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  • A Nation of Thieves
    by Walter E. Williams
    George Mason University

  • Forced Servitude in America?
    by Jonah Goldberg
    Los Angeles Times

  • Justice 5, Brutality 4
    Editorial
    New York Times

  • Habeas for Guantanamo Detainees
    Editorial
    Los Angeles Times

  • Latest Guantanamo Ruling Reaffirms American Values
    Editorial
    USA Today

  • A Victory for the Rule of Law
    by Eugene Robinson
    Washington Post

  • Supreme Court Restores Habeas Corpus
    by Glenn Greenwald
    Salon.com

  • The Granny State
    Editorial
    The Telegraph

  • Banning Big Box Stores Hurts Consumers
    by Thomas Sowell
    Detroit News

  • NASA, the Aerospace Welfare Queen
    by Lawrence M. Ludlow
    Strike the Root

  • Food Lessons
    Editorial
    Washington Times

  • Taking Marriage Private
    by Stephanie Coontz
    New York Times

  • Cotton and Conscience
    by Michael Gerson
    Washington Post

  • Declaration of Dependency
    by George F. Will
    Washington Post

  • Rules 'Hiding' Trillions in Debt
    by Dennis Cauchon
    USA Today

  • As US Tax Rates Drop, Government's Reach Grows
    by Mark Trumbull
    Christian Science Monitor

  • The Coming Entitlement Meltdown
    by Ron Paul
    U.S. House of Representatives

  • Welfare State Stasis
    by Robert J. Samuelson
    Washington Post

  • Socialized Medicine Anyone?
    by Walter E. Williams
    Washington Times

  • Demographic Reality and the Entitlement State
    by Ron Paul
    U.S. House of Representatives

  • Big Government Solutions Don't Work
    by Ron Paul
    U.S. House of Representatatives

  • No Safety Net for Fannie and Freddie
    by David Reiss
    Christian Science Monitor

  • The Slippery Slope
    by Walter E. Williams
    George Mason University

  • In Government We Trust
    by Walter E. Williams
    George Mason University

  • Triumph of the Redistributionist Left
    by Patrick Chisholm
    Christian Science Monitor

  • Uncle Sam's Habit
    by William H. Peterson
    Washington Times

  • For the House GOP, a Belated Evolution
    by George F. Will
    Washington Post

  • Abramoff's Crimes Are Indicative of Deeper Cesspool
    by Robert Scheer
    RobertScheer.com

  • Government Girth Growth
    by Ernest S. Christian
    Washington Times

  • Scandals Are a Symptom, Not a Cause
    by Ron Paul
    U.S House of Representatives

  • U.N. Control of Internet? An Idea for the "Delete" File
    Editorial
    USA Today

  • Got the Puritan Blues
    Jeff Jacoby
    Boston Globe

  • Hurricane Helper
    by David Helvarg
    Los Angeles Times

  • More Government Wrong Answer to Disaster
    by Howard J. Blitz
    Yuma Sun

  • A Constitutional Disaster
    by Chip Pitts
    The Nation

  • Government Is Out of Control
    by Howard J. Blitz
    Yuma Sun

  • The State and the Flood
    by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.
    LewRockwell.com

  • Federal, State Officials Should Help Rebuild New Orleans by Clearing Anti-Growth Rules
    by Thomas Bray
    Detroit News

  • 1913 Bad Year for Freedom
    by Howard J. Blitz
    Yuma Sun

  • What Should America Do for Africa?
    by Ron Paul
    U.S. House of Representatives

  • … and False Hope
    by Ian Vasquez
    Washington Times

  • Dependency on Government
    by Walter E. Williams
    George Mason University

  • Bringing Home the Bacon
    by Dan K. Thomasson
    Washington Times

  • Ripping Off the System
    by Walter E. Williams
    George Mason University

  • Alaska Thanks You
    by Nick Jans
    USA Today

  • Roosevelt and His Critics
    by Joseph Sobran
    Sobran's

  • Sesame Street's Private Road
    Editorial
    Christian Science Monitor

  • Nationalizing Health Care Won't Help Big 3 Automakers
    by Thomas Bray
    Detroit News

  • The Press Is in Decline: So Where Are Our Subsidies?
    by Michael Kinsley
    Washington Post

  • The Perfect Storm that Could Drown the Economy
    by Daniel Gross
    New York Times

  • The Roads to Serfdom
    by Theodore Dalrymple
    City Journal

  • In the Reign of Cotton Mather
    by Radley Balko
    Forbes

  • Welfare Junkies
    by Robert J. Samuelson
    Washington Post

  • Weapons of Mass Disinformation
    by Richard W. Rahn
    Washington Times

  • Father Ticketed for Girl Scout Cookies Sale
    Reuters
  • Nanny-State Lawmakers Abuse Power
    by Radley Balko
    Fox News

  • Three Strikes and You're a Witness
    by Dale McFeatters
    Washington Times

  • A Pyramid Scheme We Can Afford to Lose
    by Laura Vanderkam
    USA Today

  • More Social Security Deceit
    by Walter E. Williams
    George Mason University

