by Dr Michael Hurd | Feb 1, 2013 | Healthcare, POLITICS
I’d call it the law of unintended consequences, but actually such things are intended.
by James Sherk | Jan 30, 2013 | Business
Collective bargaining laws give unions an effective monopoly on many state and local government workforces.[1] They force the government to negotiate employment terms with the union, and all employees must accept that union’s representation. Unions use this power to...
by Thomas Sowell | Jan 30, 2013 | Welfare
Anyone who would ruin a helpless child’s life, in order to assert their own legal prerogatives, or to protect the tribe’s turf, raises very serious questions about what kind of parent they are.
by Brian Phillips | Jan 30, 2013 | Racism
It is often claimed that capitalism leads to all sorts of ills, such as racism and cartels (or monopolies). As with most attacks on capitalism, these claims attempt to blame capitalism for the consequences of government intervention into the economy. The Jim Crow laws...
by Dr Michael Hurd | Jan 30, 2013 | Immigration
If America were a totally free country – with no entitlement state, no “progressive” taxation, no socialized medicine and no Barack Obama issuing extra-Constitutional executive orders by whim and at gunpoint – immigration would not be a threat. In a free country,...
by John Browne | Jan 29, 2013 | WORLD
Although it was barely noticed by the American press, on January 22nd, EU finance ministers approved a new “Financial Transactions Tax” (FTT) that has implications for market competitiveness around the world. The move was conceived as a Franco-German...
by Brian Phillips | Jan 29, 2013 | Energy
It has long been noted that government intervention seldom, if ever, accomplishes the stated purpose. When the failure of some regulation, subsidy, or program becomes clear, legislators respond with further interventions. As an example, consider the solar panel...
by Dr Michael Hurd | Jan 28, 2013 | Foreign Policy
I’m no fan of Republicans, because in their own way they do just as much damage to the country as Democrats. In a way, they do more damage. They practice the same Big Government policies as the Democrats, most of the time, and then a majority are misled into believing...
by Brian Phillips | Jan 25, 2013 | Business
Benta Diaw immigrated to the United States from Senegal. She decided to open a business braiding hair as she was taught by her grandmother in Africa. However, the state of Washington declared her business illegal. Was Diaw misleading her clients and using dangerous...