Any meaningful program of gun control must above all focus on strictly controlling and regulating the activities of the government.
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From Licensing to Censorship
Every day, millions of Americans dispense advice to friends, relatives, and complete strangers through blogs, websites, and a variety of online publications. And each time they do so, many of these Americans could be risking substantial fines and perhaps even...
Chief Justice Roberts: The Nonjudgmental Chief Justice
“It is not our job to protect the people from the consequences of their political choices.” -- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts. WRONG. This is precisely what the Supreme Court's job is. The founders of the American republic created three branches of...
The “Selfishness” of Bernie Madoff
Madoff was completely selfless.
Free Speech No Excuse For Muslim Ideology of Violence
Even in today's crazy world, there's still some justice to be found in the United States. A convert to Islam who helped promote death threats against the producers of the animated television show "South Park" after it featured a character representing the prophet...
“Fast and Furious” is Big Government Out of Control
The “fast and furious” scandal involving Obama and his attorney general is an example of Big Government gone bad. The scandal centers on a federal policy of “gunwalking” that began in 2006, first during the George W. Bush administration and later dramatically...
The Danger of “States’ Rights”
Defenders of freedom must reject the entire notion of “states’ rights” and instead embrace the principle of individual rights.
According to the FDA: Americans are Idiots
As an adult, have you ever been forced to eat or drink anything against your will? Have you ever been coerced into eating a bacon cheeseburger and a mountain of fries? Have you ever been compelled to drink one more beer than you should? What you put into your mouth...
Freedom versus Regulation
If a survey were taken, what would receive the lowest scores for quality, price, and value: The post office The state of our roads The quality of public education The price of gasoline Energy bills Wall Street Congress Chances are good that all of these would receive...
Who Says Obama Will Obey the Supreme Court?
President Obama is reportedly shifting millions of dollars to the IRS to begin enforcement of ObamaCare. This raises the obvious question: What if the Supreme Court strikes down ObamaCare, with a decision expected no later than early June? Anyone who witnessed the...
Regulations Punish the Virtuous
We are often told that government regulations are necessary to protect consumers from unscrupulous businesses: The only thing worse than regulations is the absence of them. Without government regulation, how can you know if food, water, medicine, everything you use in...
Former President Jimmy Carter: Wrong on Abortion
Jimmy Carter wants his Christian ideology to be imposed on everyone, across the board. I oppose the religious right. But how is the religious left any better, or any different? Both support tyranny.
Lessons from Singapore on Patents
While the United States continues to weaken its patent laws, Singapore is taking a different path. Singapore has just announced that it is developing a plan to be an Intellectual Property Hub, according to Channelnewsasia.com. They believe that intellectual property...
The Problem With The Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales Act
The bill H.R. 3059, titled the “Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales” (PARTS) Act claims to reduce the cost of automotive repairs by limiting design patents for automotive parts to 30 months. This bill pits automobile manufacturers against insurance...
Ban Rush Limbaugh From The Airwaves?
To regulate speech is to regulate thought.
Abortion, Left and Right
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 it paid for -- including by people who...
Occupy Wall Street vs Freedom of Speech
Upholding freedom of speech and rational communication requires a policy of no tolerance for the occupation of property against the will of its owners.
Questions About Abortion
Abortion Opponent: I don’t believe abortion is moral. The fetus is a conscious, sentient individual. It enjoys the inalienable right to life just as all human beings do. Abortion should be illegal – because it’s murder. Dr. Hurd: A fetus is a...
Even Free Speech Troubles Some People
Q. I read with interest your commentary on free speech, published at Capitalism Magazine. I am troubled by the idea of “freedom of ALL speech”. If ideas matter, and they lead to action, then perhaps speech that advocates the violation of fundamental rights...
If ObamaCare Is Unconstitutional, Then Why Isn't Medicare?
Some lower courts are ruling ObamaCare unconstitutional. The reason given is that it's wrong to force the individual to buy a product or service, such as health insurance. These decisions are all well and good. But the question remains: If it's wrong for government to...
Norway's Mass Murderer Anders Behring Breivik: Pawn for The Left's Censorship Game
Don’t resist jihad terror and Islamic supremacism—just surrender, for the sake of the children. That is the message from the Left and its Islamic supremacist allies this week, in the wake of the horrific murders of more than 70 people at a Norwegian...
Giving Back?
From President Bush’s 1000 points of light to President Obama’s biblical argument “aren’t we our brother’s keeper?” for government charity programs it appears everyone agrees that charity is good for our country and may even...
Great Again: Revitalizing America
This intriguing question and its implications for US economic policy are tackled in the groundbreaking book Great Again, by Henry R. Nothhaft with David Kline. They answer the above query with a series of questions: Could a twenty-year-old college dropout,...
First-to-File: Is it Constitutional?
The following letter from a number of Law Professors deals with the Constitutionality of a First-to-File system as contemplated by the America Invents Act (H.R. 1249 and S. 23) June 17, 2011 By Email Speaker John Boehner Office of the Speaker H-232 U.S. Capitol...
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