Intervention Begets Intervention
Ludwig von Mises and Sanford Ikeda on the perils of interventionism
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Django Unchained
Quentin Tarantino and Jamie Foxx redress the horrors of American slavery.
2012: From Arab Spring to Early Winter
From Egypt to Syria to Russia, reactionary forces are on the rise.
Taxpayers Aren't Stationary Targets
Raising tax rates in a struggling economy will help assure that the economy keeps struggling.
Gun Restrictions Have Always Bred Defiance, Black Markets
For reasons of their own, most people, in many countries, defy anti-gun laws
California Lawmakers Aim to Restrict Gun Rights
Golden State legislators join the gun control chorus in the wake of Sandy Hook.
Fiscal Hawks Need to Fight for the Debt Ceiling
It is a constitutional tool to save America from itself
How Capitalism Made the Christmas Tree Better
Originally intended as an antidote to commercialism, the Christmas tree soon had the opposite impact.
The Auto Bailout Failure Is Now Complete
The bailout exemplifies much of what's wrong with government.
Wrong Answers for Mass Shootings
Rounding up the usual suspects: certain firearms, mental illness, and video games
Don't Believe the Hype About "Dangerous" Christmas Toys
Welcome to the season of bogus scare stories.
The Limits of Gun Control in the Wake of the Sandy Hook Massacre
Outrage does not make ill-conceived policies smarter or more effective.
How Big Labor Plans to Fight Michigan's Right-to-Work Law
Labor unions weigh their options in the courtroom and at the ballot box.
Could a Threat Assessment Have Prevented the Sandy Hook Massacre?
Social scientists try to prevent school shootings by identifying possible perpetrators.
A '9/11 For Schools?' Let's Hope Not
A decade of frantic overreaction and wasteful, destructive policies based on the false promise of perfect safety
Office Pool 2013
Predicting the next mayor of New York City, new Fed leadership, and who the Supreme Court will irritate most
Gay Participation Hurts Neither Military Nor Marriage
The hand-wringing about dire consequences is an attempt to dress up base motives in more respectable garb
The Irrelevance of "Right-to-Work" Laws
The battle over labor laws makes for great theater, but for the most part, theater is all it is.
Florida's Property Rights Abuse Lands at the Supreme Court
The justices prepare to hear a major 5th Amendment case.
The Libertarian Case Against Right-to-Work Laws
An earlier generation of libertarians and classical liberals condemned so-called right-to-work laws.
How to Fix the Current Farm Bill Fiasco
Congress should neither revert to the 1949 Farm Bill nor pass a new five-year Farm Bill. What's the alternative?
The Top 5 U.S. Foreign Policy Screw-Ups of 2012
From its policies in Libya to its approach to Syria, the Obama administration has been a disappointment on the world stage in 2012.
Why Obamacare's Health Care Cost Controls Won't Work
Our sad, failed history of technocratic cost controls.
Gun Rights Find a New Home
A federal appeals court rules Illinois cannot maintain its flat ban on concealed-carry.
Government Spying Out of Control
The President and the leadership of both political parties have abandoned their oaths to uphold the Constitution.
Who Benefits from the Mortgage Interest Deduction?
If the mortgage interest deduction were to be phased out, who would lose out on the subsidy?
What 3-D Printing Means for Gun Rights
Cutting-edge technology meets the right to keep and bear arms.
Government Gone Bad
Central planners and liberal politicians are clueless about what really helps workers: a free economy.
Gun Control, Ad Infinitum
Gun control is something Americans almost never stop talking about.
Pennsylvania Court Strikes Blow Against Asset Forfeiture Regime
In a decision filed last month, Commonwealth Court Judge Dan Pellegrini called the state's civil asset forfeiture law "state-sanctioned theft."
Smoking Pot and Tying the Knot
Familiarity is breeding tolerance of marijuana and gay marriage.
Why Judges Can't Create Colorblind Campuses
The Supreme Court will never succeed in completely removing affirmative action from higher education.
How U.N. Climate Change Negotiations Threaten Economic Growth
Misguided responses to man-made climate change pose a severe threat to future human prosperity.
Homeland Security Grants Subsidize Dystopia
The War on Terror has come home, and the "battlefield" is everywhere.
The Doc Fix Economy
If you want to understand the fiscal cliff, you need to first understand the doc fix.
The Real Test of Education Policy
What happens when a profoundly unusual individual student runs up against a school system designed for "most" kids?
Boehner's Backroom Deal
Boehner's against "backroom deals," and Obama's for "an unprecedented level of openness."
Fracking Can Help Fix the CO2 Problem
Unplanned, disruptive innovation has reversed America's CO2 emission trends.
