by William Kristol. The debt ceiling fight has now reached a point typical of many dramas of this kind, when participants and commentators alike start to lose sight of the forest for the trees. That's inevitable. Trees are what Congress and pundits do for a living, and in any case which trees are left standing just where is not unimportant. So lots of underpaid congressional staffers will be ... MORENo More Taxes, No More Debt, No More Obama
by William Kristol. The debt ceiling fight has now reached a point typical of many dramas of this kind, when participants and commentators alike start to lose sight of the forest for the trees. That's inevitable. Trees are what Congress and pundits do for a living, and in any case which trees are left standing just where is not unimportant. So lots of underpaid congressional staffers will be ... MOREThe Real Cost of Solar Energy
By Alan Aszkler. President Obama has thrown down the gauntlet, spending billions of dollars to chase the green energy alchemy of solar harvesting. Speaking at Georgetwon in April of this year, Obama said that the United States needs to "change the way we generate electricity in America -- so that it's cleaner, safer and healthier .... we also know that ushering in a clean energy economy ... MOREThomas Sowell: Economy Plagued By Unknown Unknowns
When Donald Rumsfeld was Secretary of Defense, he coined some phrases about knowledge that apply far beyond military matters. Secretary Rumsfeld pointed out that there are some things that we know that we know. He called those "known knowns." We may, for example, know how many aircraft carriers some other country has. We may also know that they have troops and tanks ... MOREVIDEO: Gary Johnson Takes The Heat
Why an honest, clear-thinking, straight-forward politician may be refreshing, but is probably unelectable.
Walter E Williams: Failing America 101
A recent Superman comic book has the hero saying, "I am renouncing my U.S. citizenship" because "truth, justice, and the American way — it's not enough anymore." Though not addressing Superman's statement, Stanford University professor and Hoover Institution senior fellow William Damon explains how such a vision could emerge today but not yesteryear. The explanation is ... MOREA. Barton Hinkle: The Price of Big Government
Do the benefits ever outweigh the costs? The bio for James Delingpole of the London Telegraph describes him as "a writer, journalist, and broadcaster who is right about everything." The rest of us should probably heed the counsel of a woman of my acquaintance who advises remaining open to the possibility that we might—just might!—occasionally be wrong. There are lots of reasons to ... MOREVIDEO: Why Federalism In Education Is Important
A primer from the Heritage Foundation on the principles of federalism as applied to education.
Inconvenient Truth: Marijuana Is No Gateway Drug
from Science Blog - science news straight from the source. Marijuana is not a “gateway” drug that predicts or eventually leads to substance abuse, suggests a 12-year University of Pittsburgh study. Moreover, the study’s findings call into question the long-held belief that has shaped prevention efforts and governmental policy for six decades and caused many a parent to panic ... MOREGary Jason: California's Newest Job Killer
The job-killing internet sales tax law just signed by Governor Jerry Brown will only accelerate the decline of our most populous state. Consider the facts. Already, on the recent ranking of states on the basis of their tax climates done by the Tax Foundation, California is almost at the bottom at number 49. On the ranking of states for economic freedom done by the Mercatus Center, it stands at ... MOREObama Administration Fires ATF Whisteblower
by Maxim Lott. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is being accused of retaliating against an agent who helped publicize the agency’s role in allowing thousands of guns to cross the U.S. border and fall into the hands of Mexican drug gangs. The agent, Vince Cefalu, who has spoken out about the ATF's so-called "Project Gunrunner" scandal, says he was served with ... MOREVIDEO: Smart Meters Are As Big Brother As It Gets
Just say no to 24/7 surveillance. DON'T LET THEM CHANGE THE METER!
John Stossel: The College Scam
Higher education is not worth the cost. What do Michael Dell, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and Mark Cuban have in common? They're all college dropouts. What do Richard Branson, Simon Cowell, and Peter Jennings have in common? They never went to college at all. But today all kids are told: To succeed, you must go to college. Hillary Clinton tells students: ... MOREVIDEO: Thomas Sowell - Affordable Housing Fallacies
Professor Sowell explains the real world effects of affordable housing schemes.
Jeffrey Folks: Obama's Plan For $10 Gas
He is closer to achieving it than most realize. American drivers are angry at having to pay $4 a gallon for gas, and understandably so. Their anger is often directed at the oil companies that supply the gas. It should be directed at Barack Obama instead. From the beginning of his appearance on the national stage, Obama has focused on the goal of driving up energy prices with the idea ... MOREJ.D. Homnick: Foreman's Knockout Punch
The silver lining. If you are superstitious about having 13 at table for dinner, you probably should not invite all the people in the state of Florida who thought that the justice system worked well in the Casey Anthony case. That would be the 12 members of the jury which acquitted her, and yours truly. As a constitutional conservative, the verdict of the jury resonates with me ... MOREVIDEO: Crony Capitalism To Trump Freedom Again
The best politicians money can buy are once again deployed to crush competition.
Becky Akers: Apologists For The TSA
Sexual assault has its defenders — and they’re not just behind bars for rape or pedophilia.Nor do they exclusively “work” for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the federal bureaucracy that has decreed its sociopaths may “actually [touch] my vagina four times,” as Susie Castillo, former Miss USA and recent victim, put it. “[The assailant] went up both legs from behind ... MOREShikha Dalmia: Driving To Delusionville
Obama's former auto czar in deep denial about bailout. The former Obama auto czar, Ron Bloom, was on Capitol Hill last week telling Congress what a grand bargain the auto bailout has turned out to be for taxpayers. (His testimony should be on the Syfy channel.) But much was missing from his story that he might have heard if he had hung around for the next panel ... MOREVIDEO: John Stossel - Too Much Law
The proliferation of regulation and litigation narrow liberty and defeat common sense.
Michael Pento: The Cause And Evidence Of Inflation
The charts tell the tale. My 1988 edition of Webster's Dictionary defines inflation as follows: "An increase in the volume of money and credit relative to available goods, resulting in a substantial and continuing rise in the general price level." These differences are not academic and go a long way toward explaining why economists argue so vociferously. In a heated debate on the ... MORE
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