by Jose Nino “The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.” –Winton Churchill A powerful observation by one of the greatest statesmen of the 20th century and an observation that is still relevant now more than ever. Bloomberg’s latest survey data…
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton‘s scapegoat for the increase in murders from last year is marijuana. Said Bratton, “In this city, people are killing each other over marijuana more so than anything that we had to deal with in the 80s and 90s with heroin and cocaine…The seemingly innocent drug that’s been legalized around the country.” Bratton…
by Cassandra Dietman It seems we have reached a very interesting and critical point on the timeline of Libertarianism. More and more people are rejecting the status quo, finding that the standard Democrat or Republican boxes just no longer fit, and they’re searching for something more. This is clearly a huge opportunity for us to…
By Peter Fricke Published: March 4, 2015 Sin taxes like the infamous New York City soda tax generally fail to change consumer behavior while imposing significant costs on the poor, a new study claims. In a study released Tuesday by the Mercatus Center, scholars Adam Hoffer, Rejeana Gvillo, William Shughart II and Michael Thomas assert that, “selective…
PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN – Pakistan arrested 471 parents for refusing to vaccinate their children against polio. Peshawar police commissioner Riaz Khan Mehsud told NBC News that “There were chronic refusals and they were asking other parents as well to refuse polio drops to their children. This was the last option to arrest them.” From NBC: Pakistan is…
Sweet Briar, VA – the prestigious, all-female Sweet Briar College, successfully standing for nearly 115 years, is now closing its operations after this school semester. A press release, copied on the college’s Facebook page, cites “insurmountable financial challenges” as the reason for this sudden shake-up that is affecting students and faculty alike. School president Jimmy…
I don’t tend to use the word “privilege” very often, except in reference to myself. My privilege. I use it to basically acknowledge when someone else is going to say “oh you’re so lucky, I wish I had those various advantages” instead of letting me believe I earned what I have through hard work. I’m…
RICHMOND (CBS SF) — Ben & Jerry’s would consider a cannabis-infused ice cream flavor, but only when it is completely legal. Ben Cohen, the co-founder of the company told HuffPost that the idea saying,”Makes sense to me. Combine your pleasures,” Cohen told host Alyona Minkovski. Founder, Jerry Greenfield had some reservations about the idea,…
Barack Obama and the ATF are in the news again with their attempt to ban the M855 projectile. The popular cartridge can be found in 5.56x45mm or .223 rifles, most notably the AR-15. The ATF claims their intent is to protect law enforcement. Of course, facts and logic, not to mention liberty, are insufficient deterrents…
In a completely unsurprising move on Tuesday, David Koch, infamous financial backer of All Things Liberals Hate, has signed a brief urging the Supreme Court to overturn state-level bans on gay marriage. He’s joined by many Republican and conservative signers, who have finally begun to realize that legal marriages promote stable families, and are actually…