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Freedom Politics: Where's the Silver Lining?

Editorial

Reaffirming our independence
Against all odds, many Americans remain wary of an overreaching government
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The Fourth of July, Independence Day, is a good time not only for hot dogs and fireworks, but to reflect for a moment on what makes this country unique, the qualities that enabled it to become in some ways the most successful country in history, and to... Full story
Give the cold shoulder to climate bill
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After narrow approval in the House, the so-called cap-and-trade bill to curb global warming deserves to die in the U.S. Senate. The Waxman-Markey legislation is a huge energy tax in a thin disguise, designed to force Americans to switch to more expensive... Full story
Race-based bias of any sort is wrong
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The U.S. Supreme Court, in perhaps the most eagerly awaited decision of the 2008-09 term, and the last to be announced as the term ended Monday, ruled 5-4 in Ricci v. DeStefano that the city of New Haven, Conn., violated the 1964 (revised in 1991) civil... Full story
DNA evidence guidelines in flux
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It is possible to see both sides in the difficult case of District Attorney’s Office v. Osborne, in which a divided U.S. Supreme Court recently decided that this particular defendant did not have a post-conviction constitutional right to get access... Full story
School officials, take a chill pill
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  It is encouraging that the U.S. Supreme Court so strongly condemned Thursday the decision by officials in an Arizona school district to strip-search a 13-year-old girl because they suspected that she might have some Ibuprofen pain reliever in... Full story
Climate Change Make Believe
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    The House of Representatives is preparing to vote on a massive “cap and trade” bill Friday purportedly designed to address global warming – though they call it “climate change” now since the globe hasn’t... Full story
Consolidating tax agencies makes sense
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Not only are there too many taxes on Californians, but too many arms of government collecting the taxes. A rough count finds there have been at least 20 unsuccessful attempts in 20 years to consolidate the agencies collecting everything from income taxes... Full story
Hopeful sight as Iranians march for freedom
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It is almost impossible not to be inspired and inspirited by the sight of brave protesters in Iran filling the streets of Tehran with their strategically silent pleas to have their votes counted and their dignity respected by the cruel regime that rules... Full story
Don't despair for fallen train project
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Comments from local leaders about proposed high-speed train projects that would pass through Barstow to bring tourists to Las Vegas and back are very instructive about where pork spending comes from and why it’s as much a conservative problem as... Full story
More health care for less money?
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You have to admit that it takes a certain amount of chutzpah to try to sell expanding the role of government in health care as a way of controlling costs and improving services. Yet judging by recent statements and his speech Monday to the American Medical... Full story
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