There are plenty of news stories this Thanksgiving about TSA incompetence. But having to deal with lines, groping, and rude agents may not be the worst thing about the TSA. The worst thing may be that, to avoid the TSA, some people drive instead of fly - and that is far more likely to get them killed... continue reading »

In my syndicated column this week, I discuss what happens when government tries to protect us from ourselves.

Forty years ago, the United States locked up fewer than 200 of every 100,000 Americans. Then President Nixon declared war on drugs. Now we lock up more of our people than any other country -- more even than the authoritarian regimes in Russia and China... continue reading »

The United States Olympic team should wear American-made uniforms.

Scientists are boring.

Young people should go to college.

People believe these things. But what you know, may not be so.

On our show this week, we separate myths from truths.

Economist Art Carden says that overpopulation isn't bad... continue reading »

Every year, federal government bureaucrats work hard to come up with some 80,000 pages of new and proposed regulations. That's a lot of pages -- 23 feet high if you stack them in one pile.

One rule that just went effect, which you can find by flipping to page 56,236 of the 2010 regulations, will require all hotels with a pool -- or a hot tub -- to install wheelchair accessible ramps or lifts into the water... continue reading »

On my FBN show this week, Congressman Paul Ryan and I talk about the unintended consequences of government spending. The consequences are nasty.

But the glimmer of good news is that while Congressman Ryan was vilified for his 'Path to Prosperity', a mild plan that doesn't balance the budget for about 50 years, he helped start a conversation about our massive debt. Ryan moved the needle... continue reading »

This week, I report on the awful unintended consequences of big government meddling in our lives.

Central planners often have good intentions -- they just want to "feed the hungry" and "heal the sick" -- but now we have a crushing debt that could take us off a cliff. I'll talk to Congressman Paul Ryan about that.

Unions were supposed to be good for workers, but I'll show how union work rules kill prosperity... continue reading »

My column this week gives one more example of how well-intended regulation often hurts more Americans than it helps.

How can I say the FDA threatens smokers? What other conclusion can we draw when we consider that the FDA now talks about banning electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes. It sent threatening letters to manufacturers of the product.

The FDA is worried about e-cigarettes because they may be toxic... continue reading »

I got another chain email recently, this one highlighting the wordiness of today's bureaucracy:

• The Lord's Prayer: 70 words.

• 10 Commandments: 331 words.

• Declaration of Independence: 1,322 words.

• U.S. Constitution: 7,794 words.

• Government Regulations on the sale of cabbage: 26,911 words.

Ha ha! Good point! Except the last example isn't true, as Snopes revealed... continue reading »

My Fox Business show tonight is titled “The State Against Blacks.” That sounds counter-intuitive. After all, government has created all sorts of programs that are supposed to help minorities.

But as I write in my syndicated column this week, the opposite happens. Economist Walter Williams argues:... continue reading »

Last month, I did a Fox News Special titled: "Politicians' Promises Gone Wrong."   The show made some viewers unhappy. This week, I’ll give my critics a chance to talk back. In the special, I criticized how politicians favor certain businesses with gifts like tax breaks. Alpaca farmers get tax breaks and I argued that it’s led to a “bubble” in alpaca farming.   Some alpaca farmers called me an idiot and a “closeted bigot”... continue reading »