The Solution to Violence in America
Given the recent spate of killings in different parts of the United States, the response of the gun-control crowd has been predictable. Same old, same old. “These shootings show, once …
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The Smoke and Mirrors of the Debt Ceiling Crisis
The Washington political establishment, the social-media pundits, and the editorial pages of many newspapers have all been warning of a fiscal Armageddon if the national debt limit is not raised …
The War on Poverty Impoverishes the Poor
Among the worst things that has ever happened to the poor is the federal government’s war on poverty. As a socialist program, it actually impoverishes the poor rather than improve …
The War on Free Speech Is Really a War on the Right to Criticize the Government
“Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us? The constitutional theory is that we the …
The FDIC: Another Dark Legacy of FDR
In 1933, the Franklin Roosevelt Administration brought into existence the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Along with FDR’s nationalization of gold, his adoption of a paper-money system, his enactment of Social …
World Economic Forum Wants to Make You a Serf
The January meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, should have set off alarms among freedom lovers around the globe. The annual confab of billionaires, political weasels, …
A Malignant, Dysfunctional Monetary System
When a monetary policy measures its success by how much economic devastation it is producing, that’s a good sign that that is one malignant, dysfunctional system. But that is precisely …
The U.S. Military’s Recruiting Crisis Is a Positive Sign
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal demonstrates what a huge disaster conservatives are for our nation and for the rights and liberties of the American people. The article …
Libertarians Should Reject School Vouchers and Social Security Reform
The core principle of the libertarian philosophy is what is called the non-aggression principle. It holds that people should be free to live their lives any way they choose, so …
The Terrible Truth about U.S. Foreign Policy
Many conservatives just don’t get it when it comes to U.S. foreign policy. After Lu Shaye, China’s outspoken ambassador to France, stated during a televised interview last month that the …