by Veronique de Rugy. Combating bad ideas would be much easier if they were all backed by ill intent. More often than not, however, the opposite is true, and the worst government policies are enacted with the intention to help. Such is apparently the case with the aggressive campaign by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to ... MORE
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Why Overregulation Of Payday Lenders Is A Bad Idea
by Veronique de Rugy. Combating bad ideas would be much easier if they were all backed by ill intent. More often than not, however, the opposite is true, and the worst government policies are enacted with the intention to help. Such is apparently the case with the aggressive campaign by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to ... MOREWhy Do Free People Need Permission Slips To Die?
by Jacob Sullum. In a CNN essay
published last October, Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old with terminal
brain cancer, explained why she and her husband had moved from
California to Oregon: so she could legally obtain the barbiturates she
would use to kill herself
on November 1. "I would not tell anyone else that he or she should
choose death ... MORECarlos Morales: Abolish Child Protective Services
Revelation of a social worker. Standing in an office while two kids beg me to go back to their home, I begin retreating back into my inner-child. I imagine how I would have felt if I was seven years old and a Child Protective Services (CPS) investigator told me I couldn’t stay with my mom anymore. Their mother had committed the crime of respecting ... MOREBig Government Update:The California Gas Restriction Act Of 2015 Spells The End Of Privacy For California Drivers
Big Brother is watching. The California Gas Restriction Act of 2015, Senate Bill 350, not only is a reckless political agenda but one that will raise costs drastically in California, burden the State with yet more regulations, and eliminate citizens’ privacy. Regulators now have a plan to monitor personal driving data that can be used to enforce gas ... MOREThe Next Front In The War On Religious Freedom
by David Harsanyi. Stop bellyaching about Washington. All the country's best fascists are on your local city council. Not long ago, Colorado became a leader in the fight against religious freedom, when its Civil Rights Commission, self-appointed ministers of justice and theology, decided that a shopkeeper who refuses to participate in a gay ... MOREStephanie Slade: Why I Am A Pro-Life Libertarian
LIFE, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. There's a belief on the American left that says it's impossible to be
both a principled libertarian and a principled pro-lifer—that the two
positions are somehow intellectually incompatible. It's been popping up
more often lately as liberal writers look for ways to criticize Sen.
Rand Paul, as in ... MOREPragmatism Is Impractical In The Long Run
by Jaana Woiceshyn. Pragmatism—compromising principles to achieve goals—is prevalent not just among politicians (think of President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran). It is also a common hazard among business people, many of whom think that to succeed in business you have to compromise principles. It’s OK to compromise honesty and fake a little, ... MOREThe State Of Free Speech In America: Panicked Shopper Sees Nazi And Confederate Geer At Flea Market, Calls 911
by Mary Ellen Godin. Not yet a crime. Local police received a complaint when a shopper discovered Nazi and Confederate merchandise at a popular flea market last weekend, according to Chief William Wright. An officer responded to the Redwood Flea Market on South Turnpike Road Sunday to investigate the report and found Nazi and ... MOREGustavo Arellano: Drop That Snack!
LA's war against people eating what they want. In 1985, legendary food critic Ruth Reichl wrote an essay for the Los Angeles Times that sounded ludicrous then and just pathetic today. She was reviewing Border Grill, a nouveau Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles' ever-hip Melrose district run by Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger—nowadays ... MORESo-Called Public Servants Won't Take No For An Answer
Ah, the census worker. An East Dallas woman is outraged after she claims one U.S. Census worker showed up at her door for a housing survey and would not take “no” for an answer. Sonia Platz said the worker went as far as to camp out in her yard as she waited for Platz to change her mind. “She’s ringing the bell, knocking on the door. And I’m like, ... MOREJeffrey Tucker: Everyone Needs Freedom To Discriminate
What is liberty if not free to choose? Following the Supreme Court decision mandating legal same-sex marriage nationwide, the New York Times tells us that, “gay rights leaders have turned their sights to what they see as the next big battle: obtaining federal, state and local legal protections in employment, housing, commerce and other ... MOREFlamin' Hot Cheetos Are The American Dream
by Katherine Mangu-Ward. I disapprove of what you eat, but I'll defend to the death your right to eat it. The story of Flamin' Hot Cheetos is the story of America. The illegitimate offspring of a cheese puff and a Dorito, the snacks are a triumph of food science. With their finger-staining red pigment, infinite shelf life, sui generis squiggly shape, ... MOREDavid Hansnyi: The Trans Fat Ban Is Worse Than You Think
Why stop there? The Food and Drug Administration issued a final decision this week,
giving the food industry three years to phase out bad trans fats, still
used in a wide variety of products, such as Pillsbury's Ready To Bake
cookies and cake frosting. Now, if you're ingesting large quantities of
either, perhaps partially hydrogenated oils aren't your biggest ... MORESteve Chapman: San Francisco Vs Soft Drinks
Politicians want to be your conservators. Its for your own good of course. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has something it wants to say: Fizzy sugar water can make you fat and rot your teeth. 'll pause while you pick yourself off the floor, where you landed in shock at this blinding revelation. Until now, you have probably been pouring ... MORE
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