Liberty
Working hard toward a better 2021
Joshua Lawson reminds us in a Federalist column that the changing calendar didn’t flip a magical switch. A better 2021 requires effort. [W]hile there’s no iron-clad guarantee that 2021 will…
Individual Responsibility
Education
Worried About Dirty National Parks During Funding Standoff? Then Clean Up After Yourself
Sometimes we forget that if we look in the mirror, we will find common-sense solutions to problems — solutions that don’t rely on government. Case in point: As the funding…
Liberty
Government as Mommy and Daddy?
Professor Richard Ebeling of The Citadel authors a really good piece on the progressive notion that we are all one big ‘family’ and that government plays a key role and…
Liberty
Here’s Another for You KGB Propagandists
What? Do we have a famine or something? Kids get two free meals in primary and secondary school. Now, they get food pantries in college. It goes to show food…
Liberty
The paradox of anti-poverty programs
Oren Cass, who was the Mitt Romney presidential campaign’s domestic-policy director, offers a good synopsis in the latest National Review of a chief obstacle blocking effective anti-poverty measures. [S]imply transferring…
Liberty
The Crux of the Issue
Gov. Bev Perdue encouraged community leaders to find the next big idea to create jobs in North Carolina. Isn’t that the problem? People are trying to rest on their laurels…
Liberty
Socialism brings out the worst in people
In response to Politco’s question — whether Obama or the GOP is really serious about cutting government spending — Cato’s Roger Pilon offers this excellent response: With uncontrolled deficits well…
Liberty
Yes It’s a Problem, No the Government Can’t Fix It
Perhaps one day legislators and government officials will finally accept that people are people. That means that, no matter how sincere the intentions, pouring all the money we can print…
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Sad Story, Wrong University Response
Last month the mom of a UNC Chapel Hill student fell from a dorm-room bunk bed and died from the head injury — an awful and sad accident. I hope…
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“No Government Can Keep Your Food Safe”
As a big Alton Brown fan, I’ll give two-and-three-quarters cheers to the message the Food Network star delivered at the National History Museum this week. Brown said that the federal…
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The Racist To the Not Too Swift
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is concerned vitriol like, “You lie!” could incite murders. The logic goes something like this: I love liberty. I love personal empowerment. Our government is supposed…
Liberty
A salute to our Michael Moore
Our colleague wrote yesterday in praise of the entrepreneurial spirit and entrepreneurs, in part noting the following: Over the last few years in America, there has been a shift in…