shot Brown. ... MOREAndrew Giambrone: Will Congress Let D.C. Legalize Pot?
Will national politicians allow liberty? Imagine your state just passed a law legalizing marijuana in small amounts. If you are at least 21 years old, you can possess up to two ounces, give as much as one ounce to other adults, and grow as many as six marijuana plants at home. Because you enjoy consuming pot recreationally, you plant ... MORE
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