First NDAA; Now Enemy Expatriation Act(0)
This bill would give the US government the power to strip Americans of their citizenship without being convicted
Tag archive for ‘statism’
G-20 Summit: Obama Should Declare the Welfare State Bankrupt(0)
Air Force One winged its way to another exotic destination last night. When President Obama arrives at the posh seaside resort in Cannes, France, for the latest meeting of the G-20 today, he should ignore all the fluff put forth by French President and G-20 host Nicolas Sarkozy—a prescription of higher taxes, expanded regulation, and more statism (especially for developing countries) will not solve the EU debt crisis. As Heritage’s Nile Gardiner writes in an op-ed, and as many others have written, the U.S. and European debt crises cannot be … More
Losing Economic Freedom: U.K. Riots and the Moral Hazard of Dependency(0)
People have been shocked by the images of destruction and violence coming out of Great Britain in the past few days. But if they tracked the steady loss of freedom and the simultaneous rise in the number of Britons dependent on the largesse of the state over the past few years, they should not be surprised. The Heritage Foundation’s annual Index of Economic Freedom documents a steady decline in U.K. scores since 2006. British freedom has been dragged down by heavy government spending. Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s deficits to … More
The Return of the Forgotten Man?(0)
During the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt promised to act in the name of “the forgotten man,” that is, the poor man, the old man, the man “at the bottom of the economic pyramid” in need of government help. Amity Shaels explained that FDR redefined the forgotten man and his plight. “As soon as A…
Nullification: A Lesson from Massachusetts History(0)
The philosophical ideas that would give rise to the protections granted in the Tenth Amendment were present before the Revolutionary War even started.
The Federal Courts are Complicit(0)
As this ruling and its antecedents clearly demonstrate, the courts offer no hope as they have tied their wagons to the horses of tyranny running roughshod over our Constitution.
Fear-Mongering from the Left and the Right(0)
It’s time for both sides to start imagining what they fear most: What if government did nothing?
Breaking News: DISCLOSE Vote Today!(0)
By Tim ShoemakerThe Hill reports that Senate Democrats will once again attempt to shove the First Amendment-shredding DISCLOSE Act (a.k.a. The Establishment Protection Act) down our throats. A top spokesman for Harry Reid, Jim Manley, tweeted thi…
Christianity vs. Statism(0)
By Anthony GregoryAlthough many believe that either rightwing warfarism or leftwing welfarism is tied up in Christian ethics, this is a tragic contradiction and logical fallacy. See David Theroux’s fascinating three-part series on the relationship betw…
We Want to Speak Truth to the Supreme Court(0)
We need your help to join an amicus brief to the Supreme Court arguing that the right to keep and bear arms is not only a right to self-defense against criminals, but also against tyrannical government. If you want the Supreme Court to hear this argument please make a tax-deductible contribution for this purpose to…