by Brian Phillips | Oct 31, 2012 | Housing, LAW
The stated purpose of zoning is to control land use within a community to prevent “incompatible” land uses and to promote planning. Most Americans accept zoning as a “necessary evil” that prevents pawn shops and factories from operating in residential neighborhoods....
by Leonard Peikoff | Oct 30, 2012 | Elections
A man such as our current president is far more dangerous to the survival of the United States than any terrorists from the Mideast.
by Brian Phillips | Oct 30, 2012 | LAW
I am not a prophet, seer, or tarot card reader. I do not possess any kind of psychic ability. But I can predict the future, for I possess the power of principles. Principles allow us to project the consequences of our actions, and predict the actions of others. About...
by Dr Michael Hurd | Oct 28, 2012 | Elections
In this final debate, centered on foreign policy, Romney and Obama agreed that “crippling sanctions” are the way to defeat the Iranian dictatorship. They’re both wrong. Sanctions only hurt democratic governments. Totalitarian governments answer to nobody. Ever heard...
by Charlotte Cushman | Oct 28, 2012 | POLITICS
Obama doesn’t like capitalism so the way to kill it is to defeat it at its base. Make people feel guilty about pursuing their own happiness.
by Brian Phillips | Oct 28, 2012 | LAW
In February, Indiana became the twenty-third state, and the first in the “Rust Belt,” to enact a “right to work” law. The Indiana law states: A person may not require an individual to: (1) become or remain a member of a labor organization; (2) pay dues, fees,...
by Jaana Woiceshyn | Oct 28, 2012 | Business
Most of us pursue self-interest every day: we eat nutritious food, engage in productive work (to have a purpose and to make a living), look after our health, enjoy recreation and entertainment, spend time with friends and loved ones, and go to the mall to buy things...
by Brian Phillips | Oct 26, 2012 | Environment
I wrote this in May 2010. It remains relevant. On April 22, 2010 an EPA regulation governing renovation, repair, and painting (RRP) took effect. The regulation governs any activity that will disturb paint containing lead and applies to all homes built before 1978 and...
by Jaana Woiceshyn | Oct 26, 2012 | Business
This is an issue mostly in countries with abundant natural resources and governments bent on economic nationalism, but it nevertheless poses an interesting ethical dilemma. Canada’s economy is dominated by resource companies: in oil and gas, minerals, the forest...