John C. Goodman, of the Independent Institute, has been studying and writing about health care and government policy for a long time. Here he sketches a way out of the current impasse, which is not just an “ObamaCare” problem:
While the young man who was stopped by the police officer in this video was obviously foolish in several ways, he wasn’t evil, or even acting “against the peace.” The officer, on the other hand, lied from the beginning, and eventually shot the young man. See what you think:
https://youtu.be/L6nvc8CcQb8
Economic historian Robert Higgs, author of the important book Crisis and Leviathan, and formulator of the important concept “regime uncertainty,” offers a sweeping (if brief) overview of government handouts as the background for our American experience.
It’s a rap:
Regulation of the Internet as a public utility is atavistic and foolish:
This is one of the more amazing speeches of our time:
This is a very interesting documentary about Edward Snowden’s own secrecy as he leaked information about illegal government spying on its own citizens, and then about his attempts to evade capture and find sanctuary outside the United States. Fascinating.
Note: the documentary is not a debate about what he did, though there are disagreements expressed, but a fact-based telling of the man’s story.
Fascinating confrontation:
As read (in a re-enactment) at Williamsburg:
And here is a dramatic speech by Samuel Adams:
Michael Tanner of Cato Institute has a new book out, and it looks like it takes on the federal budget, deficits, and debt in an honest and realistic manner. This is what Americans need to understand. But will politicians ever tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?