If you thought the good, national tidings emanating from America’s solar eclipse would begin to bridge the racial divide arising …
Q. When is a frog worth more than a family’s livelihood? A. When it’s in Cali.
As ZeroHedge points out that California is known for its wacky legislation. But this one is incredible (not quite as incredible …
Why we don’t want a cashless society – ever.
Imagine a life without cash? If you’re like me you’re probably almost there. Credit cards, debit cards, swipe technology, online …
Why are the renewable energy companies worried?
Energy Secretary Rick Perry said the upcoming Department of Energy study on power grid’s reliability is needed to address the …
World War I Opened the Door for Central Planning
Memorial Day remembers all our conflicts. The largely European War known as “World War I,” “The War to end all …
Another Reminder that the United States Should Not Become a European-Style Welfare State
One of the more surreal aspects of the 2016 campaign was watching Bernie Sanders argue that the United States should become more …
Thomas Edison Would Have Been Given Adderall Today
“The trouble with our way of educating is that it does not give elasticity to the mind. It casts the …
Help Veterans by Abolishing the Veterans Administration and the rest….
by Dan Mitchell With Christmas approaching, people are putting together their lists for Santa Claus. I’m not sure I’ll find any …
No. 1 Choice for elimination? The Insane World of Agriculture Subsidies
I’ve argued before that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) should be the top target of those seeking to shut …
Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall, which Nation Has the Most Total Freedom of All?
I get that many of you aren’t Libertarians, preferring your politics a little more red! But this is an interesting look …
The New York Times (Accidentally) Debunks the Never-Ending Fairy Tale of Gun Control
by Dan Mitchell When I write about gun control, I generally make two arguments. First, criminals are lawbreakers, so the notion …
Dana Perino: How My Husband Ended Up in Jail After Walking Our Dog
COMMENTARY BY Dana Perino@DanaPerino Dana Perino served for seven years in the administration of President George W. Bush and became …
#5 – Topher asks why private property is controlled by the state. (And whizzes up his phone)
Topher brings you Protecting My Private… Property, video #5 from the Lifestyle Regulation Madness series, where he asks why private …
“Ethanol is the wrong solution” – What do you think?
By Marita Noon University of Michigan’s Energy Institute research professor John DeCicco, Ph.D., believes that rising carbon dioxide emissions are …
The Government is Eviscerating Private Property Rights. Again
The Fifth Amendment of the Constitution reads, in part, as follows: “No person shall…be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without …
Voting? Seven other things for which the government requires ID
As federal courts wrestle with voter ID laws in several states just months before a national election, there is considerably …
Lockout The Fun! – Lifestyle Regulation Madness from Topher Field Down Under
Our favorite Ozzie, Topher Field is back with videos #3 and #4 in his rail against the system. In video #3 he …
Love Liberty? Curious about the State of the Nation? Cato just wrecked your plans for the day
The Cato Institute is a libertarian-leaning think tank that has just performed a Herculean public service by putting together this …
A Cartoon that Tells You Everything You Need to Know about International Bureaucracies
by Dan Mitchell. Okay, I’ll admit the title of this post is an exaggeration. There are lots of things you should …
Knife Rights: The Unseen Side of the Second Amendment and the Right to Bear Arms
While congressional Democrats and Republicans go head-to-head over gun control, proponents of a smaller, often overlooked facet of the Second …
Crazy rules “Down Under” – Can you match them?
One ‘Fine’ Day is video #1 of the ‘Lifestyle Regulation Madness’ series from our Australian social commentator, Topher Field. …
Kids get ticket for lemonade stand. Are regs ruining America?
Ticketing Children for Selling Lemonade Highlights Overcriminalization Problem Some Louisianan children recently opened a lemonade stand and were ticketed for operating a …
Duh! The private sector does a better job than the TSA
The TSA Edition of the Private Sector Does a Better Job by Dan Mitchell The Transportation Security Administration has become infamous over …
We Don’t Need a National Zoning Board
The Obama economy has been tough on America’s working families. Just recently Pew Research Center reported that in the last 15 years “the …
More Guns Does Not Mean More Murders
The Squirrel says: Amazingly, this research came out of Harvard. According to proponents of gun control, more guns in …
Florida fights back against civil asset forfeiture
Civil asset forfeiture is as regular readers know, a policy that law enforcement often abuses to seize a person’s property, such …
In Voicemail, Bank Says It No Longer Lends to Firearms Dealers
The stories of two businessmen who recently were denied banking services because they sell firearms suggest a secretive government program …
So much for that whole “Pursuit of Happiness” thing
UPDATE: Conway’s problems with the North Carolina Building Code Council gained notice of state officials. The North Carolina General Assembly stepped …
A New Car Will Cost You at Least $3,800 Extra Because of Government Regulation
They will always find a way to rob you blind. In another guest post from The Daily Signal out of Heritage …