Thomas Sowell: The 'Judicial Activist' Ploy

Now that two different federal courts have declared ObamaCare unconstitutional, the administration's answer is to call the courts guilty of "judicial activism."  Barack Obama has a rhetorical solution for every problem. Remember the repeated claims of "shovel-ready" projects that needed only federal stimulus ...  MORE

Walter E Williams: A Killer Agency

Sam Kazman's "Drug Approvals and Deadly Delays" article in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (Winter 2010), tells a story about how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's policies have led to the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans. Let's look at how it happens.  During the FDA's drug approval process, it confronts the possibility of two errors. If the FDA approves a drug that ...   MORE

Star Parker: Promote Freedom? Let's Start At Home

Watching the wave of unrest in the Middle East, there are lessons to consider regarding how we view the world and how we manage our lives here at home.  I’d call it getting perspective on what you can control and what you can’t.  It should be pretty clear that the upheavals in Tunisia and Egypt came as complete surprises.  No one predicted them.  Is this because no one was paying attention?  MORE