Archive for January 2014
Do billionaires get rich by stealing their wealth?
Leftist politicians would have you believe that, but in reality it is very difficult to gain fabulous wealth by stealing it from others. Bernie Madoff got caught long before he got rich by stealing, and today he is penniless. Madoff is not an outlier. In the long run, you can’t get rich by stealing, with…
Read MoreKonnected Kronies
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Read MoreThe curse of social engineering and dark-age economic policies
Professor Donald Boudreaux of George Mason University, in what seems to be a response to Obama’s State of the Union Speech: … just as peddlers of snake oil, Ponzi schemes, sugar tablets labeled ‘diet pill,’ and penis-enlargement treatments do personally profit from their victims’ gullibility, superstitions, and desire to believe that reality can be suspended,…
Read MoreCato Institute Response to State of the Union Speech
Utah Senator Mike Lee gives Tea Party response to state of the union speech
For some reason the first 20 seconds are silent, but Senator’s Lee’s response begins at about 23 seconds in.
Read MoreDinesh D’Souza’s “America”
Foreign donations to American political campaigns are illegal under Federal campaign finance laws. The Obama campaign turned off the security features on credit card donations that were designed to catch foreign donations and prevent them from being processed. This enabled the Obama campaign to hide about $1 million dollars in foreign donations. It was caught…
Read MoreNegroes and the Gun
In the 19th Century Frederick Douglass advised that a good revolver was the best defense to fugitive slave catchers. Gun control laws in America were born out of the desire of the Klu Klux Klan after the Civil War to prevent newly freed slaves from having access to firearms. In this book Nicholas J. Johnson,…
Read MoreQuote to keep in mind for the State of the Union show
Inequality is an obsession of the Left because it allows them to blame everyone’s troubles on someone else. — thefederalist.com
Read MoreRand Paul on the Democrats and the “war on women”
On Meet the Press this morning with David Gregory, Rand Paul discusses who is really conducting a “war on women.” Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Other Republicans should watch Rand Paul and learn. He’s really good and taking questions from media types like David Gregory, questions intended to…
Read More“that all men are created equal,…”
Those words in the Declaration of Independence define the principle that all men stand equal before the law. It’s the ideal that made the United States of America exceptional in the history of human civilization. We don’t have kings or queens or dukes or lords. All people are entitled to equal treatment under the law.…
Read MoreHow to get a ring off a swollen finger
So where do you get an oxygen mask strap? Off an oxygen mask, I guess. Here’s a cheap one, $4.48.
Read MoreRush Limbaugh breaks “earth shattering” news ignored by the media
The news is not so earth shattering if you’re a conservative because you know that conservative governance works every time it’s tried. It lowers the cost of government, expands individual liberty and generally makes life better for everyone poor, middle or rich.
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