The road to dictatorship is paved with comments like this: “Well, maybe we should have censorship if it involves hate speech.” This is what I’m starting to hear people actually say. “Hate speech” is now defined as anything with which … Continue reading
Ever since the 1980s (the era of Reagan), the Republican Party has consisted of two groups. One, the economic conservatives; two, the religious conservatives. The latter favor limited government in economics, with activist government in religious matters (abortion, gay relationships, … Continue reading
NYPost.com [5-14-14] reports: Watching “House of Cards” and other streamed programs may be about to change. The Federal Communications Commission is expected to pass revised Internet regulations Thursday that could open the door for Internet service providers to start charging … Continue reading
It might surprise you that at least one member of Barack Obama’s party, in the U.S. Senate, thinks Obama is too much of right-wing capitalist for the country’s good. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) discussed her relationship with President Barack … Continue reading
“The ‘private sector’ of the economy is, in fact, the voluntary sector; and the ‘public sector’ is, in fact, the coercive sector.” (Henry Hazlitt, 20th century American journalist and columnist on business/economics) Hazlitt nailed it. When you say: “Health care … Continue reading
After more than three decades in Torrance, CA, the giant car manufacturer Toyota (American division) is moving eastward, to Texas. “When any major corporation is courted by another state, it’s very difficult to combat that,” Torrance CA mayor Frank Scotto … Continue reading
The most common reason I hear people give for supporting Obama and his party is that he’s not the Republican Party. In other words, “Republicans won’t permit gay marriage, legalization of marijuana or abortion. How can you support them?” I … Continue reading
A Nevada rancher, Cliven Bundy, has (according to politico.com 4/16/14) “reignited the debate about federal power and states’ rights: When the Bureau of Land Management seized nearly 400 cattle belonging to Bundy for grazing on federal land without a permit, … Continue reading
Should the Internet, as we know it, have private property status under the authority of the governments of free nations? Or should totalitarian governments with no freedom of speech or press — China, Iran, Russia — enjoy equal control over … Continue reading
As President Obama ordered new changes for federal contractor compensation practices in a bid to boost transparency surrounding women’s pay, his top spokesman defended the pay disparities that still exist between men and women working at the White House. The … Continue reading
There’s little to say about the second Fort Hood massacre that wasn’t said about the first. A mad man decided to take his issues first out on other people, then on himself. Mental health professionals and other excuse-mongers will say … Continue reading
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan renewed a fight with Democrats over spending cuts and deficit reduction, unveiling an updated Republican budget plan Tuesday that aims to cut spending by more than $5 trillion over a decade and balance the … Continue reading