Politics & Rights
Politics & Rights
In Fight for Property Rights, Institute for Justice Tops “Pyramid of Moral Endurance”
Ari Armstrong March 4, 2012
The Supreme Court slapped the faces of property owners in its 2005 Kelo v. New London decision. As the Institute for Justice (IJ) reviews: Susette Kelo dreamed of owning a home that looked out over the water. She purchased and lovingly restored her little pink house [in a neighborhood of…
History, Politics & Rights, Science & Technology
Elizabeth Price Foley: The Implication of the Individual Mandate is Unlimited
Joshua Lipana March 3, 2012
In a brief video, constitutional law professor Elizabeth Price Foley discusses the Institute for Justice’s amicus brief, which she co-authored, on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) for the U.S. Supreme Court. Here’s an excerpt: It’s always been the case under Anglo-American law that contracts have to be…
Politics & Rights
Bureaucrats Demand You Stop Smoking... and Stop Not Smoking, Too
Ryan Krause March 3, 2012
Frequent and prolonged use of cigarettes has been conclusively linked to significantly increased risk of cancer, heart disease, and a host of other dangerous and unseemly health problems. Governments have seized on this fact as a license to tax, regulate, and slowly criminalize tobacco. Some argue that government is justified…
Politics & Rights, Science & Technology
Limbaugh’s “Slut” Comment Typifies the Wrongs of the Right
Ari Armstrong March 2, 2012
Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke advocated the federal government’s requirement that insurance companies provide “free” birth control, arguing that, without it, women "struggle financially" and feel “powerless.” In response, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh called Fluke a “slut,” the New York Daily News reports. Fluke fired back, saying Limbaugh’s “language…
Politics & Rights
Geithner and “Progressives” Favor Expanded Involuntary Servitude
Ari Armstrong March 1, 2012
The Founders did not say that Americans have the “privilege” of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; the Founders recognized that Americans have an inalienable right to those things. Yet Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner claims the federal government should forcibly confiscate more wealth from some citizens, as this is…
Politics & Rights
Judge Tosses Rights-Violating Cigarette Labels
Ari Armstrong March 1, 2012
Every adult knows that smoking too many cigarettes can lead to serious health consequences (as can over-consumption of countless other things). Adults, however, have a right to make decisions for themselves, and businessmen have a right to market their products as they see fit, so long as they do not…
Economics, Politics & Rights
Jason Calacanis Nails It
Daniel Wahl February 29, 2012
In his latest email to subscribers, Jason Calacanis pondered: Anyone who . . . used Groupon, Farmville, Facebook, Angry Birds or LinkedIn in the first year knew they were good investments and should have been allowed to invest. Only the rich were allowed to invest. How is that fair? It’s…
Philosophy, Politics & Rights
“Zombie Mohammed” Case Shows Western Capitulation to Islamist Barbarism
Ari Armstrong February 28, 2012
A free society recognizes the right of each person to profess his beliefs—no matter how controversial—so long as he does not physically harm (or threaten) others or their property. The government of a free society stops and criminally charges anyone who forcibly interferes with another’s free expression. But last Halloween…
Politics & Rights
Iran Speeding Up Nuclear Work; Solution Remains the Same
Joshua Lipana February 28, 2012
According to the Associated Press, the International Atomic Energy Agency (a branch of the United Nations) said in a confidential report that “Iran has rapidly ramped up production of higher-grade enriched uranium over the last four months.” The AP notes that this “feeds concerns about how quickly the Islamic republic…
Politics & Rights
Iranian Regime Renews Threat Against Israel; Solution Remains the Same
Joshua Lipana February 27, 2012
A senior Israeli official is warning of new attacks by Iran and Hezbollah on Israelis overseas, advising Israelis to be vigilant. The Iranian regime has long expressed its desire to destroy Israel, and continues to sponsor various anti-Israeli terrorist organizations that have murdered Israelis, and aim to murder more. This threat,…