Record Set By Doctored Data, Not U.S. Temperatures

by James M. Taylor.   “Americans just lived through the hottest 12 months ever recorded, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Tuesday,” according to the May 15 Los Angeles Times. Which begs the question, what does “recorded” mean? To most people, the hottest temperatures ever “recorded” would imply that quality controlled  ... MORE

Star Parker: Minimum Wage Increase DOES Impact Poverty

Raise the cost of hiring and expect more unemployment. The late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan famously observed that “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.” It’s an admonition not taken particularly seriously by today’s political left. They embrace, extol, advocate ideas and policies based on what they wish were true,  ... MORE

Sarah Shurtleff: Do Checkpoints Make Us Safer?

"Your papers, please."    The day after the checkpoint on U.S. 36, my daughter was driving alone through Idaho and was stopped by a state trooper who claimed he thought her tinted windows might not conform to Idaho's requirements. Is this a "lawful traffic contact for some identified violation?" Doesn't sound like it to me. Sounds like fishing. The   ... MORE