by Brian Phillips | Feb 13, 2012 | POLITICS
An excerpt from Chapter 4 of Individual Rights and Government Wrongs. What does happiness mean to you? Does it mean a career that you love? Does it mean a family? Does it mean discovering a cure for some horrible disease? Does it mean building your dream house? No... by Peter Schiff | Feb 13, 2012 | Money & Banking
Advocates of government stimulus are running victory laps on recent developments that appear to vindicate their strategy. In particular, Paul Krugman compares the sluggish growth in Europe to the somewhat-less-sluggish growth in the US to prove that stimulus was more... by Ralph R. Reiland | Feb 13, 2012 | Economics, Taxation
“If you make more than $1 million a year, you should not pay less than 30 percent in taxes,” asserted President Obama in his State of the Union speech. For those with predominantly investment income, that would effectively double their capital gains tax... by Jean Moroney | Feb 13, 2012 | Psychology & Living
When people complain about not getting things done, they almost always wish they had bigger blocks of time to do the work. A surprising solution to this problem is to plan your unstructured time using standard time blocks of 25 minutes. The method, called the Pomodoro... by Dr Michael Hurd | Feb 13, 2012 | Abortion, Women's Rights
This recent “debate” over abortion and government regulations shows the insanity of both the “left” and the “right” in today’s society. The left consists of people who insist that a right to abortion includes the right to have... by Brian Phillips | Feb 12, 2012 | POLITICS
An excerpt from Chapter 2 of Individual Rights and Government Wrongs. Like many Americans, Chantell and Michael Sackett wanted to build their dream house. They bought a small parcel of land on Priest Lake in Idaho. Shortly after excavation began, the... by Brian Phillips | Feb 11, 2012 | POLITICS
An excerpt from Chapter 2 of Individual Rights and Government Wrongs. Imagine, for a moment, the response if government announced that it would prohibit manufacturers from making more than one type of toothpaste. Such a prohibition, government officials might argue,... by Dr Michael Hurd | Feb 11, 2012 | Foreign Policy
According to Fox News, Iranian President Ahmadinejad would not elaborate on the announcement, but said within the next few days Iran will unveil “big new” nuclear achievements and that his country is ready to revive talks with the West but not... by Brian Phillips | Feb 10, 2012 | POLITICS
An excerpt from Chapter 1 of Individual Rights and Government Wrongs. Once upon a time, there existed a nation that respected and protected individual rights. In that nation, individuals were free to live their lives as they judged best. Nearly half of the mail was...