"There are men, in all ages, who mean to exercise power usefully; but who mean to exercise it. They mean to govern well; but they mean to govern. They promise to be kind masters; but they mean to be masters." Daniel Webster

Monday, September 30, 2013

Ayn Rand Had a Sense of Humor

Some of her followers not so much.

Sunday, September 29, 2013

Obamacare Myths

Megan McArdle says both supporters and defenders of the law have some beliefs about it that don't stand up to scrutiny.

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Friday, September 27, 2013

Was Kanye West Right?

You have to admit that leather jogging pants don't sound practical.

What About Manfred Mann Songs?

The U.S. Navy says forcing recruits to sing nursery rhymes is hazing.

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Sunday, September 22, 2013

The Most Wanted Wool

Markets have brought one endangered species back from extinction.

Textile Plants Return to the South

Textile jobs, not so much.

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

The College Bill of Rights

FIRE and the Bill of Rights Institute team up to teach students about their rights.

Monday, September 16, 2013

16 Tweets

That's how many made racist complaints about the new Miss America. But from the way the media covered it you'd think there were thousands.

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Visit to the Doctor or Interrogation

Betsy McCaughey says that thanks to federal health care reform there may soon be little difference.

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Friday, September 13, 2013

The Real Live "Glee"?

A high school in Levittown, Pennsylvania, as a remarkable drama program.

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Thank You, Jenny McCarthy

The United States is looking at its largest number of measles cases in years because so many parents refuse to vaccinate their children.

Unfair to Paul Krugman?

No.

Friday, September 6, 2013

Where Are the Anti-War Celebrities?

Buzzfeed fears they may have been kidnapped.

Mean Old Man

IF John McCain had been elected president, we'd be at war with half the world by now.

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Meanwhile in Libya

Things aren't going well.

What Did You Say?

Rand Paul introduced a resolution saying that the President would violate the Constitution if he attacks another country without prior authorization by Congress. The words of the resolution are President Obama's own, taken from a 2007 interview.

Monday, September 2, 2013

Sunday, September 1, 2013

The Tao of Ayn Rand

The Spectator looks at the appeal of Rand's novels.