Mexican soap operas may not be at the top of the list of threats to the U.S., but it seems they’re at least on the list. How do I know? Because of a bill introduced by Texas Senator Kay Bailey…
Congressmen are notoriously confused by technology issues. A few years ago, Sen. Ted Stevens took up the issue of net neutrality. Then the chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, he explained to a no-doubt rapt Congressional audience that the…
Heritage's Ronald Utt surveys the whole subprime shebang and, as expected, comes out shaking his head. The whole thing is worth reading, but here's the bottom line: In response to the threat of a financial market panic that could contribute…
Brendan Steinhauser points us to this USA Today report on McCain's plans for hard-hitting free-trade advocacy in Youngstown, Ohio. From a policy perspective, it certainly seems his advisers are saying all the right things. McCain, however, is prepared to argue the…
In her Pennsylvania victory speech, Hillary Clinton just said that she's the candidate who is fighting for everyone struggling to pay for the high price of gas. Yet she's also the candidate who not long ago declared that she would…
Earth Day is today. I know this because Google’s logo has been decked out in leafy greens, because Whole Foods, not content to celebrate a mere day, is celebrating Earth Month in both its stores and on its website, and…
As I noted at FreedomTalks last week, John McCain — not always a favorite amongst the free-market crowd — has recieved high marks from economic conservatives for his health care proposals. Cato’s Michael Tanner has said that what McCain proposes…
No, it's not a gag, an April Fool's joke, or an Onion article. And even I, long a hardened cynic about all things nanny state, have a hard time believing it. But it appears to be true: The EU looks…
The Bush administration is often accused of ignoring science, or, more accurately, waging war on it, and chief among the charges is its response — or lack thereof — to climate change. The outcry has been tremendous. We’ve seen lamentations…
“I am a great friend of public amusements, for they keep people from vice.” — Samuel Johnson It’s been said that America has a lot in common with ancient Rome, but one key difference is that we no longer feed…