A reader asked: Why is it that the people who are the most UNAPPRECIATIVE are also the ones who want EVERYTHING? Great question! The answer is: The neediest are the greediest. Actually, "greed" is not always bad. Greed can mean a zest for life, an ambition to create...
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End Farm Subsidies
According to the Small Business Administration, 50 percent of all new businesses fail within the first five years. There are many reasons why so many businesses fail, such as an insufficient demand for the product or service, an inability to obtain capital, or...
Chief of Food Police Michael Bloomberg
The food police are here. And their chief of police is New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. He’s seeking to ban big sugary drinks in New York City. “Obesity is a nationwide problem, and all over the United States, public health officials are wringing their hands...
Dr. Orwell Will See You Now
ObamaCare supporters are also selling a version of Orwell’s slogan, “Slavery is freedom,” by claiming that greater government controls over doctors will enhance their freedom to practice.
Why Obama Failed
In a recent campaign speech, Obama said: "See, the question is not whether things will get better -- they always do… The question is whether together, we can muster the will -- in our own lives, in our common institutions, in our politics -- to bring about the changes...
“Return to Bush’s Policies”? We Already Have Them
We're supposed to believe that the main reason for reelecting Obama is to NOT return us to the policies of his predecessor, George W. Bush. This argument presupposes that Bush's policies were dramatically different from Obama's. Is that true? George W. Bush increased...
SOS Liberty: Young People Oppose the Generational Theft of Obama’s Big Government
Readers are always asking me to please write about good news. I have good news. I’m happy to report that at least some young people are still in favor of liberty, and willing to acknowledge the horrendously unfair and reckless policies of our current government. Check...
I was a Farm Worker
It makes no economic sense for an employer to pay $20 an hour for a job that is only worth $10 an hour.
Jim Crow, Racism, and the Free Market
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...
Asking the Government for Permission to Live
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has gone to court to prevent the Colorado-based firm Regenerative Sciences from using stem cells developed in one part of your body (bone marrow) to repair damage in other parts of your body, such as joints. The FDA objects to...
Gays and Lesbians Should Not Fall for Barack’s Stand on Gay Marriage
Obama, who was previously on record against gay marriage, is now suddenly for it. He obviously fears a close election.
Stephen King’s Stand For Class Warfare
Unlike Stephen King, who seems to admit he’s a socialist, most Obama supporters will not admit to their socialism.
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...
If You Love Life, You Want to Be Free
If you truly have self-respect and self-esteem, you cannot imagine a life without freedom. Big Government just gets in the way.
Government without Taxation
In a capitalist society, the initiation of force is banned from the interactions between individuals. In a capitalist society, there is no regulation of businesses–no FTC, FDA, SEC, OSHA, or EPA. In a capitalist society, all funding for government is provided...
Facts About Health Care Your President Never Told You
The best advice for survival in post ObamaCare America? Stay healthy.
Obama, the Nothing Man
President Obama, who arrived today in Kabul, Afghanistan, just finished addressing the nation tonight in a televised speech – addressing a camera, not U.S. troops – telling the public the opposite of the truth: that the United States is pulling out of Afghanistan. In...
Does the Occupy Wall Street Movement Have a Valid Moral Claim?
With the recent publication of the Occupy Handbook, and the warm spring weather reviving the Occupy protesters from their winter hiatus, it is a good time to ask whether the Occupy [Wall Street] movement has a valid moral claim. What is the Occupy movement’s claim?...
America Got Its “Cool” President–So What Now?
In an anti-ideological age, you get nothing but double talk from politicians.
Thank You for Sharing, Jon Lovitz
It seems like Hollywood is filled with a bunch of nitwitted, anti-intellectual, group-think liberal socialists. These entertainers have more money than anyone -- and good for them -- but instead of being in favor of money-making, they're furiously against it. I've...
Collectivist Arizona Immigration Law is Anti-Capitalist
Now that the Arizona immigration-control law is at the Supreme Court, it's time to analyze that law. There are two levels: the philosophic level and the level of Constitutional law. Fortunately, they both point to the same conclusion. The philosophical issue is my...
Remembering the 1992 Los Angeles Riots
Seeing Reginald Denny being assaulted and mutilated for the color of his skin on live television provided an unforgettable lesson in the politics of race-baiting: that jumping to conclusions may impair government from protecting the public and instead incur looting and killing. L.A.’s riots are a harsh reminder that replacing facts with feelings – which was done by city leaders, the president and a pack of journalists – is a matter of life and death.
Obama’s Class Envy via Bad Numbers
With economic "fairness" the central theme of his re-election campaign, President Obama recently pitched his "Buffett Rule" tax hike to a student audience at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. Aimed at those who earn the bulk of their income from capital...
The Freedom to Choose
You have a moral right to choose what will bring you satisfaction, joy, and happiness, as long as you respect the mutual rights of others.
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