It’s fine if the NBA — or any private group — wants to censor speech on its own property. But it’s important that government not have the power to silence us.
John Stossel
American Dreaming
Government mostly hinders us, and then brags that it is waiting to take charge when we fail.
Privacy, Please
You can decide whether to use Facebook or let private sites install cookies to track your info. Johansson didn’t give that hacker permission to steal her photos. And I didn’t give the NSA — not to mention the IRS, FBI, etc. — permission to access my information.
Earth Daze
This Earth Day, instead of attacking those who sell fossil fuels, I will applaud them for overcoming constant environmental hysteria — while providing affordable energy that will allow us to fight poverty, which is the real threat to the people of the world.
Taxing Your Life Away
“What the tax code is doing is trying to choose our values for us,” complains Yaron Brook from the Ayn Rand Institute.
Gambling and Government
Gambling is often a symptom rather than a cause.
Bullies Rule
Twenty-two million government workers delay the Keystone XL oil pipeline, raid poker games, force us to put ethanol in cars, prohibit drugs and medical devices that might make our lives better, take about half our money, and jail more citizens than even China and Russia do.
Spring Clean Government
For every new regulation bureaucrats pass, they must repeal five old ones.
War on Women
It’s fine if dance and art groups are mostly women, but if athletic teams are too male, lawsuits follow.
Budget Baloney
When politicians “create” jobs, they take money from the private sector, the only group that creates real jobs?
Outrage Over “The Worst Generation”
The danger is that the outrage undermines perspective. It creates a false impression of how risky the present is, and it fuels unnecessary, freedom-killing regulations.
Common Core Education Monopoly
Common Core, like public school, public housing, the U.S. Postal Service, the Transportation Security Administration, etc., are all one-size-fits-all government monopolies. For consumers, this is not a good thing.
The Privileged People
As long as government has the power to grant favors, cronies and their lobbyists will seek those favors out.
Reputation Versus Regulation: Why Is The Government Concerned With Whom You Eat With?
Most regulation is useless. It’s the need to maintain one’s reputation that does most to keep us safe.
Re-state of the Union: What Obama Should Have Said
President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday wasn’t what I wanted to hear. This is what the president should have said.
Chill Out Over Global Warming
So let’s chill out about global warming. We don’t need more micromanagement from government. We need less.
Bitcoin Revolution
Risky as this new currency may be, I still trust it more than I trust politicians.
The Wisconsin Experiment with Socialized Medicine
"On, Wisconsin ... run the ball clear down the field!" It's time to amend the Wisconsin football song so we can cheer on the Badger State's politicians as they move toward health-care socialism. The Wall Street Journal editorial-page editors are upset that Wisconsin's...
Michael Moore and Me
Michael Moore loves government. OK, he doesn't love a government headed by George W. Bush, but he believes that once the Democrats are in charge, government will do a better job providing health care. In his new movie, "Sicko," he praises government-controlled health...
Freedom and Benevolence Go Together
I interviewed Michael Moore recently for an upcoming "20/20" special on health care. It's refreshing to interview a leftist who proudly admits he's a leftist. He told me that government should provide "food care" as well as health care and that big government would...
Live and Let Live
Last week, I bemoaned New York Times columnist David Brooks's eagerness to have government impose force on others. He was promoting programs like "National Service." Why are many conservatives so eager to wield force? Conservatives used to complain when so-called...
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