Gun control doesn’t work. A study released by Duke University illustrates why. In an interview of 99 Chicago criminals in a Cook County prison, it was found that most of the guns obtained by the criminals were received from friends and family members or from illegal purchases, not from purchases at gun shows or gun […]
The TRUTH about the “supremacy clause”.
We’re it not for the guns and the graft, you could ignore most federal laws with impunity.
“Justice being taken away, then, what are kingdoms but great robberies? For what are robberies themselves, but little kingdoms? The band itself is made up of men; it is ruled by the authority of a prince, it is knit together by the pact of the confederacy; the booty is divided by the law agreed on. If, by the admittance of abandoned men, this evil increases to such a degree that it holds places, fixes abodes, takes possession of cities, and subdues peoples, it assumes the more plainly the name of a kingdom, because the reality is now manifestly conferred on it, not by the removal of covetousness, but by the addition of impunity. Indeed, that was an apt and true reply which was given to Alexander the Great by a pirate who had been seized. For when that king had asked the man what he meant by keeping hostile possession of the sea, he answered with bold pride, “What thou meanest by seizing the whole earth; but because I do it with a petty ship, I am called a robber, whilst thou who dost it with a great fleet art styled emperor.” – St. Augustine (354-430), in Book IV of The City of God
Milton Friedman interview from 1991 on America’s War on Drugs
In 1991 Nobel economist Milton Friedman (pictured above giving a talk at AEI, exact year unknown) was interviewed by Emmy Award-winning drug reporter Randy Paige on “America’s Drug Forum,” a national public affairs talk show that appeared on public television stations. In the interview, Milton Friedman discussed in detail his views America’s War on Drugs,…
http://www.aei.org/publication/milton-friedman-interview-from-1991-on-americas-war-on-drugs/
Will our future be like Star Trek or Jupiter Ascending?
Summary: Star Trek excites our imaginations, including those of economists imaging a world beyond scarcity. How will the economy run with almost unlimited wealth? This post looks at improbable aspects of this vision, including the robot revolt, and asks if our future will resemble Jupiter Ascending more than Star Trek. Contents Trekonomics The Solution: robots […]
http://fabiusmaximus.com/2015/08/07/star-trek-economics-or-jupiter-ascending-88110/
Obama’s climate policy is ‘practically worthless,’ says Dr. James Hansen
Yes folks, you read that right. The key to curbing climate change is… more taxes!
Expanding the size and scope of government will save us all from ourselves. It’s almost like our hands hover over the BIG RED BUTTON and we’d press it if not constrained by the ever watchful hand of State.
Responding to Planned Parenthood Defenders: 8 Claims Debunked
A concise response to Planned Parenthood’s attempts at obfuscation.
Planned Parenthood’s Racist Founding
A post-holiday bulletin: government fear-mongering makes us less prepared!
Fear is the mind killer…
Nicotine itself isn’t the real villain
The man in charge of tobacco regulation at the Food and Drug Administration says we “need a national debate on nicotine.” Good idea. But first we need to understand what nicotine is – and what it isn’t.It isn’t the stuff that can cause serious illness and death from cancer, lung, and heart disease. Those culprits…
http://www.aei.org/publication/nicotine-itself-isnt-the-real-villain/
UK MET Office: Fastest decline in solar activity since the last ice age
