Big Government Responsible for Housing Bubble

by Ron Paul The House passed two bills attempting to rehabilitate the housing and mortgage market this week. There doesn't seem to be any shortage of criticism and blame for the bad decisions, and rightly so. Lenders and banks do... | Comments (1)

McCain: We Have Met the Global Warming Enemy, and It Is . . . (?)

by Micah Tillman On Monday, John McCain delivered a major talk on global warming. At a Danish wind-energy firm. In Portland, Oregon. Surely the irony of a South-Western Senator, who spends so much of his time on the Eastern Seaboard,... | Comments (1)

Save Energy, Get Punished

Who makes up these rules anyway? by Fred E. Foldvary Sometimes governments act so ridiculous that they clarify the true role of the state. Government chiefs claim they want to reduce environmental damage and promote energy conservation, but in practice,... | Comments (0)

The Sugar Pushers

by Paul Jacob Banned! First alcohol prohibition, then other drugs. Now candy. Yes, candy is now banned on many school campuses. Why? Refined sugar is so bad for you it’s wicked. I’m sure you know many of the major bad... | Comments (1)

Big Government Responsible for High Gas Prices

by Ron Paul In the past few months, American workers, consumers, and businesses have experienced a sudden and dramatic rise in gasoline prices. In some parts of the country, gasoline costs as much as $4 per gallon. Some politicians claim... | Comments (0)

A Wall between Environment and State

by Micah Tillman Your worldview answers four questions, the last of which is, "Why?" Your understanding of humanity -- and therefore of politics, religion, and science -- is shaped by where you locate the source of value, and what you... | Comments (2)

How long can military spending and stocking inventory keep us afloat?

by Fred E. Foldvary The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis has announced the gross domestic product for the first quarter (the first three months) of 2008. GDP is $14.2 trillion, and the real (inflation adjusted) growth from the last quarter... | Comments (0)

Was George Washington a Terrorist?

by Paul Jacob Say George Washington were alive today and trying to immigrate to our country. Should we let him in with open arms? Or deny him a green card because he participated in the American Revolution? Have I gone... | Comments (0)

Politicizing Pain

by Ron Paul K.K. Forss does not claim medical marijuana solves all his problems. His pain from a ruptured disc in his neck is debilitating. He is unable to go to work or to the First Baptist Church he used... | Comments (0)

A Different (and More Dangerous) Kind of Weed

by Micah Tillman Abuses of the first-person plural, as in the following, are far too common: [H]ave we asked the Japanese to forgive us? We have never as a country, the policymakers . . . . We have never apologized... | Comments (20)

Should Hate Speech be Banned?

by Fred E. Foldvary Sticks and stones can break one’s bones but … The government of Canada prohibits speech directing hatred against persons of a particular color, race, religion, ethnic origin or sexual orientation (the "Hate Propaganda" sections 318 and... | Comments (1)

So We Can Cruise

by Paul Jacob We take the most wondrous marvels for granted. We’re annoyed when we have to reboot our computers, for example. And how come we can only do 25 things at once on this magical machine, instead of 35... | Comments (0)

The Double Trouble of Taxation

by Ron Paul Taxes were on the forefront of many Americans’ minds this week as they scrambled to meet the April 15th deadline to file their returns. Tax policy in this country hurts taxpayers twice – once when they pay... | Comments (103)

Conservatives Will Always Win on Patriotism

by Micah Tillman The onslaught Obama endured on ABC over patriotism was not so much an attack by Gibson and Stephanopoulos as preparation for a battle that will always be Conservatives’ to lose. Progressives need to be prepared, but simply... | Comments (5)

Ethanol subsidies starve poor kids

by Fred E. Foldvary The High Cost of Food Land for growing food has always competed with land used to grow plants with other uses. Farmers who grow cotton could instead grow grains or fruits. Also, forest land has the... | Comments (0)

Akaka Inequality

by Paul Jacob Hawaii was the last state to join the union. But it was first in something important. Way back, long before statehood, when a guy named King Kamehameha was in charge, Hawaii established equal rights without regard to... | Comments (161)

Bailing Out Banks

by Ron Paul There has been a lot of talk in the news recently about the Federal Reserve and the actions it has taken over the past few months. Many media pundits have been bending over backwards to praise the... | Comments (0)