Politicians: Far More Dangerous than Terrorists
So the dictatorial Attorney General of a dictatorial administration has opined that keeping the homeland secure requires “modifying” the Miranda warning read to...
Opinion
Free Markets: Pro-Rich or Pro-Poor
Listening to America's liberals, who now prefer to call themselves progressives, one would think that free markets benefit the rich and harm the...
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Shock and Awe, Obama-Style
“Shock and awe” is how the Pentagon described the opening stages of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq: overwhelming force designed to demoralize...
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Iron Man 2: Fifth-Biggest Opening Weekend
What do you get when you combine the angry son of a Russian defective, a very ripped Robert Downey, Jr., and an unending...
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Obama: Stuck on Begrudge
Off the teleprompter for a few seconds while stumping for financial reform recently in Illinois, President Obama had this to say about money,...
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The Anti-government Epithet
Though President Obama did not actually hurl the “anti-government” epithet in his May 1 Ann Arbor speech, his meaning was unmistakable and the...
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No Inconsequential Matter
Are socialistic policies ever legitimate in a constitutional republic? French Philosopher Frederic Bastiat provides a fit answer in his penetrating classic, “The Law:”...
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Auditing the Fed: the Great Sellout
Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) had long worked together on their campaign for a full audit of the Federal...
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Is Barack Obama a Socialist?
Is Barack Obama a socialist? Ron Paul says he’s not. A lot of you insist he is. The national director of Democratic Socialists...
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When Commies are Patriots
If you haven’t stepped inside a college classroom of late, you ought to. There you will see your taxes doing some of their...
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Is Obama’s Bank Tax a Prelude to a Global Tax?
The Obama administration is calling its proposed $90 billion bank tax the Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee, and its salesman is Treasury Secretary Timothy...
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Dispatch the War Department
However small or large a government you consider ideal, whether you’re left, right or center, you probably agree that the military is indispensable...
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Why Big City Newspapers Are Dying
The announcement about a year ago by the New York Times that it might close down the venerable Boston Globe, unless the paper...
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Having recently reached 74 years of age, if one were to ask me what's my greatest disappointment in life, a top contender would...
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Most Americans Are Clueless About Economics and Markets
Quick: What’s a “derivative”? The difference between a “custodial account” and a “trust”? “Listed” versus “unlisted” markets? “Debentures”? How about “price earning ratios”?...
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