What’s the real definition of socialism? How is it distinct from regulation and a social welfare state? Why are intellectuals still enamored of a system that brought us Stalin, Hitler, and more recently Hugo Chavez and Kim Jong-Il? And what
by Reason TV18 May 2011, 7:04 PM PST0
By now, you’ve all seen it. Gawker has reported on it, as has Huffington Post and Jake Tapper, among others. It was tweeted this afternoon from the official Secret Service Twitter account and subsequently deleted by its author. But Twitter
by Liberty Chick18 May 2011, 4:01 PM PST0
Pennsylvania and Texas are finally investigating abortion clinics that allegedly have violations and that’s a healthy sign, but what is Louisiana waiting for? I’ve been told that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is a good man and there’s even been some
by Alicia Colon18 May 2011, 3:38 PM PST0
The free market needs a moral defense. Today, free market capitalism is under attack more than any other time in our nation’s history, whether the target is Wall Street, oil companies, or as Annie Leonard would have it, our whole
by The Atlas Network18 May 2011, 2:46 PM PST0
It’s not often that the outcome of a protest could be a life or death decision, but that is the position that thousands of women with breast cancer find themselves thanks to a proposal by the Food and Drug Administration
by Capitol Confidential18 May 2011, 2:12 PM PST0
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is the latest school doing everything they can to shut down and silence any conservative voice on campus. I am an alumnus of this school who luckily had great teachers while acquiring a major in film
by Chris Yogerst18 May 2011, 1:03 PM PST0
President Obama bypassed Congressional approval when, on July 19, 2010, he signed Executive Order 13547 – Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes . On June 12, 2009 he established the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force and
by Laura Rambeau Lee18 May 2011, 12:01 PM PST0
The Recall Dave Hansen Committee went to court Monday seeking an injunction against the state Democratic Party. People who had signed the petition said they were receiving harassing phone calls from the party. The judge sided with the Democratic Party
by Brett Healy18 May 2011, 11:07 AM PST0
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets051811.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Pejman Yousefzadeh and Elizabeth Blackney to discuss how the Fed’s monetary policy has created a two tier economy and
by The New Ledger18 May 2011, 10:33 AM PST0
Republican Presidential contenders are melting like tourists on the Vegas Strip, without sunscreen, on a 117 degree day in July. Doesn’t anyone in the GOP actually want to run against the worst President in modern American history? It can’t be
by Wayne Allyn Root18 May 2011, 9:37 AM PST0
The Wall Street Journal has a long piece about the prospect of using the state to move part of the U.S. transportation fleet from oil-derived fuels to natural gas. It gives prominent voice to the massive public affairs campaign of
by Christopher C. Horner18 May 2011, 8:01 AM PST0
Politics makes strange bedfellows. Witness the latest liaison, with Cellular South’s CEO, Hu Meena, and his new partnership with the NoTakeOver Project – a coalition of professional misanthropes that wants to stop the AT&T / T-Mobile merger at any cost.
by Mike Wendy18 May 2011, 7:02 AM PST0
From the Associated Press: GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista were hit with glittery confetti by a protester Tuesday during the couple’s appearance at a book-signing. The man approached the Gingriches during the signing at a downtown
by Publius18 May 2011, 6:04 AM PST0
There are many conservative teachers sounding the alarm about the hijacking of their profession and the radicalization of school curriculums by left-wing union leaders. Exhibit A: Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis saying they’re not teachers but “education workers.” Dean
by Kyle Olson18 May 2011, 4:21 AM PST0
Today, in 1860, Abraham Lincoln won the GOP nomination for President.
by Publius18 May 2011, 12:01 AM PST0