Opinion

Red Ink and Welfare’s Failure

A slideshow presented by Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Public Welfare, Gary Alexander, “Welfare’s Failure and the Solution,” graphically illustrates the cost and unsustainability of...

Ralph R. Reiland January 28, 2013

Mali: Here We Go Again

Sheldon Richman January 25, 2013

In testimony before Senate and House committees, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton enthusiastically endorsed increased U.S. intervention in Africa. When government officials seem...

Jamie Foxx, Gun Hypocrite

Wallis W. Wood January 25, 2013

Jamie Foxx is one of a bevy of Hollywood celebrities who appear in a new video urging Washington to come up with a...

The Fundamental Transformation of America

Jack Kerwick, Ph.D. January 24, 2013

What does Obama mean when he declares his intentions to fundamentally transform the country? ...

The Ignorance of Anti-human David Attenborough

Selwyn Duke January 24, 2013

Liberal icon Daniel Patrick Moynihan once said, “You’re entitled to your own opinions, but you’re not entitled to your own facts.” But that...

Experts Aren’t Deities

Walter E. Williams January 23, 2013

The fact that a person has academic degrees, honors and status is no reason for us to abandon our tools of critical thinking....

Do Gun Control Laws Control Guns?

Thomas Sowell January 22, 2013

Gun control laws allow some people to vent their emotions, politicians to grandstand and self-righteous people to "make a statement" — but all...

Obama’s “In Your Face” Nominations

Wallis W. Wood January 18, 2013

Barack Obama’s second term hasn’t officially begun, but we already know that the tone will be even more demanding and confrontational than his...

Did the Government Drive Aaron Swartz to Suicide?

Sheldon Richman January 18, 2013

Swartz faced 13 counts under the 1984 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) and, if convicted, could have faced 35 years in federal...

Shamelessness, Not Forgiveness: Americans and “Fallen” Celebrities

Jack Kerwick, Ph.D. January 18, 2013

A warning against confusing forgiveness with shamelessness ...

Politics and Emoting

Jack Kerwick, Ph.D. January 17, 2013

President Obama’s decision to have himself surrounded with school children as he announced his “proposals” to deal with “gun violence” on Wednesday caused...