  • Welfare vs. Wall St.
    by Robert J. Samuelson
    Washington Post

  • The Revolution of 1935
    by Gregory Bresiger
    Ludwig von Mises Institute

  • Don't Privatize Plunder
    by Anthony Gregory
    LewRockwell.com

  • Welfare State Lives
    by Larry Elder
    Washington Times

  • “Ham and Eggs” Pension Plan Promised $30 a Week in ’30s
    by Cecilia Rasmussen
    Los Angeles Times

  • Not Yours to Give
    by Walter E. Williams
    George Mason University

  • Venezuela's Robin Hood
    Editorial
    Christian Science Monitor

  • Battle for Free-Market Agenda Is Only Half Won
    by Milton Friedman
    The Australian

  • Making Socialism Work Better?
    by Robert Anderson
    LewRockwell.com

  • Private Help for Tsunami Victims
    by Rep. Ron Paul
    U.S. House of Representatives

  • The System that Destroyed Civility
    by Peter Lilly
    The Telegraph

  • Why Grover Cleveland Vetoed the Texas Seed Bill (2003)
    by Robert Higgs
    Independent Institute

  • A High Quality of Mercy
    by Carol Adelman
    New York Times

  • Not Yours to Give
    by David Crockett
    U.S. House of Representatives

  • The Reality of Red-State Fascism
    by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.
    LewRockwell.com

  • Legislators Should Stay Away from Regulating Video Games
    Editorial
    Detroit News

  • Free Lunch "Safety"
    by Thomas Sowell
    Washington Times

  • Instead of Reform, End Social Security
    by Star Parker
    Detroit News

  • Save or Else
    by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.
    Ludwig von Mises Institute

  • The Muddle of the Road
    by William H. Peterson
    LewRockwell.com

  • Social Security: House of Cards
    by Ron Paul
    U.S. House of Representatives

  • Foxes, Henhouses and Baseball
    Editorial
    Washington Times

  • Stalked by Fears
    by Bob Barr
    Washington Times

  • Social Security Neither Social Nor Is It Secure
    by Howard Blitz
    Yuma Sun

  • Bipolar Tactics on Tobacco
    by DeRoy Murdock
    Washington Times

  • Most Now Conditioned to Beg Government
    by Howard J. Blitz
    Yuma Sun

  • For 28 Cows and Precious Water, a Man’s Got to Sit in Jail
    by Charlie LeDuff
    New York Times

  • Cotton Candy
    by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.
    Ludwig von Mises Institute

  • Those Illegal Farm Subsidies
    Editorial
    New York Times

  • Hillary's Return
    by Thomas Sowell
    Washington Times

  • Beguiling Curves of the Swedish Model
    by Richard W. Rahn
    Washington Times

  • Public Wises Up, Balks at Paying for New Stadiums
    by John D. Solomon
    USA Today

  • Cut the Fat
    by Wes Alexander
    FreelyThinking.com

  • Medicare Could Go Broke by 2019
    by Warren Vieth and Vicki Kemper
    Los Angeles Times

  • U.S. Social Security System Going Broke
    UPI
    MENAFN.com

  • Congressional Indecency
    by Ron Paul
    U.S. House of Representatives

  • Catholic Charities Passion
    by Christopher Westley
    LewRockwell.com

  • A Catholic Refuses Government Funds (1994)
    by Margaret Mathers
    Future of Freedom Foundation
  • Big Mac and Big Brother
    by William Murchison
    Washington Times

  • States Pay for Jobs, But It Doesn't Always Pay Off
    by Louis Uchitelle
    New York Times

  • When Uncle Sam Owns the Land
    by Richard W. Rahn
    Washington Times

  • A Short History of Highway and Vehicle Regulations
    by Carl Watner
    The Voluntaryist

  • Witch Gets State Grant in Norway
    Reuters
    MSNBC

  • A Scourge Rooted in Subsidies
    by Hector Tobar
    Los Angeles Times

  • Barking Mad
    by Adam B. Summers
    Los Angeles Times

  • Today's Conservatives Support Government Managing Other Countries
    by Leon Hadar
    Pioneer Press

  • A Nagging Pain in Britain: How to Find a Dentist
    by Lizette Alvarez
    New York Times

  • "Conservative" Bush Spends More than "Liberal" Presidents Clinton, Carter
    by Veronique de Rugy
    and Tad DeHaven
    Cato Institute

  • The GOP's New Deal
    by Timothy P. Carney
    American Conservative

  • Africa Still Singing for Its Supper
    by James Shikwati
    The Star

  • Latin America's New Deal
    by Alvaro Vargas Llosa
    Independent Institute

  • Health Czar Warns Fast-Food Joints to Shape Up
    by Randy Fabi (Reuters)
    Yahoo.com

  • Teen Forced to Pay Cop for Calling Him 'Fat'
    Reuters
    Yahoo.com

  • Inquiry Shows British Scientists Removed Brains
    by Sarah Lyall
    New York Times


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