By Edmund Opitz Every individual tries to economize his energies by satisfying his needs and desires with a minimum of effort—within the limits of his ethical code. The urge to achieve better results with less effort accounts for all inventions, including that most fundamental of all labor-saving devices, the market—a name given to the basic [...]
Indentured Servitude “ We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded. “ [Emphasis added] “ Citizenship is not an entitlement program. It comes with [...]
In Britain, parents face prosecution for looking after their friends’ children without government approval.If you’re a parent who has to leave your child with someone while you go to work, you’d probably think that a friend with a child of the same age would be an ideal choice — and if that friend happened to [...]
Slowly but surely, the nation is waking up to the likelihood that the unwieldy state-run health care concoction known as ObamaCare will not achieve the cost savings the president and his supporters have promised.That’s a nice development, but it’s not enough. In fact, at some point — and I believe we are there — it [...]
By Ralph R. Reiland “This isn’t about me,” President Barack Obama said last week, maintaining that his manic push for a vote on health care reform is all about us. In fact, the big rush is all about him and his attempt to hurriedly get his problematic notions on health reform enacted into law before [...]
Barack Obama may redefine the term “flash in the pan” accomplishing the most in the shortest amount of time and become a lame duck President all in his first 100 days in office! Obama entered office with very high personal popularity ratings. He proceeded to scare the American public with doom and gloom predictions as [...]
Barack Obama may redefine the term “flash in the pan” accomplishing the most in the shortest amount of time and become a lame duck President all in his first 100 days in office! Obama entered office with very high personal popularity ratings. He proceeded to scare the American public with doom and gloom predictions as [...]
Senate Slavery Apology by Walter Williams Last month, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed Senate Resolution 26 “Apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans.” The resolution ends with: “Disclaimer. — Nothing in this resolution (a) authorizes or supports any claim against the United States; or (b) serves as a settlement of any claim against [...]
There is a new Sheriff in town in Washington, and the past practices of the Republican
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