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 …
When police call it “The Equitable Sharing Program” – hide everything you own
Police Department Bought Harleys, Camero, Tasers, With Nearly $1 Million Seized From Citizens Under Controversial Program A new report from …
Everything You ever Needed to Know about Why Low Tax Rates Are the Best Way to Reduce Evasion
Why do many people engage in civil disobedience and decide not to comply with tax laws? Our leftist friends (the …
Why Federalism is a very good thing
Learning from New Jersey’s Bad Tax Policy by Dan Mitchell Federalism is a great idea, and not just because America’s Founders wanted a …
Wayne LaPierre: The Second Amendment guarantees all of our freedoms
NRA Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Wayne LaPierre , took the stage at CPAC 2016 to speak on …
Rep. Lamar Smith: The Inconvenient Facts the Media Ignore About Climate Change
Americans in large numbers are turning off TV newscasts, canceling subscriptions to newspapers, and seeking other sources of news. Distrust …
SEN. CHUCK GRASSLEY: 10 MYTHS ABOUT GUNS
This week, President Barack Obama announced executive actions related to guns. Here are 10 common myths about firearms. Myth No. …
Should Drones Be Regulated? Balancing Privacy, Airspace Rules
The Federal Aviation Administration missed its Sept. 30 deadline to file national regulations for drone use. Interest groups sent a letter …
Homeowners Battle to Stop City Taking Their Homes
The Squirrel says: You NEVER know what’s going to bite you. Sometimes, the things you take most for granted, like the …
Power rationing, the spy in the shower and the neighborhood snitch
The reason we are suspicious of smart meters goes back a ways. At the start of the Obama Administration, we predicted that …
But Officer…
For most of us, blue flashing lights in the rearview mirror create a feeling of abject dread in the pit …
Conserving water at home
You don’t have to live in a drought area like California to know that saving water in the home makes …