Walter E Williams: Academic Rot

The hate-America course of higher education. The average American, as parent, student and taxpayer, has little idea of the academic rot at so many of our colleges. Save for a tiny handful of the nation's colleges, what distinguishes one college from another is the magnitude of that rot. One of the best sources of information about our colleges is the New York City-based ... MORE

VIDEO: John Stossel - A War On Ourselves


A look at one way government uses social concerns to combat individual liberty.

Why School Vouchers Are Worth A Shot

by Katrina Trinko. Imagine if we only passed legislation that simultaneously slashed spending, boosted income equality, shrunk government, protected the environment, and ensured that pandas didn’t go extinct. That’d be a recipe for do-nothing lawmakers who failed to solve any of our pressing problems, just because they couldn’t find a  ... MORE

VIDEO: Ethan Nadelmann on Future Drug Legalization

Hope and Change, But Not In That Order

by Jim Yardley. Those were the days, weren't they? The airwaves, the internet, billboards all touting a little known Senator's mantra of "Hope and Change." It was enough to send a tingle up your leg, or at least start you obsessing over creases in a presidential candidate's trousers. Obama's political handlers created an absolutely marvelous slogan. Sadly, it was also  ... MORE

The War On Cold & Allergy Drugs

by Debra Saunders. You know the war on drugs has gone too far when politicians keep ratcheting up restrictions on cold and allergy medications in order to prevent kitchen drug labs from buying pills and converting them into methamphetamine. In 2005, Congress passed a law requiring consumers to show a driver's license or other ID in order to purchase Sudafed and ... MORE