by Dr. Michael Hurd. Europe has gone crazy. Yes, there are the terrorist attacks. But it’s the political correctness and censorship, too. Governments in Europe are literally sacrificing their citizens for the sake of not offending Islam. Here’s an example. Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders went on trial last Friday for allegedly inciting hatred against the ... MOREEurope Sacrifices Free Speech For Political Correctness
by Dr. Michael Hurd. Europe has gone crazy. Yes, there are the terrorist attacks. But it’s the political correctness and censorship, too. Governments in Europe are literally sacrificing their citizens for the sake of not offending Islam. Here’s an example. Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders went on trial last Friday for allegedly inciting hatred against the ... MOREMore People Recognizing Copyright's 'Free Speech Problem'
by Mike Masnick. For many years now, we've written about the fact that copyright law and
the First Amendment are actually in quite a lot of conflict. After all,
copyright is regularly used to stifle speech, and the First Amendment
isn't supposed to allow for the barring of speech. Over the years, legal
experts have been increasingly starting to realize ... MOREEconomic Inequality Is Not Increasing. Propaganda Is
by Gary North. It never ends. We are besieged by articles on today's increasing economic inequality. These articles have three things in common: 1. Each one has a favorite explanation/boogeyman. 2. Each one calls for political reforms to make things more equal. 3. Each one fails to mention Pareto's 20/80 law. Here is the main problem with these ... MOREEd Spillane: Many Judges Continue To Jail Defendants Without Money To Pay Fines. Here Are The Alternatives.
Why one judge refuses to send such folks to jail. Melissa J. showed up in my court last year with four kids in tow. Her children quietly watched from a nearby table while I spoke with her. The charges against her — driving with an invalid license, driving without insurance, not wearing a seat belt, failure to use a child safety seat properly ... MOREVIDEO: Why The Public Is Losing Respect For The Badge
Public servants or statist bullies? You decide.
Walter E Williams: Attacking Our Nation's Founders
Undermining the Constitution to gain greater control. During Sen. Bernie Sanders' campaign visit to Liberty University, he told the students that our nation was created on racist principles. Students at a Christian-based university, such as Liberty, do not often hear the founders-as-racists argument. But it is featured at many other universities, ... MORE$15 Minimum Wage Follies In California And New York
by Ronald Bailey. Good intentions, but a near total failure as an anti-poverty policy. Both California and New York have just adopted measures to raise their
minimum wages to $15 an hour over the next few years. Los Angeles Mayor
Eric Garcetti hailed
the increase, declaring, "Today California leads the nation once again,
passing a historic ... MOREWhen Did The U.S. Repeal The Laws Of Supply & Demand?
by A. Barton Hinkle. Of soda taxes & minimum wage. Back in October, The New York Times reported that the law of supply and demand still works. "Yes, Soda Taxes Seem to Cut Soda Drinking,"
the newspaper told its readers, relating the results of Mexico's new
tax on sugary beverages. Mexico's measure imposed a 10 percent tax on
soft drinks, and so ... MORESenate’s Encryption Bill Would Destroy Cybersecurity
by Scott Shackford. Privacy under assault. The Senate Intelligence Committee's draft legislation to require tech
companies assist federal authorities in bypassing the security of their
products and software could have well been titled the "Shut Up and Do
What You're Damn Well Told, Nerdlinger, Act of 2016." Actually, it very nearly is. The short ... MOREFederal Drug Warriors Push For Pill-Tracking Databases
Gov't wedging itself between doctors and patients. The nation's top health officials are stepping up calls to require doctors to log in to pill-tracking databases before prescribing painkillers and other high-risk drugs. The move is part of a multi-pronged strategy by the Obama administration to tame an epidemic of abuse and death tied to ... MORELibertarian Party Candidates Perceive Government And Freedom Issues Very Differently From The 2 Major Parties
by Ed Krayewski. 2012 Libertarian Party presidential candidate and former Republican
New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson avoided offering up doctrinaire answers
in the second part of the first-ever nationally televised Libertarian
Party presidential debate, hosted by John Stossel, that aired on Fox
Business (4/7). Johnson insisted the role of government was ... MORE
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