#1 reason to elect Rand Paul. The GOP debates so far have shown that the Republican presidential candidates are far from united on how best to boost the economy. Tax and regulatory reform are critical. But as a first step they should consider following the path Democrats took immediately after World War II: shrink the government. During ... MORELawrence J. McQuillan: Cutting Government Down To Size
#1 reason to elect Rand Paul. The GOP debates so far have shown that the Republican presidential candidates are far from united on how best to boost the economy. Tax and regulatory reform are critical. But as a first step they should consider following the path Democrats took immediately after World War II: shrink the government. During ... MOREJohn W. Whitehead: The Surveillance State Is Alive & Well
Life in the electronic concentration camp. Bottle up the champagne, pack away the noisemakers, and toss out the party hats. There is no cause for celebration. We have secured no major victories against tyranny. We have achieved no great feat in pushing back against government overreach. For all intents and purposes, the National ... MOREJ.D. Tuccille: Business Opportunities For Corrupt Cops
Drug laws and gun controls. Following in the footsteps of so many people before him, Juan Pimentel
saw opportunity in restrictive laws. It's an old story; government
officials tell people they can't have what they want, and that
prohibition creates a lucrative business opportunity for anybody willing
to break the law to keep buyers happy. But ... MOREHow To Rescue Free Speech In American Academia
by Nat Hentoff. In last week’s column, I described how the national anti-free speech movement poses an imminent threat to freedom of expression in American academia. Those advocating for the anti-free speech movement attempt to interpret the “language of free speech” to their advantage so that it applies only to them, but not to ... MORECivil Forfeiture Laws: It’s Mine, Until The Police Take It
by Paul Samakow. Civil forfeiture laws allow police in just about every state to take citizens’ property, including cash, cars, electronics, even houses, without due process, simply by stating they believe the taken property was somehow involved in a criminal activity. Property can be legally taken without any charges being placed, without an ... MORES. Fred Singer: The Burden Of Proof On Climate Change
Making America pay. The burden of proof for Anthropogenic Climate Change falls on alarmists. Climate Change (CC) has been ongoing for millions of years – long before humans existed on this planet. Obviously, the causes were all of natural origin, and not anthropogenic. There is no reason to believe that these natural causes have ... MOREThomas Sowell: A Resurgence Of Intolerance
Why do donors contribute to indoctrination centers? Storm trooper tactics by bands of college students making ideological demands across the country, and immediate preemptive surrender by college administrators — such as at the University of Missouri recently — bring back memories of the 1960s, for those of us old enough to remember ... MOREWalter E Williams: Can We Learn From Europe?
A valuable lesson for Americans. Earlier this year, my column asked, "Will the West Defend Itself?" I pointed out that America's leftists and progressives believe that the U.S. should become more like Europe. I wonder whether they also want to import European policies that created barbaric extremism among its Muslim population. France's ... MOREMichael Lewitt: The Economy Is Coming Unglued
Signs that the wheels are coming off the wagon. Commodity prices are plunging, the dollar is powering higher, Obamacare is collapsing, economies everywhere are faltering, and terrorism is spreading across the globe. That’s bad news. Unless you happen to be among the stock market investors who in the U.S. spent the last week bidding up stock ... MOREObamacare Rules Brew Trouble For Craft Beer Makers
By Eric Boehm. Obamacare regulations could be brewing up trouble for small breweries wanting to grow. Beginning next year, restaurant chains with more than 20 locations nationwide will be subject to new rules requiring calorie information on all menus. Restaurants will have to measure menu items made in-house, but when it comes to ... MOREInnocent Man Paralyzed After Unprovoked Police Beating
Cops arbitrarily destroy a man's life. Family say a man beaten by three officers with the San Antonio police department last year is now paralyzed from the chest down after surgeons experienced complications attempting to repair his spine. Forty-three-year-old Roger Carlos was in the 10600 block of Westover Hills Blvd. in May, 2014 taking ... MOREJohn Kerr: Take Profit And Self-Interest Out Of Policing
All theft should be illegal. Law enforcement officials have plenty of words to categorize property heists, including robbery, theft, burglary, embezzlement and larceny. Perhaps it’s time to add another term to the lexicon: civil forfeiture. Many Americans may not realize that civil forfeiture laws—which proliferated in the 1980s as the drug war ... MORE
Phillip Schneider: Government May Be Too Tyrannical When It Seeks To Criminalize The Collection Of Rainwater
A war on self-sufficiency. Collecting rainwater is classically seen as a safe and sustainable way of supplying your household with an off-the-grid water supply. Some people collect rainwater only for a backup reservoir, while others prefer to go all the way and maintain their household with pure off-the-grid rainwater collection. This method ensures ... MORE
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