Big Government: Strangling Life
by John Stossel There are now 175,000 pages’ worth of federal laws. Local governments add more. I’m not so cynical that I think politicians pass laws just to control us.…
How DOJ abuses antitrust law and harms consumers
by Mark Hendrickson This month, Federal District Judge Denise Cote ruled that Apple Inc. was guilty of collusion and of fixing the price of e-books. The gist of the case is…
Buyer’s Remorse from ObamaCare Backers?
by Seth Mandel One of the key selling points for ObamaCare was President Obama’s repeated promise that if you like your current health insurance plan, you can keep it. This…
Socialism’s Theme Park and Government Run Amok
The fundamental transformation of Detroit is complete, as socialism’s theme park succumbs to government run amok, a reminder that government isn’t the solution to our problems but their cause. The…
The EPA wants government to control how cold your beer can be
Regulation: No longer the stuff of science fiction, a little-noticed change in energy-efficiency requirements for appliances could lead to government controlling the power used in your home and how you set…
IRS targeting of conservatives was directed from D.C.
A D.C.-based supervisor in the IRS’s tax-exempt status division has indicated during interviews with congressional investigators that the targeting was deliberate and not run by rogue agents in Cincinnati. Holly…
Why the IRS IG Stopped with an Audit
by Gerald Walpin Among all the unanswered questions about the IRS’s illegal targeting of conservative organizations, one is most crucial: Who ordered this extreme scrutiny? Amazingly, IRS inspector general J. Russell…
Be careful what you say …
“It is eerily ironic that only days after Obama told students to reject the voices that warn of government abuses and overreaching, it turns out that the Obama Administration has been systematically abusing…
The “idiot” defense
by Jonah Goldberg Although there’s still a great deal to be learned about the scandals and controversies swirling around the White House like so many ominous dorsal fins in the…