When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them,…
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them,…
While President Obama flew to foreign lands to lobby for Chicago’s Olympic bid, a group of Americans trekked to Canada to find out about government-run health care. Jon Caldara, president of the Independence Institute in Colorado, visited Vancouver, British Columbia, to host a conference that explored Canada’s medical system. Caldara’s…
Is the Senator a socialist? Paul Jacob Senator Elizabeth Warren knows that when people trade, both sides gain. She made that clear last year, in a fascinating interview in The Atlantic. But do any of the other Democrats running for president know that? The idea of mutual benefits through trade…
This is true liberty, when free-born men, Having to advise the public, may speak free, Which he who can, and will, deserves high praise; Who neither can, nor will, may hold his peace: What can be juster in a state than this? Euripides, The Suppliant Women (c. 420-415 BC), as…
This is true liberty, when free-born men, Having to advise the public, may speak free, Which he who can, and will, deserves high praise; Who neither can, nor will, may hold his peace: What can be juster in a state than this? Euripides, The Suppliant Women (c. 420-415 BC), as…
Are cigarettes containing menthol-flavored tobacco racist? Follow the science! It is an absolute fact that those menthol smokes “disproportionately addict — and kill — Black Americans.” The reason? “Only 29 percent of White smokers choose menthol, as opposed to 85 percent of African American smokers, according to a National Survey on…
We were the first country in which a free people created the government. The Constitution that empowered our government also limited it. But Americans weren't satisfied that our rights were protected from tyranny until the Bill of Rights was passed, too. That's why I'm concerned about several stories that suggest…
Keeping politics out of government. A good idea, no? Well, it’s one thing to prohibit government workers from using taxpayer-paid government worktime to engage in elections and campaigning. That works. But more elaborate schemes, like the Missouri Plan, have perverse effects on both politics and government. The Missouri Plan is…
Look, most of us recognize that politicians are not way up high on the honesty list. But the awful truth about career politicians and the party bosses is that even when what they say is technically accurate, they say it in as misleading and hypocritical a way as is humanly…