If there is one thing Bernie Sanders is trying to avoid it’s comparisons between his brand of socialism and what is happening in Venezuela. Sanders has skirted the issue, even admitting he should know more about how socialism has worked in Latin America. But all that is lost now as Nicolas Maduro, the authoritarian leader…
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) is criticizing to America’s criminal justice reform movement and any proposed legislation of allied intent, referring to said views on Thursday at a speaking engagement as “baseless,” and adding that, if anything, America has an “under-incarceration problem.” Keep in mind, however, that the U.S. does in fact have the highest incarceration rate and largest…
When I tell people that I’m an anarcho-capitalist, folks that are unfamiliar with the ideology usually suggest that I am out of my mind. They suggest that without a state, there would be chaos. This stems from the idea that man will inevitably do immoral things, therefore they are not fit to govern themselves. But this is a…
Guy Bentley If you’re heading to Europe and looking to escape nannying rules on smoking, drinking, eating and vaping, the Czech Republic is the place for you. The Czech Republic is the freest country in Europe when it comes to choices people can make about what, where and when they consume their favorite vices,…
Things are becoming so nationally okay for diverse marijuana use that even West Virginia politicians are starting to warm up to it. In a recent report from the local Charleston Gazette, it was revealed that new delegate Bill Flanigan’s very first speech on the House of Delegates floor. The Gazette reported that Flanigan had a…
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all” By Casey Bennett [dropcap size=small]I[/dropcap]t was the year 1776 when American colonists declared independence from Britain and set the stage for war with one…
by Micah J. Fleck Once again, Bernie Sanders the “socialist” talked like a capitalist when on Thursday’s Democratic 2016 forum on MSNBC he argued that the false dichotomy between the Republicans and the Democrats limits competition in the market of ideas. The Hill reports: “I chose to run proudly in the Democratic primary and caucus and…
by Alexander R. Cohen In a Ted Cruz ad, Amy Lindsay says voters should look for “more than just a pretty face.” But the Cruz campaign isn’t using the ad: Lindsay turned out to have been in adult movies, so the campaign decided to drop her. But Lindsay is more than just a porn actress….
by Micah J. Fleck Hudson Institute senior fellow Jeffrey H. Anderson has uncovered some shocking numbers that reveal a tax plan like what Sanders proposes would actually reduce the average citizen’s income by one sixth. Anderson writes in The Weekly Standard: Now that Bernie Sanders has routed Hillary Clinton by 22 points in New Hampshire,…
Guy Bentley Utah vapers could be hit with an 86.5 percent tax on e-cigarettes if a bill proposed Friday passes the state legislature. State Rep. Paul Ray introduced the bill HB333, which would tax e-cigarettes at the same rate as other non-cigarette tobacco products, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. E-cigarettes “are not taxed now because they are…