The Debt Ceiling Deal: A Victory for the Tea Party?
It appears that Republicans and Democrats, Congress and the White House, have arrived at agreement on the debt ceiling. To sum it all...
Opinion
Redefining “Poverty” to Benefit the Welfare State
If there were a contest for the most misleading words used in politics, "poverty"...
Licensing and Permitting Laws: Barriers to Upward Mobility
What does it take to be able to own and operate a taxi and...
U.S. Credit Rating Still at Risk
Moody’s announcement on Tuesday that it would retain its AAA rating of U.S. government...
An Amy Winehouse Government: Our Spending and Debt Binge
It feels like we’re dealing with an Amy Winehouse form of governing. “These overdoses...
Bobby Franklin, Liberty’s Hero
I was researching REAL ID, the Feds’ scheme to turn driver’s licenses into a...
“Why Has ‘Capitalism’ Failed?”
While discussing socialism on a talk show recently, I was confronted with the question:...
Misleading Words
Many years ago, the Saturday Evening Post was one of the best-known magazines in...
The Hegelian Statist Virus in the Republican Party
It was the indefatigable investigative historian, Antony Sutton, who finally exposed the Hegelian statist...
The True Character of Science
Semester after semester, I continue to encounter students for whom the proposition that science...
Debt Ceiling Crisis: Putting Things Into Perspective
The compromise bill that emerged Sunday night from behind closed doors is being loudly...
The Debt Limit and Republican Curiosities
The latest debate over “the debt limit” has all but monopolized the attention of...
The Smurfs Leaves Audiences Blue
Those behind the movie The Smurfs performed poorly in their efforts to re-introduce the...
Four Big Lies in Debt Limit Debate
Barack Obama and his minions continue to lie. Okay, this is it, I promise:...
When Can We Start Cutting the Size of Government?
We shall not be able to even start reducing the size of the federal...
George Soros Quits Quantum Fund
George Soros recently made a stunning announcement: He would be dissolving all of his...
Liars to the Left of Us
Watching DC’s spendthrifts and Keynesians try to resolve the nation’s catastrophic debt is like...
Department of Transportation Sets Sights on Farmers’ and States’ Rights
The federal government just can’t stay out of agriculture. From subsidy programs that decide...
Defend It Like Beckham: Soccer Star Condemned for Having Too Many Children
Adorning an article in the Guardian is a picture you might think represented a...
Who Wrote Dreams from My Father?
When Barack Obama’s autobiography Dreams from My Father was published in 1995, which he...