Arrest of Koran-Burning Pastor Terry Jones Brings Freedom of Speech Into Focus


There may have been a legitimate reason to object to Pastor Terry Jones planned protest of a mosque in Dearborn, Michigan. But it wasn’t the one used to justify his arrest.

Raise the Roof: Jacking Up the Debt Ceiling Is Ghetto Fabulous


We’ve all known people who just couldn’t handle money. It’s bad enough when it’s a friend or family member. Unfortunately, we’ve got a federal government just as ghetto.

Echoes of the Tea Party Louder Than Whining Over Ryan Budget


If Paul Ryan’s budget is so unpopular, why aren’t people confronting congressmen on Easter break the way they did over Obamacare during the August 2009 recess?

Taking a Page from Islamists’ Playbook, Anti-Tea Party Radical Demands Beheading of Business Owners and Conservatives


A speaker at an anti-Tea Party rally dubbed “Make Them Pay,” advocated terroristic threats against businessmen and Republicans.

The New Abolitionist: Dragging the Left to a Moral Argument


Imagine an argument for the abolition of slavery based not upon natural law and fundamental human rights, but whether slavery is an effective means of production. Such an abolitionist might say, “Slaves cannot be relied upon to produce all that the country requires.” The subsequent debate would then center around the efficiency of slavery, rather than its morality.

“Anti-Islam Extremist” Begs You to Read the Koran


Would you believe me if I told you I attended a bible conference where an Egyptian-born minister sold dozens of Korans to eagerly awaiting Christians?

As Taxpayers Cough Up Dough, Government Unions Demand More


In Minnesota, residents rushing to postmark last minute tax forms will be subjected to a leaflet campaign organized by government unions.

iPad of Evil: Jesse Jackson Jr.’s War on Wealth Creation


Congressman Jessie Jackson Jr.: Is the iPad’s efficiency worth undercutting the paper industry?

Charles Payne at the DHFC West Coast Retreat: The Real Class Struggle Is the Poor Supressing Their Own


Anyone who aspires to greater heights than their peers will tend to meet with indignation. It’s a bizarre herding behavior which a rare breed overcomes on their way toward success.

NRB Challenges the Orthodoxy of Entitlement on NPR


Who says public radio is boring? We spiced it up Monday by injecting the radical concept of blind justice into a debate over the federal budget deal. Called upon to bring the Tea Party perspective to a roundtable discussion on NPR affiliate KCRW’s To the Point, I joined host Warren Olney, Mother Jones’ David Corn, [...]