Editorials

Greenbacks Beat the Greens in Uber-Green California

Marita Noon
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June 17, 2013
If there is anyplace the gang green can expect to get its way, it would surely be California.

Curbing the IRS

Peter Ferrara
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June 15, 2013
Suppose you give your 30-year-old daughter a list of groceries to buy for you and $25 to pay for them. Does your daughter have to report the $25 to the IRS as income?

The Evil of Prior Restraint

Tibor R. Machan
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June 14, 2013
NSA’s excuse for snooping on innocent citizens -- namely, that it can prevent serious harm to us, might even save lives -- is spurious.

Frankenfood? Mutant Wheat Not a Health Threat

Jeff Stier
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June 14, 2013
There’s a new twist in the story of genetically modified wheat discovered growing rogue by an Oregon farmer.

Why We Need ‘Calm’ Approach to Climate Change

Tom Harris
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June 14, 2013
Last month, U.S. Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) hosted an unbiased climate change panel discussion in Fairmont, W.V.

Americans Saw Threat to Freedoms Before Scandals Came To Light

Marc Rotterman
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June 14, 2013
In early April, the American Conservative Union commissioned a National Survey on Privacy and Free Speech.

We Should All Do What We Do Best

David L. Applegate
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June 13, 2013
The more things change the more they stay the same, we suppose, and the tiger does not change its stripes.

Dehumanizing the Opposition

Greg Scandlen
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June 13, 2013
It is a whole lot easier to get people to kill or vilify other people when they think the opposition is less-than-human.

A Guide to the 2013 Medicare Trustees Report

Charles Blahous
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June 13, 2013
Medicare like Social Security faces substantial financing challenges and warrants significant legislative reforms.

Stanek: Political Left and Right Wings Support the Same Bird of Prey

Steve Stanek
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June 13, 2013
We put curtains and drapes over windows and doors to keep people from looking in our houses. It doesn’t matter that we’re doing absolutely nothing wrong. We don’t want people watching us.