Politics & Rights

[caption id="attachment_3985" align="alignright" width="235"] Javier Gil[/caption] In his State of the Union address, Barack Obama said the wealthy need to pay higher taxes in order to pay their “fair share.” As Newt Gingrich told Newsmax, Obama’s plan apparently would entail doubling the capital gains tax to 30 percent, something Gingrich…

Why do the same people who continually cry that “corporations aren’t people” want to tax them as though they were? Corporations are voluntary organizations of individuals. The law should protect the rights of each individual (including the right to speak as part of a group), not impose double burdens on…

In his State of the Union address, President Obama said, “We can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules.” If only he had the slightest clue what constitutes fairness and equality under the law.…

Under pressure, Mitt Romney released some of his tax information for 2010. Some of his remarks hit the right notes regarding the importance of economic liberty, but he missed an opportunity to make the case for property rights and lower taxes for all. To castigate a man for not paying…

Fox News reports that “the Obama administration has sent a letter to UNESCO's executive board calling on Syria to be removed from the so called Committee on Conventions and Recommendations which deals with human rights.” But President Obama’s request is immorally inadequate. Consider just a few of the Syrian regime’s…

A recent bill before the U.S. House of Representatives, known as the “Gas Price Spike Act” (HR 3784) aims to create a body known as the “Reasonable Profits Board.” The Board’s mission would be to oversee the profits generated by businesses in the fossil fuel industry, to determine whether those…

The United States government is stepping up its efforts to increase sanctions on Iran in order to impede the Islamist regime’s development of nuclear weapons. These latest efforts, however, ignore how pressing this matter really is. The Iranian regime has killed U.S troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, has long sponsored terrorist groups such…

Craig Biddle: I’m speaking with Peter Huessy, president of Geo-Strategic Analysis of Potomac, Maryland, a defense and national security consulting firm. Mr. Huessy also writes for Family Security Matters, The Hudson Institute, Big Peace, and Human Events. Thank you for joining me, Peter. Peter Huessy: Thank you for inviting me.…

To many lovers of liberty, Gary Johnson seemed like the ideal Republican candidate for president, an advocate of staunch fiscal responsibility along with personal liberty on issues such as abortion and gay marriage. He appeals to many who share the sentiments of a Colorado business owner: “I want the Democrats…

[Written on Jan. 3, posted on Jan. 4, 2012] My good friend John Lewis died this morning having battled cancer relentlessly, and I want to say a few words here about his life. John was one of the greatest men I’ve ever known. A husband, historian, writer, speaker, professor, musician,…