Liberal Leaders Flunk Math | Richard W. Rahn | Cato Institute: Commentary

Liberal Leaders Flunk Math | Richard W. Rahn | Cato Institute: Commentary: "Most economists refer to themselves as Keynesian, monetarist, classical or Austrian — at least in part. None of these theories advocates increasing tax rates, particularly on labor and capital, during periods of economic stagnation, such as the United States is now experiencing."

"If you tax something you will get less of it, and if you subsidize something you will get more of it. If you increase the tax on labor and capital, you will get less — and economic growth requires more labor and capital, not less."

The Bottom Line on Sequestration | Christopher Preble | Cato Institute: Commentary

The Bottom Line on Sequestration | Christopher Preble | Cato Institute: Commentary: "But the cuts are modest: over the next decade, the federal government will spend about $44 trillion with sequestration, $45 trillion without."

"The Pentagon cuts currently under consideration are small relative to its gargantuan budget, and consistent with those of past post-war draw downs."

Right to Work in Michigan?! | Campaign for Liberty

Right to Work in Michigan?! | Campaign for Liberty: "Michigan Campaign for Liberty has led the charge for this bill"

Why is a liberty group trying to interfere with agreements between private individuals? If a company owner wants to require union membership for employees then why should the government prevent that?

Competing Currencies: Freedom from the Dollar Monopoly | Campaign for Liberty

Competing Currencies: Freedom from the Dollar Monopoly | Campaign for Liberty: "it is morally wrong to use inflation to fund the Government, because it disproportionately affects the poor and middle class, while the rich and powerful are largely exempt"

Throwing Promises Off The Cliff | Campaign for Liberty

Throwing Promises Off The Cliff | Campaign for Liberty: "Contrary to what many may believe, the pledge is not an oath to Norquist or to Americans For Tax Reform – it is a promise to the constituents of the lawmaker’s district. "

Ownership of the Product by Capitalists - Murray N. Rothbard - Mises Daily

Ownership of the Product by Capitalists - Murray N. Rothbard - Mises Daily: "The capitalists, therefore, made an essential contribution to production. They relieved the owners of the original factors from the necessity of sacrificing present goods and waiting for future goods. Instead, the capitalists have supplied present goods from their own savings (i.e., money with which to buy present goods) to the owners of the original factors. In return for this supply of present goods, the latter contribute their productive services to the capitalists, who become the owners of the product. More precisely, the capitalists become the owners of the capital structure, of the whole structure of capital goods as they are produced. "

Can We Become Americans Again? | Nat Hentoff | Cato Institute: Commentary

Can We Become Americans Again? | Nat Hentoff | Cato Institute: Commentary: "On Sept. 12, 2001, President George W. Bush assured us: "We will not allow this enemy to win the war by changing our way of life or restricting our freedoms."

The enemy has certainly tried, but it was President Bush, following the advice of Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld, who began the extensive attack on our individual liberties through the Patriot Act, which passed on Oct. 26, 2001.

Then, President Barack Obama went far beyond his predecessor's administration to become the most destructive uprooter of our Constitution in our nation's history."

"But never did I even imagine that an American president, without insuring due process in a court of law, would — as Obama does — use a kill list to target suspected terrorists for assassination. So far this list has also included three American citizens."

"throughout the long, fiercely divisive presidential and Congressional campaigns, there were hardly any references to Obama's persistent contempt for the Constitution. This was the case among loyal Obama Democrats, of course, but also among Republicans and independents."

Texas burglary suspect calls 911 on homeowner with gun | Fox News

Texas burglary suspect calls 911 on homeowner with gun | Fox News: "the suspect, later identified as 41-year-old Christopher Lance Moore, also called for help while sitting in his pickup truck.

"I'm out in the country somewhere and some guy's got a gun on me," he said on the call.

When deputies arrived they arrested Moore for burglary of habitation, a second-degree felony."

Four Easy Ways for Republicans to Attract Immigrant Voters | Jim Powell | Cato Institute: Commentary

Four Easy Ways for Republicans to Attract Immigrant Voters | Jim Powell | Cato Institute: Commentary: "Consider that in the decade between 1900 and 1909, a near record 8.2 million immigrants arrived at our shores. About the only immigrants denied entry into the United States were those believed to have a disease or a criminal record."

What happened "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"?

Why don't we freely open our doors to those looking for freedom?

Federal food law has some Oregon school cooks steaming | Fox News

Federal food law has some Oregon school cooks steaming | Fox News: "Cooks are spending more time on the paperwork that reports the nutritional content of their meals and less time at the stove.

The Eugene Register-Guard reports that at the McKenzie Elementary School in rural Lane County, the cook is offering fewer options in entrees and is probably going to use more heat-and-serve meals rather than those cooked from scratch."

Can you say "unintended consequences"?