#1. USDA Stupidity “Oranges are not an essential food. People don’t need oranges. They can take vitamins.” -Ben Darling USDA official FDA bureaucrats in 1981 left fields of oranges to rot as part of a federal marketing order in order to keep prices high for farmers. Despite the fact that consumers would appreciate and benefit from…
Whenever socialists like to tout the success of big government, they like to ignore the Venezuelan hellhole in South America, and focus on countries like Norway instead. But now that oil prices have sent condom prices in Venezuela soaring to $755, what’s been the impact on the socialist “success stories” like Norway? Tyler Cowen at…
By Casey Harper A Los Angeles police officer allegedly shot a 15-year-old boy over someone else’s toy gun Tuesday. Police said Wednesday that an officer fired at a teen who was pointing a toy gun at someone. The shot missed and hit a different teen, putting him in the hospital, the Los Angeles Times reports. Police say officers…
Conoy Township, Pa.- Drive through any town in America and you will most likely see a welcome sign, a crime watch sign, even a Gun Free Zone sign, but not in Conoy Township, Pennsylvania. The signs read, “Welcome to Conoy Township. THIS IS NOT A GUN FREE ZONE”. This unanimous decision to install a dozen or so…
In his new book entitled Believer: My Forty Years in Politics, former Chief Advisor to the President David Axelrod claims that President Obama purposefully misled the public on his position concerning gay marriage when he ran for President in 2008. Axelrod states that Obama was in favor of same-sex marriage, but that he advised the candidate…
The Opposite of Liberty is License by Grant Phillips The American Dream represents hard work and success of free individuals pursuing their own economic gains. It is often expressed in “rags to riches” stories of impoverished citizens obtaining great feats through their free will. Today, people question whether that dream still exists. Politicians want to…
There’s nothing more dangerous than being a heretic. No matter the philosophy, ideology, group, party, religion, or creed, everyone in the in-group will punish someone who distances themselves from the tribe. Not even libertarians are immune. But when it comes to questioning libertarian dogma, very few people will usually attempt it. Yes, libertarians are quick…
Bakery owners Aaron and Melissa Klein of Sweet Cakes in Oregon are being forced to pay $150k after they refused to bake a cake for a gay wedding. The owners were found guilty of violating the state’s anti-discrimination law, the Oregon Equality Act of 2007. The Oregon Board of Labor assessed the egregious fine in…
In perhaps a telling window into the mind of anti-gun activists, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) recently stated that those who wanted high-capacity magazines were more interested in “arming against the government.” The statement was in support of a bill proposed by Democrats in Congress that would limit such equipment. Murphy’s statements are eerie in that…
by Grant Phillips [dropcap size=small]G[/dropcap]overnment bureaucrats always look for ways to regulate something for their own profit. In recent years, personal responsibility has become a lucrative venture for fine-happy governments. They use heavy handed laws to make the world a padded room with you in a bubble. The world has never been a safe place…