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by Rep. Ron Paul Political philosopher Richard Weaver famously and correctly stated that ideas have consequences. Take for example ideas about rights versus goods. Natural law states that people have rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. A good is...
by Sheldon Richman, Foundation for Economic Education In the debate over medical reform, everyone can find a public-opinion poll to support his or her position. Robert Reich, who favors deeper government involvement in health care than we already have, wrote recently,...
by Rob Natelson, Electric City Weblog Government agencies and pressure groups campaigning for more taxpayer money can create a fictitious “history†almost overnight. First, they make some claim about how something has been recognized since (whenever), and before...
by Jake Towne Much of what our federal government is doing right now is not just illegal and unconstitutional, it’s also just plain stupid. How about using some “Common Sense”? This short piece will describe “50 Laboratories” model using...
A new poll from NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health finds that a whopping 59 percent of Americans support punishing people for choosing to not get health insurance. NPR Reports: When asked whether they would support a broad...
