Mark Steyn: The Sun Also Sets

National debt to enter its "sudden" phase. I was in Australia earlier this month and there, as elsewhere on my recent travels, the consensus among the politicians I met (at least in private) was that Washington lacked the will for meaningful course correction, and that, therefore, the trick was to ensure that, when the behemoth goes over the cliff, you’re not ... MORE

Walter E Williams: Why Racial Profiling Exists

Human beings do not have god-like insight. Right now, there isn't enough known about the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, a black, by George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old part-Hispanic, during his neighborhood watch tour in an Orlando, Fla., suburb. If evidence emerges that Zimmerman's actions were not   ... MORE

VIDEO: 3 Reasons to End Obamacare Before it Begins!

Doug Hornig: What If You Could Put On A Thinking Cap?

Could a nine-volt battery be better than coffee?  "Flow." Although it can be annoying difficult to define with any precision and virtually impossible to measure objectively, everyone intuitively knows what it is, and most people have experienced some form of it at one time or another. It's that state of effortless concentration that leads to superior performance, either  ... MORE

Anthony W. Hager: Pity The Poor Working Chump

50 years worth of war on poverty has produced little benefit, save for a few valuable lessons. For instance, we've learned about the valiant struggle the disadvantaged wage against capitalist oppression. The homeless, the hungry, and the downtrodden are victims of free-market greed. But there's one participant in Washington's war on poverty who's routinely ignored... MORE

Star Parker: ObamaCare Undermines Founding Principles

When we lose freedom, we lose everything. As the Supreme Court starts its three day marathon to hear arguments on the constitutionality of Obamacare, let’s be clear about their challenge, and ours. The challenge before the Court, a challenge it has often not lived up to, is to keep perspective that applying our constitution is not about splitting  ... MORE

Jacob Sullum: The Freakin' FCC

The incomprehensible ban on broadcast indecency.    My daughters, who range in age from 5 to 18, watch TV programs and movies on DVDs, on smart phones, streaming from Netflix through our Wii, on video websites, on our DVR, and on demand from AT&T U-verse. They do not know or care what “broadcast television” is, and they   ... MORE

Robert Goldberg: Drugs Of Choice

Some balk at FDA flirtation with medical freedom.  Next week, the FDA will be holding a hearing about letting consumers buy commonly used prescription drugs without a prescription, signaling FDA recognition that empowering consumers to make health care choices is the key to better health at a lower cost. The agency’s proposal is a refreshing   ... MORE

Paul Venezia: Your Privacy Is A Sci-Fi Fantasy

Welcome to the twilight zone.  The assault on personal privacy has ramped up significantly in the past few years. From warrantless GPS tracking to ISP packet inspection, it seems that everyone wants to get in on the booming business of clandestine snooping -- even blatant prying, if you consider reports of employers demanding Facebook passwords   ... MORE

VIDEO: Walter E Williams - Two Of A Kind

Emily Dolhansky: Young & Disillusioned With Government

Government too involved in citizen's life.   The years between adolescence and adulthood can be among the most confusing. Plagued with conflicting ideas, rebellious tendencies, and peer pressure, some teenagers turn inward and develop anti-government attitudes turning to radical groups such as skinheads and anarchists. For years, these groups have     ... MORE

Karen Harned: Top 5 Freedoms Threatened By ObamaCare

Among many others.    The U.S. Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments in NFIB vs. Sebelius, the cardinal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare, on Monday, March 26th. As an indication of its importance, the Justices have allotted six hours for arguments  ... MORE

VIDEO: The Student Loan Crisis



Be afraid. Be very afraid.    Because you see, another financial crisis looms. Just as there were millions of people given mortgages they couldn't afford, a million graduates are about to discover they have a useless degree they couldn't afford.

Brian Koenig: HUD Awards Millions To Leftist Groups

Racist group La Raza among recipients. The Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) is doling out $42 million in federal funding for housing counseling grants to 468 local, regional, and national organizations. Intended to prevent foreclosures and assist new home buyers, the grants will offer free assistance on foreclosure avoidance as well as educate ... MORE

Anthony Randazzo: No, This Is Not A Housing Recovery

Those saying we're in a housing recovery are wrong. We have not reached the bottom of the housing market. I hate to say it. I really do hate to always be the pessimist. And I don’t say this because I’ve been steeped in a couple decades' worth of bitterness as a Red Sox fan. The numbers are just not adding up to recovery. It is all the rage these ... MORE