Looked at one way, Travis Kalanick should have known he wouldn't be welcome in New York. But that's the regulatory, cronyist way of looking at things, and it's wrong.
Ayn Rand is one of those things that a lot of us, when we were 17 or 18 and feeling misunderstood, we’d pick up. Then, as we get older, we..
Atlas Shrugged Part 2 , now in theaters, could be more than just exciting fall film fare. This is the latest installment of the trilogy of
(Our friend and supporter Marjorie Peters had an excellent Letter to the Editor published in The Brunswick News . I share it here in its entirety. Great job Marjorie! – Edward Hudgins, director of advocacy, The Atlas Society.) Expanding on his theme, “You didn’t build that,” Obama is trying to impose a burden of guilt on conservatives in particular by use of a new phrase, “economic patriotism.” This truly Orwellian double-speak carries with it a package deal of socialist concepts.
In Debate Two with GOP opponent Mitt Romney, President Obama lied about the attack on the consulate in Benghazi and the murders of the ambassador and three other Americans. For nearly two weeks, the president and administration spokespersons had blamed the attack on a mob angered by an anti-Mohammad clip on Youtube before they finally admitted that it was a planned terrorist attack. Then in the debate Obama claimed that he had called it a terrorist attack all along.
Last week, inside sources told Reuters that four of the five members of the Federal Trade Commission were in favor of an antitrust action against Google , but this week one Congressman came out in defense of Google. Rep.
Nicole Ciandella over at the Competitive Enterprise Institute challenges President Obama and his Republican opponent's shared preference for discussing small businesses rather than big ones. It's the big businesses, she says, and the businesses that become big, that create new opportunities for workers and consumers . So they deserve more "love" from politicians.
October 5, 2012—The Middle East again has erupted with weeks of virulent and violent anti-American and anti-Western protests. Rioters...
October 8. 2012 -- Atlas Society CEO Aaron Day will address a group of liberty supporters in New Hampshire tonight, as part of a special dinner preceding a preview of Atlas Shrugged Part 2. Other speakers include leaders from the Free State Project and New Hampshire Liberty Alliance. Also slated to speak is New Hampshire Speaker of the House William O'Brien.
October 5, 2012—The Middle East again has erupted with weeks of virulent and violent anti-American and anti-Western protests. Rioters besieged the American embassy in Egypt. Similar scenes followed Yemen to Pakistan. Even Muslims in European cities vented their venom.
Does Mitt Romney even know what a free market is? It’s worth asking, if only because people watching him debate last night, and incorrectly assuming that a successful businessman must know such basic facts, may have been misled.
Mitt Romney is running several TV ads that call China a cheater when it comes to trade. But the GOP presidential candidate is cheating his
It was the battle of the blue suits, round one, in the presidential debates. There were no major gaffes and no absolute knockouts. Pundits
Would-be customers were standing in line at Peter Cimino’s taco truck in Amherst, N.Y., last month when an officer from the local buildings department showed up. The officer claimed the truck needed a permit, but Cimino denied it. So the code officer told his customers to leave .
"Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel" said Samuel Johnson. Well, not always. But President Obama has placed himself squarely in
It is sometimes suggested that success in business is an exceptionally good qualification for public office. By that standard, Michael R. Bloomberg would be one of the most qualified public officials in the country: Before becoming mayor of New York City, he built a highly successful enterprise —and its field was financial news, thus tying him to two of New York’s most important industries, finance and media.
If you don’t like the idea of antitrust enforcers making Google help its competitors , consider this: Sometimes, antitrust law results in prison terms.
We're very pleased to announce that David Kelley's classic treatise on epistemology, The Evidence of the Senses: A Realist Theory of Percept
“I feel like I’ve become a government employee without the benefits,” said Vinnie Mazzone, who’s been selling food in Brooklyn for decades..
Measurement often is the crucial step in understanding—and gaining control—of a complex phenomenon....
