Eric Peters: Rebalancing The Scales

We are peculiarly at the mercy of police.      Which goes a long way toward explaining why police are increasingly merciless. After all, they can get away with it. Physically. Financially. Legally. Consider: You are walking down the street, minding your business. A citizen accosts you. He physically assaults you. You have every legal right to defend  ... MORE

The Academic Mob Silences Free Speech, Again

A Washington Times editorial. Inconvenient truths not welcomed. Arithmetic continues to be a puzzle in certain precincts of academia. Scripps College, an all-female school in Claremont, Calif., founded on the principle that “the paramount obligation of a college is to develop in its students the ability to think clearly and independently,”    ... MORE

VIDEO: John Hasnas - The Myth Of The Rule Of Law

30 Ways To Avoid The Penalty For Not Buying ObamaCare

by Krystal Steinmetz.     Tens of millions of Americans without health insurance risk being fined by the IRS as part of the Affordable Care Act, which imposes a tax penalty on those who didn’t purchase medical insurance. But tax experts say up to 20 million people are eligible for a waiver. According to Inuit, maker of TurboTax, there are 30     ... MORE

Horror Of Horrors! Jimmy Carter Identifies Obama As Wimp

by Alex Seitz-Wald.     Another day, another defection from a high-profile Democrat on President Obama’s approach to combating the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). And the latest apostasy must be particularly painful for the White House considering its source, Jimmy Carter, a former Democratic president who supported Obama over Hillary   ... MORE

VIDEO: The Transparency Of Our Public Servants


Senator Harry Reid is asked how he got rich on a government salary.

This 29-Year-Old Is Choosing to End Her Own Life on Nov. 1

by Hillary White.     An affirmation of self-ownership. Brittany Maynard plans on celebrating her husband's Oct. 30 birthday, and then just two days later, she will pass on quietly in her Oregon home, with a close friend and immediate family at her side. "There is not a cell in my body that is suicidal or that wants to die," she told People. "I want to live.  ... MORE

5-Year Old Girl Points Crayon at Classmate; Government School Makes Her Sign Contract Promising Not to Kill

by Robby Soave. The relentless march of government nitwittery. NBC NewsStories of public schools dishing out ridiculous punishments to students who did absolutely nothing wrong generally fail to shock me at this point. They have to clear a very high bar of absurdity to be even noteworthy, given how common they are. Okay, brace       ... MORE