Liberals claimed construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline would result in toxic spills. They didn't mention they would be the ones trying to intentionally stage the accidents. Who will save the Earth from environmentalists? - DF By Timothy Mclaughlin (Reuters) - South Dakota authorities are investigating an act of vandalism at the Dakota Access pipeline, … Continue reading Liberals stage new terrorist attacks on Dakota Pipeline
What is the role of human freedom in morality? It’s a question I’ve been pondering and researching since graduate school. C.S. Lewis once explained the different aspects of morality by using the metaphor of a flotilla. Every ship must be well run on its own, but each must also coordinate with all the others so … Continue reading Freedom Is Essential For True Morality
As Joseph Schumpeter noted, free markets had a good first century (the 1750s to 1850s). A market economy produced massive improvements in the quality of life, and that gained it general legitimacy. But, as he also warned, as wealth increased, increasingly markets and the prerequisite institutions for markets to exist (specifically property rights) came under … Continue reading The State Can’t Protect the Environment – Markets Can
I shared last year a matrix to illustrate Milton Friedman’s great insight about the superior results achieved by markets compared to government. Incentives explain why markets work best. When you spend your own money on yourself (box 1), you try to maximize quality while minimizing cost. And that drives the businesses that are competing for … Continue reading Why Single-Payer Health Care Delivers Poor Quality at High Cost
The lone star state of Texas has always been well-known for its stance on constitutional rights. On March 2, State Representative Matt Schaefer submitted a proposal to revise the state’s constitution to say that virtual currencies like bitcoin are mediums of exchange that “no government shall prohibit." The Texas lawmaker wants it to be known that … Continue reading Don’t Mess with Bitcoin
“We’re going to build a big, beautiful wall—and Mexico is gonna pay for it,” was one of Donald Trump’s campaign mantras. However, as Americans who don’t have political short-term memory loss will remember, politicians break promises once they’re elected. Such is the case with Trump’s promise to make Mexico pay for his “great” wall. You’re paying for it, … Continue reading It’s Official: You’re Paying for Trump’s Wall, Twice
Several members of the House Freedom Caucus shared their concern for the future of entitlement reform, emphasizing disappointment that it was not a part of President Donald Trump’s newly released budget. Reps. Raúl Labrador, R-Idaho; Mark Meadows, R-N.C.; and Louie Gohmert, R-Texas; expressed support for entitlement reform at a monthly Capitol Hill gathering. Trump’s budget … Continue reading Freedom Caucus pushes Trump on entitlement reform
A group of conservative lawmakers came out in support of the House GOP’s Obamacare replacement plan Friday, but even with their backing, an influential bloc of conservatives remain opposed to the bill. President Donald Trump held a meeting Friday in the Oval Office with members of the Republican Study Committee to discuss the health care … Continue reading Freedom Caucus Remains Opposed to Obamacare Plan
A metropolitan economy, if it is working well, is constantly transforming many poor people into middle-class people, many illiterates into skilled people, many greenhorns into competent citizens. … Cities don’t lure the middle class. They create it. – Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities If you follow urban issues in the press, … Continue reading How Spontaneous Order Keeps Houston Affordable
For the past decade, John Fund, J. Christian Adams, and I have been writing about the misbehavior, unethical conduct, and lack of professionalism exhibited by lawyers inside the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department, including the Voting Section. The situation apparently has not improved, given the serious accusations of unprofessional conduct made by … Continue reading The Justice Department’s Latest Misbehavior
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