Judge reinstates federal kidnapping powers

NEW YORK  (Sept. 18, 2012) – A federal appeals judge restored the government’s alleged power to kidnap people on American soil and detain them until the end of an endless war. Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Katherine Forrest granted a permanent injunction...

Who May Tax and Spend?

by Walter E. Williams Within the past decade, I’ve written columns titled “Deception 101,” “Stubborn Ignorance” and “Exploiting Public Ignorance,” all explaining which branch of the federal government has taxing and spending...

How GOP Freshmen Voted on Continuing Resolution

Last week, the House passed a continuing resolution that will keep the government funded for the next six months. Republicans and Democrats were eager to avoid a budget fight—and possibly a government shutdown—with little more than a month to go before the elections....

School’s Back in Session

September is here, and you know what that means.  We are, once again, just under two months away from the most crucial presidential election in our history…you know, just like we were four years ago.  And we buy what they sell us every time.  Republicans and...
Ignorance + Depravity = Slavery + Ruin

Ignorance + Depravity = Slavery + Ruin

“But still the people themselves must be the chief support of liberty. While the great body of the freeholders are acquainted with the duties which they owe to their God, to themselves, and to men, they will remain free. But if ignorance and depravity should prevail,...