What is a Right?

by Andrew Napolitano In the continually harsh public discourse over the Presidentรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs proposals for federally-managed healthcare, the Big Government progressives in both the Democratic and the Republican parties have been trying to trick us. These folks, who really...

The Welfare State Corrupts Absolutely

by Sheldon Richman, The Freeman Letรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs begin at the beginning. Medical care is not a free good found in nature. Of course, no one really thinks it is. But that doesnรขโ‚ฌโ„ขt keep most people from wanting to pretend otherwise, and the current institutional setting makes...

Healthcare is a Good, Not a Right

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...

Interview with Tea Party Patriots Live

Phil Russo and Jason Hoyt of TeaPartyPatriotsLive.com (660 WORL-AM: Orlando, FL), interview Michael Boldin on the 10th Amendment, the nature of rights vs privileges, enumerated and implied powers, the proper role of the federal government, real ID, nullification, and...