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Tolerating the Intolerable

Mon, 03/08/2010 - 00:00
A democracy is not a democracy without free and fair elections. So why does America, the granddaddy of democracies, tolerate election systems that aren't free of fraud?

Washington to Wall Street Mishmash

Thu, 03/04/2010 - 00:00
Sen. Jim Bunning was right all along. For this, an act of integrity, everyone in Washington and the media piled on him. So I'll defend him. Bunning actually favors unemployment benefits, but he wants Congress to find a way to pay for it.

The Fall of America's Universities

Mon, 03/01/2010 - 00:00
Budgets are being cut from state-supported universities primarily because states are facing budget shortfalls of historic proportions. However, short-sighted state politics like this will lead to long-term consequences.

Obama's "New" Health Care Idea

Thu, 02/25/2010 - 00:00
Health-care proposals from the White House follow a set pattern. The President identifies a real problem; he talks about the need for bipartisan action; he finally proposes a partisan solution that has been tried somewhere and failed miserably.

The Sinister Secret of Abolitionists - Part 2

Tue, 02/23/2010 - 00:00
Serious implications for the capital punishment struggle arise from the hypocrisy of those who demand absolute perfection for convicted murderers but shrug off imperfections resulting in preventable brutalization of the law-abiding. Part 2 of 2.

The Sinister Secret of Abolitionists - Part 1

Mon, 02/22/2010 - 00:00
Serious implications for the capital punishment struggle arise from the hypocrisy of those who demand absolute perfection for convicted murderers but shrug off imperfections resulting in preventable brutalization of the law-abiding. Part 1 of 2.

Tea Party Optimism and Skepticism

Wed, 02/17/2010 - 00:00
Might the tax hikes be stopped? It's possible. Might the big-government assault on businesses and capital and free markets be stopped, or at least slowed? Again, it's possible.

Tea Party Optimism and Skepticism

Wed, 02/17/2010 - 00:00
Might the tax hikes be stopped? It's possible. Might the big-government assault on businesses and capital and free markets be stopped, or at least slowed? Again, it's possible.

The Alternative to Universal Voter Registration

Mon, 02/15/2010 - 00:00
It may sound like a just and decent thing to advocate, but Universal Voter Registration is nothing less than a means for Democrats to pack the electorate and facilitate election shenanigans.

The Alternative to Universal Voter Registration

Mon, 02/15/2010 - 00:00
It may sound like a just and decent thing to advocate, but Universal Voter Registration is nothing less than a means for Democrats to pack the electorate and facilitate election shenanigans.

Trial Lawyers: Democrats' Other Money Machine

Wed, 02/10/2010 - 00:00
Public-sector unions aren't the only machine used by Democrats to recycle tax dollars for campaign funds. Trial lawyers also use government's monopoly on the use of force to tax the public, profit handsomely, and recycle a portion of the funds to their political enablers.

Trial Lawyers: Democrats' Other Money Machine

Wed, 02/10/2010 - 00:00
Public-sector unions aren't the only machine used by Democrats to recycle tax dollars for campaign funds. Trial lawyers also use government's monopoly on the use of force to tax the public, profit handsomely, and recycle a portion of the funds to their political enablers.

Kudlow: More Government Spending?

Tue, 02/09/2010 - 00:00
So the big shots in the G7 meet in some godforsaken place in northern Canada and what do they do? What's their solution? More government spending. Can you believe it?

Kudlow: More Government Spending?

Tue, 02/09/2010 - 00:00
So the big shots in the G7 meet in some godforsaken place in northern Canada and what do they do? What's their solution? More government spending. Can you believe it?

Will Creativity Rule the World?

Wed, 02/03/2010 - 00:00
The next generation of leaders will have strong creative thinking skills that will enable them to command a premium. Whether or not they will reside in the U.S. depends largely upon U.S. economic policies.

Will Creativity Rule the World?

Wed, 02/03/2010 - 00:00
The next generation of leaders will have strong creative thinking skills that will enable them to command a premium. Whether or not they will reside in the U.S. depends largely upon U.S. economic policies.

Mysteries of the Air

Mon, 02/01/2010 - 00:00
The near-disaster of Flight 253 betrayed more than just a "systemic" problem, as President Obama put it. It unveiled a deep-seated cultural fear of confronting the hard realities of 21st century Islamist terror.

Mysteries of the Air

Mon, 02/01/2010 - 00:00
The near-disaster of Flight 253 betrayed more than just a "systemic" problem, as President Obama put it. It unveiled a deep-seated cultural fear of confronting the hard realities of 21st century Islamist terror.

Tax-Tax-Tax, Spend-Spend-Spend

Sat, 01/30/2010 - 00:00
The day after President Obama's State of the Union, Congress went ahead and passed a $1.9 trillion — that's right, $1.9 trillion — increase in the federal government's debt limit. Let me tell you why this bothers me.

Tax-Tax-Tax, Spend-Spend-Spend

Fri, 01/29/2010 - 00:00
The day after President Obama's State of the Union, Congress went ahead and passed a $1.9 trillion — that's right, $1.9 trillion — increase in the federal government's debt limit. Let me tell you why this bothers me.