A 57 year old grandfather from the Indian town of Pij, was roughed up by Madison, WI police, for walking on the sidewalk outside his son’s home. Chirag Patel, an engineer for one of the many government contractors in...
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ANY FRIES WITH THAT TANTRUM
I have long believed that there was something in the food at McDonald’s that made people prone to violence if they couldn’t get their McNuggets. It is the behavior of junkies, not gourmands. Apparently, there is something about working...
ECONOMIC TERRORISM
I love reading Louis Woodhill. Today’s column contained a few gems. This: The notion that handing out unemployment checks will boost the economy (via fiscal “stimulus”) is pure Keynesian fantasy. Whatever good they may do, unemployment benefits amount to...
ATTACK OF THE SILLY PEOPLE
A nine-year old boy was suspended from school for bringing in a ring with imaginary powers. School officials claimed that the boy’s claim that the ring could make his friends invisible constituted an act of terrorism. When Aiden Steward...
MINIMUM WAGE HIKE KILLS JOBS
For 18 years Borderland Books, a science fiction specialty store located in San Francisco, weathered every economic storm that came its way. The bookstore managed to survive recession, on-line purchasing, electronic books, even a 100% rent increase by a...
UBER DECIDES TO PLAY NICE
The saga of the global technology company, UBER is a study in government regulation and crony capitalism. The New York Times is reporting that Travis Kalanick, CEO of UBER, is changing his tone. Kalanick is going from hard charging,...
SNOWBALLING WHILE BLACK
Remember when having a snowball fight during the winter was fun? Well, not in New Rochelle, N.Y. and not if you are Black. A group of Black youth were having a snowball fight when this New Rochelle Police officer...
NONSENSE REGULATION
As a boy growing up in Denver, I recall that one of the benefits of big winter storms was the opportunity for me to put a few extra dollars in my pocket by shoveling snow for my neighbors. I...
SNUFFING OUT E-CIGS
It is easy to understand why smoking might be banned in a public space, like a restaurant. In such a setting non-smokers are unable to exercise their right NOT to breathe smoke. More difficult to understand is why smoking...
DARREN WILSON TO FACE NO CHARGES
The New York Times is reporting that the U.S. Justice department is preparing a memo recommending that no civil rights charges be filed against Darren Wilson, the Ferguson MO. police officer responsible for the death of black teenager Michael...
THE DAY THE KLAN MET THEIR MATCH
The primary purpose for “we the people” to keep and bear arms (if we so wish) is to protect our freedom. This story provides a perfect illustration of that right in action. The Blacks in this story were not...
LIBERAL RACISM AT MSNBC
It is past time that Liberals be held accountable for the ugliness that proceeds from their mouths. This exchange on MSNBC between La. Governor Bobby Jindal and human rights attorney and regular MSNBC guest, Arsalan Iftikhar is obscene! That...
Ron Paul: Secession Inevitable
It would be nice for the power of the federal government to be reduced to almost nothing and let the states run themselves as they see fit. You could than pick your liberal state or conservative state to live...