Word Watch – July 2010
The big political news of May 6 was the British people’s vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his Labour Party. The …
Category: Features
Presumption of Competence
A core principle of the nanny state is that people do not know their best interests and must be treated like children, with the state …
Pension Deficit Disorder
With the passage of Obamacare, organized labor now feels invincible. Like a randy roué jacked up on Viagra, Big Labor has been trying to screw …
Zoophobia
“Honey, I was pulled over by a zookeeper this morning,” Mary sobbed. Her husband Simon carefully put down his bottle of soy soda and gave …
Greek to Them
Arrangements are underway to rescue the Greek government from its crushing debt. Allowing a member of the European Union and euro area to fail, so …
The Books of Summer
Every summer, Liberty assembles a group of editors and contributors to recommend books that other readers might want to take to the beach, the mountains, …
Planeteers
“Oceans” is the second of an annual Earth Day movie release by Disney Studio’s new Disneynature label. The series is designed to draw attention to …
The Price of Success
The Southern Poverty Law Center is an Alabama-based political advocacy law firm that did some ground-breaking legal work in the 1970s. Its founder, Morris Dees, …
A Land Far, Far Away
Like countless other Americans, I watched the so-called “epic” History Channel docudrama, “America, The Story of Us.” I suspect that, like me, other viewers of …
What Is It Good For
As we approach the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War, and we find ourselves knee-deep in fresh military adventures, Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, his spiritual …