Politics & Rights
Politics & Rights
Fonda’s Call to Censor Limbaugh Stems from Government Control of Airwaves
Ari Armstrong March 14, 2012
Although I may disagree with what Rush Limbaugh says, I will defend to the death his right to say it. That sentiment, inspired by Voltaire, is the proper attitude to take with respect to anyone with whom one disagrees. But in an article recently published by CNN, Jane Fonda, Robin…
Politics & Rights, Science & Technology
Obama Administration Cuts Illegitimate Program, Conservatives Complain
Ari Armstrong March 12, 2012
The Obama administration finally found a program it is willing to cut, albeit a tiny one. However, the administration is facing opposition to this reduction by. . . conservatives. As the Washington Times reports, the U.S. government has spent around $2 million per year to facilitate the “adoption” of so-called…
Politics & Rights
Kudos to the Colorado Supreme Court for Upholding Concealed Carry On “Public” Campuses
Ari Armstrong March 11, 2012
Should college students with a permit to carry concealed handguns be legally allowed to carry a gun on campus? On campuses subsidized by taxpayers, they should—subject, of course, to the state’s restrictions on use and trade, prohibition of menacing, and the like. Recently the Colorado Supreme Court correctly overturned the…
Politics & Rights
Justice Department Unjustly Attacks Apple
Ari Armstrong March 11, 2012
Few things could better illustrate the deep corruption of U.S. law than the Department of Justice’s grotesquely unjust assault on Apple, one of America’s most beloved and most successful companies. What is Apple’s alleged crime? It is contracting voluntarily with willing publishers to sell digital books to willing customers, thereby…
Politics & Rights
Hope and Help for Africa Rests with Embrace and Example of Rights
Ari Armstrong March 10, 2012
In less than a week the “Kony 2012” video produced by the California charity Invisible Children racked up over 60 million YouTube views. While the video reminds us what a brutal hellhole much of Africa remains, it attacks the wrong problem and offers the wrong solution. No doubt the subject…
Good Living, Philosophy, Politics & Rights
Andrew Breitbart’s “So?”—A Great Question and Now a Worthy Charity
Craig Biddle March 9, 2012
[caption id="attachment_92906" align="alignnone" width="720"] Image by Gage Skidmore[/caption] The night after Andrew Breitbart died, I watched an episode of Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld in which Gavin McInnes told a delightful story about Breitbart. In an earlier episode of Red Eye, Gutfeld and McInnes had been mocking the idea of Donald…
Politics & Rights
Absurd Bill Sought to Ban “Discrimination” Against Raunchy Biker Attire
Ari Armstrong March 8, 2012
If you own a fine restaurant, should you be free to require diners to wear a jacket and dress slacks? If you own a night club, should you be able to admit only patrons with fashionable attire? How about if you own a convenience store? Should you be free to…
Politics & Rights
Judge Nixes Maryland’s Rights-Violating Handgun Restrictions
Ari Armstrong March 6, 2012
If you have the right to do something, you shouldn’t need to provide the government with a “good and substantial reason” to exercise that right. You shouldn’t need to plead with bureaucrats to publish the book of your choice, marry the consenting spouse of your choice, or pursue the career…
Politics & Rights
Why the Outrage Over Welfare for Strip Clubs?
Ari Armstrong March 5, 2012
Welfare recipients are spending our money at strip clubs, liquor stores, casinos, and amusement parks. Granted, this is outrageous, but it is not the fundamental injustice at hand. Colorado’s 9News recently published a report detailing unorthodox uses of the state’s welfare system. The station investigated transactions “involving Colorado Quest cards,…
Politics & Rights
“Hate Crime” Laws are Gateways for Censorship and Statism
Michael A. LaFerrara March 5, 2012
A criminal trial stemming from a 2010 incident that drew national attention began in New Brunswick, NJ on February 24, 2012. The defendant, Dharun Ravi, allegedly spied on his Rutgers college roommate Tyler Clementi with another man via webcam, and subsequently distributed the recordings via Twitter. The prosecution claims that Ravi…