States’ Pension Woes Worsening
The latest study by The Pew Center on the States shows not only that states have not funded the promises they made to...
Opinion
Are Compulsory School Attendance Laws Good for America?
Should a child be forced to attend a public school that will turn him into a functional illiterate? Because no public school will...
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Walter Williams’ “Race and Economics”
Walter Williams fans are in for a treat — and people who are not Walter Williams fans are in for a shock —...
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Authoritarianism by Anecdote
In our post-Constitutional police-state, rulers often pass laws and regulations according to the following formula: someone suffers, whether from a genuine tragedy or...
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Smugglers as Heroes
Smugglers are heroes of sorts. The essence of what a smuggler offers is: "Government tyrants want to either prevent or interfere with peaceable...
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The Donald Can be Obama’s Trump Card
The boomlet for Donald Trump as a Republican nominee for President of the United States ought to be a wake-up call for Republican...
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How Much Government Do Americans Want?
A better question is: How much government do the American people need? We need our defense forces to protect us from our enemies....
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Two Fries Shy of a Happy Meal
Who would you guess is more likely to sue you, all other things being equal: Monet Parham-Lee or Margie Moore? ...
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Looking Backward 123 Years Later
The year 2011 marks the 123rd year since the publication of Edward Bellamy’s famous utopian novel, Looking Backward, in which the author depicted...
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Up from Mexico Way: A Lawsuit Against U.S. Gun Manufacturers
In the early days it was Pancho Villa, then it was undocumented Democrats and drug runners, and now we have the latest incursion...
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Biblical Religion and the American Calendar
Sacred holidays celebrated by the two major Biblical religions, Passover and Easter, take place usually within days of each other in March and...
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Who Killed Jesus Christ?
Theologically, of course, we all did. Our sins plaited the crown of thorns and jammed it on His brow, wielded the whip tearing...
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Gold at $1,500 an Ounce and Moving Higher
The price of one ounce of gold exceeded $1,500 yesterday, and immediately the media was filled with explanations. Jan Harvey, writing for Reuters,...
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Academic Rot
The average American, as parent, student and taxpayer, has little idea of the academic rot at so many of our colleges. Save for...
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Ron Paul’s “Liberty Defined”
When was the last time you opened a book by a contemporary politician — or more accurately, his ghostwriter — to see Lysander...
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