Government is at war against the little guy. Bureaucrats pass thousands of pages of regulations every year to "keep people safer" and "make the marketplace more fair." Today there are 170,000 pages of federal regulations on the books. Break just one rule, and government may wreck your life... continue reading »

Whatever happened to grit? My dictionary defines it as, "firmness of character"... "pluck"... "indomitable spirit". In this week's syndicated column, I look at how America's welfare state robs us of grit... continue reading »

In my syndicated column today I write about how the Internet shows that regulation is often not necessary.

Complete strangers exchange big money there every day.

It does have regulation, just not government regulation... continue reading »

Today 16 Democrats who voted for Obamacare suddenly decided that they don't like the new 2.3% tax on medical devices is scheduled to take effect Jan 1.

Good! They're hypocrites, but at least they've finally figured out that taxes kill good things. Minnesota Senator Al Franken calls it a "job-killing tax." No kidding.

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Today, Americans were told that they must close their Intrade.com accounts. That happened because the federal government agency known as the "Commodity Futures Trading Commission" (CFTC) today sued the prediction market, where people from all over the world bet about things like who will win elections.

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I peer into my crystal ball on this week's show to predict what President Obama's next term will bring.... continue reading »

My column this week looks at regulations that promote political correctness. I recently covered this issue at the University of North Carolina.

Many colleges now impose "civility codes." Civility is nice, but enforcing a "civility rule" against offensive speech would put an end to lots of useful provocative speech. As a University of North Carolina student put it, "A picture of Mitt Romney would offend 70 percent of residence hall students." ... continue reading »

Let's say you wanted to get from New York to DC this evening. You could take the government-supported train system - which would cost you $153 or more - or you could take a bus, which gets no government subsidies, for... $19... continue reading »

New York City proposed to make it illegal to sell containers of soft drinks, sweetened coffee, and some fruit juices that are larger than 16 oz.

Give me a break. This infringes on my right to make my own contract with a merchant. It also doesn’t work. Americans have gotten fatter since the government launched its “war” on obesity... continue reading »

The GSA scandal gets the publicity, but when it comes to government wasting other people's money, the real scandal is the boring stuff.

The House Committee on Financial Services has published the Dodd-Frank Burden Tracker, since "The Paperwork Reduction Act estimates for the labor hours needed for affected entities to fulfill new requirements set out by the rule."

Here it is.

The summary explains:... continue reading »