Does Our Society Not Care About Prostitutes?

It's time to acknowledge prostitutes are human beings whose welfare is important.

Many of you may have read or heard the story of Phillip Markoff, the "Craigslist Killer" who murdered Julissa Brissman and attacked three other working girls.  Lifetime has made a killing (no pun intented) off its movie portrayal of Phillip Markoff.  Tellingly, the movie barely even mentioned the lives ....  MORE

Judge Vinson Also Smacks Down Crony Capitalism

Judge Vinson's individual mandate ruling is seen --properly -- as a defeat for ObamaCare and a win for individual freedom.  And it is all of that, of course.  But there's more.  Perhaps almost as pleasing as the affirmation of individual freedom and dismissal of a government-run society is the smack down Judge Vinson's ruling gave to the concept of "crony capitalism."  MORE

John Stossel: I Can Balance the Budget

The Congressional Budget Office says the current year's budget deficit will be a record $1.5 trillion. It also says that over the next decade we're on track for annual deficits of "only" $768 billion. I suspect the CBO has hired Rosy Scenario to do the bookkeeping, but let's take that number at face ...   MORE