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In February, Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake famously gave the world a new perspective on the term “pop music.” During the Superbowl half-time show, Timberlake grabbed the right bra cup of Jackson ‘s leather outfit, and exposed her breast to the world. In more ways than one, it was probably the most exposure Jackson had gotten for a

Many people are unaware of it, but there has always been a Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse. Overlooked in scripture, he has been there nonetheless, waiting with rancid, baited breath to gallop across the world and leave his destructive hoof-prints in the rubble of Western civilization. He is, according to many government spokesmen and media

We are advised that America is experiencing an “Obesity Epidemic”, as if it is some sort of contagious disease. Government “officials” tell us that Americans are becoming obese at an alarming rate; they appear on network news programs warning of the health consequences of being overweight. Politicians talk about taxing fattening foods to stop us

On January 3, 2005, President George W. Bush held a news conference to discuss the federal government’s response to the awesome and terrible destruction of the natural disasters in South Asia. When he approached his podium, he was flanked by two stoic and serious men. “The greatest source of our generosity is not our government,” the President

A popular platitude in the United States is that children “are our future.” Armed with that comfortable phrase, politicians have endeavored to shower parents with myriad government favors, secured from the effort and initiative of others. These perks range from government-run school and day-care, to nutrition and “wellness” programs, to special

On June 7, the US Senate voted to kill an amendment to the US Constitution which would have, in part, defined a marriage as a legal union between a man and a woman. But regardless of its fate, the issue is far from dead. There are compelling reasons to oppose any such amendment and to analyze the mistaken assumptions behind it. First, we must deal

In a stunning contradiction of the principles enshrined in the Unites States Constitution, the US Supreme Court on April 3 denied petitions of certiorari to two plaintiffs who have been held in legal limbo for five years at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. By doing so, the justices have added another burdensome car to the long train of abuses the federal

Introduction The Conceit That Drives Positivism The Economic Drag of Positivism Government Competition with Private Industry Safety Roads Family Protection The Market Paradigm Safety Roads The Poor Protection War Courts Family Conclusion Conservative critics of the Bush Administration have correctly pointed out that, somewhere along the line, the

Yet another biography of this worthy thinker, and some interesting comments on his resurgence.