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The Ferguson Feeding Frenzy

The most poisonous “-ism” now infecting Ferguson, Missouri, is not virulent racism. It’s viral narcissism. Over the past two weeks, the impoverished St. Louis County suburb has become a magnet for self-absorbed publicity seekers of all colors and agendas. Perhaps the most repulsive species on display in Ferguson is the Journalisto Vanitatis. This breed of […]

Policing a Riot

Libertarians warned for years that government is force, that government always grows and that America’s police have become too much like an occupying army. We get accused of being paranoid, but we look less paranoid after heavily armed police in Ferguson, Missouri, tear gassed peaceful protesters, arrested journalists and stopped some journalists from entering the […]

Tuition Pays for This

According to College Board, average tuition and fees for the 2013-14 school year totaled $30,094 at private colleges, $8,893 for in-state residents at public colleges and $22,203 for out-of-state residents. Many schools, such as Columbia University and George Washington University, charge yearly tuition and fees close to $50,000. Faced with the increasing costs of higher […]

Americans Sick of Government Regulation

Most Americans want government off their back. A whopping 59 percent say they’d like to send a “leave me alone” message to Washington, whereas only 32 percent say their message is “lend me a hand.” People are fed up with government’s bossing them around. This, according to an Aug. 14 Fox News poll of registered […]

The Great Racial Disconnect on Police

On Monday, Rasmussen released a poll of Americans regarding the guilt or innocence of Officer Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot unarmed 18-year-old black man Michael Brown six times in Ferguson, Missouri. Those polls show that 57 percent of black adults think that Wilson should be found guilty of murder; 56 percent of whites, […]

Hackers are after more than just personal info

A cyberattack on Community Health Systems Inc., a private hospital network, in April and June resulted in the theft of non-medical data of 4.5 million Americans, including names, addresses, birthdates, phone numbers and Social Security numbers, according to a new Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The attacks were attributed to Chinese hackers. There’s justification for […]

In Ferguson, a race to be wrong

The events in Ferguson, Missouri, have launched a familiar spectacle: the race to be wrong first. Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African-American man, was shot by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. The Washington Post had more on the story about what one witness called an “execution-style slaying”: “Lawyer Freeman Bosley Jr. said Dorian Johnson, a friend […]

Citing Normalized Relations, Obama Lifts Ban on Libyans From US Flight Schools and Nuke Studies

Because everything is cool in Libya, right? To the horror of many in Congress, President Obama has reportedly ordered lifted the 31-year ban preventing Libyan nationals from attending flight schools and studying nuclear science in the United States. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s recent directive reports, “The United States Government and the Government of […]

UN Head Issues Letter, Says Police Must “Exercise Restraint” When Dealing With Looters in Ferguson

Having solved all the other problems in the world, the United Nations focuses on Missouri: (Reuters) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on U.S. authorities on Monday to ensure the protection of the rights of protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, where there have been demonstrations and rioting over the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black […]

Crime and Character in New York and Phoenix

New York and Phoenix demonstrate the difference between people made small by Big Government, and people made large by freedom. Two recent stories are illustrative. An assault in New York: A Bronx woman who was being beaten and about to be knifed by her abusive boyfriend desperately pounded on a neighbor’s door and screamed for […]

Is There a Sociopath in the White House?

Obama is fiddling while our country burns — literally. He is taking vacation after vacation while things get worse and worse for America, leading the question to be asked: is Obama a sociopath? There was (and continues to be) major rioting in Ferguson, Missouri… there are still no jobs for middle class Americans… our Southern […]

Nanny State: Mom Arrested For Swearing in Front of Her Kids

Once upon a time, in the United States of America, we used to have this really amazing thing called “freedom of speech”. Apparently we don’t anymore, judging by the case of Danielle Wolf, a mother who was arrested for the horrific crime of dropping an f-bomb in front of her kids. WJBF-TV ABC 6 Augusta-Aiken […]

Salon: Say, Those Obamacare Court Rulings Could Be Dangerous To Ocare

Salon’s Jonathan Siegel is in a frenzy Obamacare’s grave danger: Here’s how a future GOP president could kill it Remember those conflicting court rulings about the ACA? Even the favorable one allows a president to interpret it In passing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (also known as “Obamacare”), Congress made a minor mistake […]

Over A Dozen Witnesses Back Ferguson Police Officer’s Account

We’re obviously still at the “he said she said” point of the investigation, yet, this information seems that it would be important enough that it would be featured in more news outlets other than The Daily Caller. Mind you, this is just a preliminary report According to a preliminary report from a St. Louis Post-Dispatch […]

Random Thoughts

Random thoughts on the passing scene: I don’t know why we are spending our hard-earned money paying taxes to support a criminal justice system, when issues of guilt and innocence are being determined on television — and even punishment is being meted out by CNN’s showing the home and address of the policeman accused in […]