by Sheldon Richman. Most people believe that government must regulate the marketplace. The only alternative to a regulated market, the thinking goes, is an unregulated market. On first glance that makes sense. It’s the law of excluded middle. A market is either regulated or it’s not. Cashing in on the common notion that anything unregulated ... MOREThe Free Market Doesn't Need Government Regulation
by Sheldon Richman. Most people believe that government must regulate the marketplace. The only alternative to a regulated market, the thinking goes, is an unregulated market. On first glance that makes sense. It’s the law of excluded middle. A market is either regulated or it’s not. Cashing in on the common notion that anything unregulated ... MOREKatie Kieffer: Where Is John Galt? Part Two
Entrepreneurs must take action. Part One is here. Now. And by ‘action,’ I mean protesting the federal government’s unconstitutional taxes and regulations. Or, the guilt is theirs if the economy tanks. Luckily, entrepreneurs have two role models to help them develop action plans: John Galt and Steve Jobs. Last week, I wrote that in order ... MORETait Trussell: Doctor's Fear For Medicine's Future
Incentives of ObamaCare are driving doctors away. In a new national poll, doctors say they must now decide if they can continue practicing medicine in their patients’ best interest or bow to bureaucratically-set restrictions that take precedence over patient necessities. Another stark choice some doctors ponder is: Can I ... MOREBill Frezza: Lost Liberty & The Wisdom Of The Olive Tree
Will it ever sprout again? It’s easy to despair watching the flame of liberty flicker and die. To accept the sad fact that our Founders’ vision of limited government could not be sustained despite the constitutional straitjacket they so carefully designed. To lament the failure of the greatest experiment ever undertaken to secure the fruits of ... MORE
Daniel J. Flynn: You Didn't Win That
What Michael Phelps hasn't learned about fairness. Swimmer Michael Phelps won his twentieth Olympic medal last night when he defeated fellow American Ryan Lochte in the 200-meter medley. And his Olympics haven't yet ended. Should he qualify, Phelps could extend his medal record in the 100-meter butterfly later today and the 4x100-meter medley ... MOREEvan Mackey: Fed to the Sharks by Political Correctness
There are still humans driven by dark urges. Cable television is replete with nature-themed shows these days. Some of the most popular are those that feature quirky blokes who get dangerously close to deadly animals, usually because they claim to have an understanding of the beasts. The results are predictably dangerous, and sometimes deadly. ... MORETed Nugent: Nut Control, Not Gun Control
Failure to deal with mental illness leads to massacres. In the wake of the massacre in Aurora, Colo., the left has once again resorted to clamoring for further restrictions on the right of law-abiding citizens to own guns and defend ourselves — even in the face of inescapable evidence that such restrictions are at the root cause of such slaughters. ... MORE
It's Capitalism, Not Culture, That Fuels Economic Success
by Fareed Zakaria. Mitt Romney has explained that his comments abroad were simply truth-telling. “I tend to tell people what I actually believe,” he said. With regard to one much-debated comment — on the cultural differences between Israelis and Palestinians — many agree with him. The Wall Street Journal editorial page and columnists including ... MOREBarry Farber: Why Obama's Not 20 Points Down
The president has created a new in-the-bag voting bloc. Barack Obama may go down as one of the greatest political geniuses in history. Sorry; no punch line. This is not a joke. Many politicians get elected by adroit manipulation of existing voting blocs: black, Hispanic, Jewish, women, etc. Some even originate new and effective ways to rally ... MORELars Walker: Coexisting With Our Forefathers
Will young people understand the mindset of their ancestors? On the Fourth of July a friend and I visited Historic Fort Snelling in St. Paul, a reconstruction of the old fort as it looked about 1820. An interpreter, greeting us in uniform and shako, asked us if we'd ever been there before. I said I had, but it had been a while. "Well, we've made a few ... MORE
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