Surveying the 2012 Republican field. Did we learn anything from last week's Republican presidential debate? I heard the usual platitudes like "bring people together," but there was also plenty of talk about the private sector. I liked that. So did the guests on my show. One was Steve Forbes, himself a former candidate for the GOP nomination: "We got first the principle: ... MOREJohn Stossel: The GOP Race Heats Up
Surveying the 2012 Republican field. Did we learn anything from last week's Republican presidential debate? I heard the usual platitudes like "bring people together," but there was also plenty of talk about the private sector. I liked that. So did the guests on my show. One was Steve Forbes, himself a former candidate for the GOP nomination: "We got first the principle: ... MORETodd Myers: Feel-Good Policies Replace Science
Eco-Fads take center stage. The photo takes more than a full page of the magazine and it is stark. It shows acre upon acre of decaying tree stumps, a barren area where a mighty forest once stood. Only a small patch of trees remains, sitting on a mound of dirt. The caption underneath the photo reads “Clear-cut land in Washington.” Published in 2002 by the magazine ... MORETim Cavanaugh: How Long Will It Take Keynes To Die?
Ignorance is a stubborn beast. It’s been many years since I’ve read The New York Times. Like most readers, I got discouraged by the shrinking page size, the self-confident erroneousness that becomes apparent whenever America's newspaper of record covers a topic I’m familiar with, and the lack of a comics page. Sure there are occasions when you can’t avoid it—usually when ... MOREJacob Sullum: The Power To Mandate Almost Anything
Looking for limits. Opponents of the federal law requiring Americans to buy government-approved medical coverage face a daunting challenge. Because the U.S. Supreme Court has treated the power to "regulate commerce…among the several states" like Silly Putty since the New Deal, explaining why it cannot be stretched to cover the health insurance mandate is harder than you ... MOREVIDEO: John Stossel - Abolish Drunk Driving Laws
Tyranny wrapped in pretty paper. Police roadblocks are an effective means of trolling for fineable offenses and combatting that pesky Constitutional obstacle, probable cause. Like anti-terrorism laws and the TSA, drunk driving laws provide law enforcement with a mandate to arbitrarily violate individual liberty.
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