Looked at one way, Travis Kalanick should have known he wouldn't be welcome in New York. But that's the regulatory, cronyist way of looking at things, and it's wrong.
Ayn Rand is one of those things that a lot of us, when we were 17 or 18 and feeling misunderstood, we’d pick up. Then, as we get older, we..
Atlas Shrugged Part 2 , now in theaters, could be more than just exciting fall film fare. This is the latest installment of the trilogy of
(Our friend and supporter Marjorie Peters had an excellent Letter to the Editor published in The Brunswick News . I share it here in its entirety. Great job Marjorie! – Edward Hudgins, director of advocacy, The Atlas Society.) Expanding on his theme, “You didn’t build that,” Obama is trying to impose a burden of guilt on conservatives in particular by use of a new phrase, “economic patriotism.” This truly Orwellian double-speak carries with it a package deal of socialist concepts.
In Debate Two with GOP opponent Mitt Romney, President Obama lied about the attack on the consulate in Benghazi and the murders of the ambassador and three other Americans. For nearly two weeks, the president and administration spokespersons had blamed the attack on a mob angered by an anti-Mohammad clip on Youtube before they finally admitted that it was a planned terrorist attack. Then in the debate Obama claimed that he had called it a terrorist attack all along.
Last week, inside sources told Reuters that four of the five members of the Federal Trade Commission were in favor of an antitrust action against Google , but this week one Congressman came out in defense of Google. Rep.
Nicole Ciandella over at the Competitive Enterprise Institute challenges President Obama and his Republican opponent's shared preference for discussing small businesses rather than big ones. It's the big businesses, she says, and the businesses that become big, that create new opportunities for workers and consumers . So they deserve more "love" from politicians.
October 5, 2012—The Middle East again has erupted with weeks of virulent and violent anti-American and anti-Western protests. Rioters...
October 8. 2012 -- Atlas Society CEO Aaron Day will address a group of liberty supporters in New Hampshire tonight, as part of a special dinner preceding a preview of Atlas Shrugged Part 2. Other speakers include leaders from the Free State Project and New Hampshire Liberty Alliance. Also slated to speak is New Hampshire Speaker of the House William O'Brien.
October 5, 2012—The Middle East again has erupted with weeks of virulent and violent anti-American and anti-Western protests. Rioters besieged the American embassy in Egypt. Similar scenes followed Yemen to Pakistan. Even Muslims in European cities vented their venom.
Does Mitt Romney even know what a free market is? It’s worth asking, if only because people watching him debate last night, and incorrectly assuming that a successful businessman must know such basic facts, may have been misled.
Mitt Romney is running several TV ads that call China a cheater when it comes to trade. But the GOP presidential candidate is cheating his
It was the battle of the blue suits, round one, in the presidential debates. There were no major gaffes and no absolute knockouts. Pundits
Would-be customers were standing in line at Peter Cimino’s taco truck in Amherst, N.Y., last month when an officer from the local buildings department showed up. The officer claimed the truck needed a permit, but Cimino denied it. So the code officer told his customers to leave .
"Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel" said Samuel Johnson. Well, not always. But President Obama has placed himself squarely in
It is sometimes suggested that success in business is an exceptionally good qualification for public office. By that standard, Michael R. Bloomberg would be one of the most qualified public officials in the country: Before becoming mayor of New York City, he built a highly successful enterprise —and its field was financial news, thus tying him to two of New York’s most important industries, finance and media.
If you don’t like the idea of antitrust enforcers making Google help its competitors , consider this: Sometimes, antitrust law results in prison terms.
We're very pleased to announce that David Kelley's classic treatise on epistemology, The Evidence of the Senses: A Realist Theory of Percept
“I feel like I’ve become a government employee without the benefits,” said Vinnie Mazzone, who’s been selling food in Brooklyn for decades..
Measurement often is the crucial step in understanding—and gaining control—of a complex phenomenon....