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D.C. Council to Walmart: Go Ahead, Shrug

Walmart is not a radical defender of its own rights, or of other people’s. It has obtained land through eminent domain....

Jul 12, 2013
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Egypt Revolts Against Islamists and Obama

The military coup in Egypt is a blow to Islamist totalitarians and a slap at their facilitator, Barack Obama. After massive demonstrations

Jul 4, 2013
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Edward Hudgins
3 Mins
The Apple E-Books Case: When Rescuing an Industry Violates Antitrust

If I’m revolutionizing your whole industry right out of business, do you have to cooperate? If cooperating means letting me sell your...

Jun 21, 2013
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4 Mins
Immigration and the Republican Death Spiral

Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC) rightly warns about the demise of the GOP if his party does not help pass reasonable immigration reform..

Jun 18, 2013
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Edward Hudgins
3 Mins
Republicans Help Virginia Evolve to Democrats

Republican Party self-destruction is on display in Virginia as the E.W. Jackson, the GOP candidate for lieutenant governor, is looking...

Jun 12, 2013
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Edward Hudgins
4 Mins
FBI Nominee James Comey and Civil Liberties: The Dark Side

James Comey, who is widely said to have threatened resigning as Acting U.S. Attorney General rather than sign off on the Bush administration

Jun 11, 2013
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6 Mins
Private Moon Bases and NASA

A soon-to-be-released study on future activities in space suggests that private Moon bases could be a reality as early as 2020...

Jun 11, 2013
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Edward Hudgins
3 Mins
Was a Telecom CEO Sent to Prison because He Resisted NSA?

Even before 9/11, the National Security Agency went to Qwest Communications and asked it to turn over Americans’ phone records without....

Jun 10, 2013
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2 Mins
What are Rights? | Atlas University

Political controversies and protests are often dominated by the theme of rights or individual rights. We hear about a "right to health care

Jun 7, 2013
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Eurocrats Retreat on Olive Oil

After a widespread outcry, European officials have canceled plans to tightly regulate the olive oil served in restaurants.....

May 23, 2013
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Video: The IRS scandal and Tea party protests

This week Tea Party supporters and other individuals gathered in various cities to protest the IRS's targeting of groups based on their...

May 23, 2013
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IRS Denied Non-profit Status to Free State Project

Aaron Day, CEO of The Atlas Society, interviews Jason Sorens on the IRS's denial of non-profit status to the Free State Project . Sorens....

May 20, 2013
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3 Mins
Vote with Your Wallet Against the IRS

Ayn Rand wrote the above quote in December 1963. As a result of the recent behavior by the IRS, I fear that our current dusk will turn to in

May 14, 2013
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5 Mins
The IRS and the Cult of Arbitrary Power

The Internal Revenue Service has targeted “Tea Party,” conservative-leaning, and even Jewish non-profits for special harassment. There is

May 14, 2013
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3 Mins
Food Trucks Shrug!

At Farragut Park and other locations in Washington, D.C., food vendors have their trucks parked as usual at lunch time today but they are..

May 7, 2013
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2 Mins
Bury Bush's Confused Compassionate Conservatism!

The George W. Bush Presidential Library is ready to open and the former president is giving interviews doubling down on the mantra that

Apr 18, 2013
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Edward Hudgins
2 Mins
The InBev Merger, the Price of Corona, and the Cost of Antitrust

Bill Baer, the head of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, is forcing Budweiser’s corporate owner AB InBev to give up a big...

Apr 15, 2013
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Flying Managed-Economy to London

If you think antitrust is about fair competition, take a look at this : Delta and Virgin Atlantic are asking the U.S. Department of

Apr 10, 2013
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2 Mins
Margaret Thatcher's Compassion

A criticism of the late, great Margaret Thatcher, prime minister of Great Britain from 1979 to 1990, echoes the digs at her political friend

Apr 9, 2013
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Edward Hudgins
2 mins
Treacy: Get a Lawyer When You Become Big

James J. Treacy may have helped you find a job, but years after he left Monster.com , he was sent to prison over paperwork there...

Apr 8, 2013
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