VIDEO: Penn Jillette: Daylight Savings Time


Strong language warning       A classic episode from 2009.

Ethan A. Huff: Obama Turns Crony Capitalism Green

Firms burn through tax dollars, give bonuses, go bankrupt. The Obama Administration's green energy development program, which has leveraged billions of taxpayer dollars into high-risk green energy startups, is rapidly turning out to be one of the biggest financial scams on the American people in recent history. A new investigative report by ABC News ... MORE

TPM: State Nullification Movements Move Forward

Arizona Senate passes bill to create nullification jury. After being shot down earlier this week, the Arizona State Senate revived and successfully passed a bill that would create a mechanism for the state to nullify federal laws. As TPM has reported, Senate Bill 1433 would create a 12-person “Joint Legislative Committee on Nullification of Federal Laws ... MORE

Dick Lyles: Individual Liberty Vs. Government Tyranny

Big government is liberty's greatest threat.   Hardly a day goes by that I’m not compelled to reflect on the haunting words of Pastor Martin Niemoeller: “First they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the Communists, and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a Communist. Then they came for the trade ... MORE

Jonathan Turley: Free Speech Under Fire

First Amendment gives way to blasphemy and hate speech. The recent exchange between an atheist and a judge in a small courtroom in rural Pennsylvania could have come out of a Dickens novel. Magisterial District Judge Mark Martin was hearing a case in which an irate Muslim stood accused of attacking an atheist, Ernest Perce, because he was wearing a  ... MORE

VIDEO: Milton Friedman - Economists Agree On Markets

Barry Farber: Breitbart's Death Just A Coincidence?

How far-fetched are Breitbart conspiracy rumors?    First, let’s nail down the difference between a conspiracy theorist and a broad-minded person. A conspiracy theorist says, “Of course, Andrew Breitbart was assassinated. Look how many people benefit from his absence. He told CPAC he had videos that could doom Obama’s re-election chances. He told   ... MORE

NY Times: Pat Robertson Calls For Legalized Marijuana

A sure sign the war on drugs has failed.    Of the many roles Pat Robertson has assumed over his five-decade-long career as an evangelical leader — including presidential candidate and provocative voice of the right wing — his newest guise may perhaps surprise his followers the most: marijuana legalization advocate. “I really believe we should treat ... MORE

VIDEO: Channeling Self-Interest for Good

Stephen Dinan: Government Creates Record Deficit

Government economic malfeasance continues merrily along. The federal government recorded its worst monthly deficit in history in February, according to a preliminary report Wednesday from the Congressional Budget Office that said the deficit in fiscal year 2012 is already more than half a trillion dollars. The CBO’s figures show that despite repeated efforts to trim ... MORE