The Grasping Hand

The modern democratic state pillages its productive citizens.

What Republicans Lack

The homework that’s necessary for the next match.

Heather Mac Donald: A Crime Theory Demolished – WSJ.com

The recession of 2008-09 has undercut one of the most destructive social theories that came out of the 1960s: the idea that the root cause of crime lies in income inequality and social injustice. As the economy started shedding jobs in 2008, criminologists and pundits predicted that crime would shoot up, since poverty, as the [...]

49 Years Of Leftist Policies: Detroit In Ruins

Comedian Steven Crowder gives a shocking overview of what 49 years of leftists policies can do to a formerly booming American city.
Detroit used to be a productive, vibrant city. It used to have the highest median household income in the country.  Then, along came the government. Starting in 1961 with the Model Cities Program, and [...]

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How Obamacare Will Hurt Young People – by Dick Morris

Under 30? Get ready to pay.

Emperor Obama’s Health Bill Has No Clothes – by Dick Morris

ObamaCare has been stripped of its most pernicious features.

Jim Manzi: Keeping America’s Edge – National Affairs

The United States is in a tough spot. As we dig ourselves out from a serious financial crisis and a deep recession, our very efforts to recover are exacerbating much more fundamental problems that our country has let fester for too long. Beyond our short-term worries, and behind many of today’s political debates, lurks the [...]

Collector Conservatism, Part 3: The Consequence You Never Saw Coming

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As the economy continues to slip towards the cliff-edge, financial institutions are becoming ever-more skittish about their bottom lines. In the December 5 Naples (Fl) Daily News, an attorney who represents homeowners’ associations takes off the gloves and lists all the remedies available to creditors [...]

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