Depardieu is Right: Social Democrats Spit on Success
CNN.com reports: France’s socialist administration wants to raise taxes on citizens earning more than 1 million euros ($1.3 million) annually to 75%. The Russian Federation has a flat income tax rate of 13%, RIA Novosti reported. France’s constitutional...A Bank CEO’s Advice to Congress
With the “fiscal cliff” mess not solved but merely kicked down the road a few months, it’s a good time to summarize a few points I make in my book, The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure. I hope – but do not expect – that our elected representatives learn to...Why Obama Wants an Anti-Gay Defense Secretary
Barack Obama wants to appoint an anti-gay former U.S. Senator, Chuck Hagel, as the next Defense Secretary. Back in the Clinton Administration, Hagel opposed the appointment of an openly gay man to be ambassador to Luxembourg. At the time, Hagel said: “They...Orlando Couple Threatened with Severe Fines for Front Yard Vegetable Garden
“The Constitution provides protections for people like the Helvenstons who want to use their property in a peaceful, productive manner without arbitrary intrusion by the government,” said Ari Bargil, an attorney at the Institute for Justice, a public interest civil liberties law firm. “The City of Orlando is violating this most basic of rights by insisting that the Helvenstons destroy their vegetable garden or face severe fines.”
The Arrogant Ignorance of Supporting a Ban on Guns
The arguments for gun control or gun confiscation basically boil down to this: “If guns were illegal, they would not be available. If they weren’t available, people like that crazy killer in Connecticut would not be able to use them.” This assumes...The “Common Law Property” Myth in the Libertarian Critique of IP Rights (Part 1)
This oft-made contrast by libertarians between so-called “common law property in land” versus “statutory IP” is a myth that has no basis in the reality of how common law property rights in land evolved in England and then in the United States of America.
Hey President Obama: It’s Not Your Money
Politicians of both parties are doing what they do best: Congratulating themselves on their achievement (at least temporarily) to break “gridlock” in the Senate and move a fiscal bill forward that satisfies both parties. The nation’s court jester, Joe Biden, claims...A CEO’s Message to Congress
In the long term, we cannot consume more than we produce.
