Politics & Rights
Economics, Politics & Rights
Contra Occupiers, Profits Embody Justice
Ari Armstrong December 2, 2011
According to various Occupy Wall Street protesters, profits hurt people and constitute injustice. For example, an Orange County protester held a sign reading, “People Before Profits”; he told Alex Epstein of the Center for Industrial Progress, “I think people’s interests [should] always come first.” I interviewed a Zuccotti Park Occupier…
Politics & Rights
A Pledge for GOP Presidential Contenders: Repudiate the U.N. Wholesale
Joshua Lipana November 28, 2011
The Associated Press observes that “bashing” the United Nations has become popular among Republican presidential candidates, and that it “seldom fails as an applause line,” meaning such rhetoric resonates with voters. Mitt Romney says the U.N. too often becomes a forum for tyrants when it should promote democracy and human…
Politics & Rights
Spain Ousts Socialists—Will Spaniards Seize Opportunity for Freedom?
Joshua Lipana November 23, 2011
Since becoming the governing party in 2004, socialists in Spain have expanded unemployment to 21 percent, accumulated mountains of debt, and pushed Spain’s economy to the brink of collapse. Fortunately, their rule has ended. The Popular Party—described by many as “center-right”—unseated the socialists in a recent election, winning an absolute…
Politics & Rights, Reviews
Review: Capitalist Solutions, by Andrew Bernstein
Ari Armstrong November 20, 2011
Ari Armstrong reviews Capitalist Solutions: A Philosophy of American Moral Dilemmas, by Andrew Bernstein.
Politics & Rights, Reviews
Review: The Right to Earn a Living, by Timothy Sandefur
Loribeth Kowalski November 20, 2011
Loribeth Kowalski reviews The Right to Earn a Living: Economic Freedom and the Law, by Timothy Sandefur.
Politics & Rights, Reviews
Review: Disabling America, by Greg Perry
Joshua Lipana November 20, 2011
Joshua Lipana reviews Disabling America: The Unintended Consequences of the Government’s Protection of the Handicapped, by Greg Perry.
Politics & Rights, Reviews
Review: American Individualism, by Margaret Hoover
Michael A. LaFerrara November 20, 2011
Michael A. LaFerrara reviews American Individualism—How a New Generation of Conservatives Can Save the Republican Party, by Margaret Hoover.
Politics & Rights
The Assault on Abortion Rights Undermines All Our Liberties
Diana Hsieh and Ari Armstrong
Surveys the expanding efforts to outlaw abortion in America, examines the facts that give rise to a woman’s right to abortion, and shows why the assault on this right is an assault on all our rights.
Politics & Rights
The American Right, the Purpose of Government, and the Future of Liberty
Craig Biddle November 20, 2011
Identifies the proper role of government; applies this principle to crucial issues of the day, including “entitlement” programs, corporate bailouts, and the Islamist threat; and calls for lovers of liberty to save America by adopting this moral truth as their fundamental political principle.
Politics & Rights
Democrats Further Entrench Rights-Violating Net Neutrality Regulations
Joshua Lipana November 15, 2011
Democrats have blocked an effort by Senate Republicans to stop the FCC from enforcing “net neutrality” regulations on the Internet. The regulations in question make it illegal for Internet providers to allocate bandwidth on their networks and equipment in accordance with their judgment and their customers’ needs. For example, if…