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Criminal Charges for BP?

The Gulf Spill Once again, journalists are speculating about the possibility of bringing criminal charges against BP CEO Tony Hayward...

Jun 24, 2010
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2 Mins
The Forgotten Essentials of Jefferson's Philosophy

"The twentieth-century statesman whom the Thomas Jefferson of January 1793 would have admired most is Pol Pot," head of the totalitarian....

Jun 23, 2010
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David N. Mayer
10 Mins
Completing the American Revolution

When forced to assume [self-government], we were novices in its science. Its principles and forms had entered little into our....

Jun 23, 2010
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David N. Mayer
10 Mins
Understanding Force and Fraud

An inquiry into fraud (or indeed into direct physical coercion) must begin with an inquiry into rights. For neither fraud nor coercion can

May 21, 2010
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5 Mins
Why is Seal Hunting So Unpopular?

February 6, 2010 -- A war of pies broke out recently over one of Canada’s most unpopular practices: hunting seals. On Monday, January 25..

May 6, 2010
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Bradley Doucet
5 Mins
Are We Living in Wonderland?

March 6, 2010--Lewis Carroll’s beloved Alice in Wonderland books have just been given a 3-D facelift by oddball director Tim Burton. In the

Apr 20, 2010
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Bradley Doucet
6 Mins
Switzerland Attacked!

Most Americans know peaceful and prosperous Switzerland—America’s “sister republic”—for its beautiful mountains, tangy cheese, decentralized

Apr 4, 2010
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Edward Hudgins
5 Mins
Robin Hood and the Robber Congress

April 18, 2005 -- On April 13, the House of Representatives voted to permanently repeal the Estate Tax. More accurately described as the

Apr 4, 2010
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Edward Hudgins
4 Mins
Rejecting the Fetish of United Nations Consensus

Whether one favors the war against Iraq or not, one's attitude towards the United Nations' role is a revealing Rorschach test; those with

Apr 4, 2010
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Edward Hudgins
3 Mins
The Government's Envy Engine

Many Americans understandably are concerned about the Bush administration's proposed Terrorist Information Prevention System, a program to

Apr 4, 2010
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Madeleine Cosman
2 Mins
One Giant Leap Toward Fascist America: Kelo V. New London

The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing a local government to kick 87-year-old Wilhelmina Dery out of the house in which she was born, along with

Mar 31, 2010
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Edward Hudgins
3 Mins
Nobel Prize in Economics

October 18, 2001 -- The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded on October 10 to three economists whose work might have

Mar 31, 2010
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Donald Cooper
3 Mins
Obstruction of Freedom

September 10, 2004 -- On September 9, Frank Quattrone, a prominent investment banker formerly with Credit Suisse First Boston, was sentenced

Mar 31, 2010
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Edward Hudgins
2 Mins
What is the Objectivist View of Law and Government (Politics)?

"Capitalism is a social system based on the recognition of individual rights, including property rights, in which all property is privately

Mar 25, 2010
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6 Mins
Government, Yes! Leviathan, No!

Greg Hitt and Jeanne Cummings wrote on the front page of the Wall Street Journal (September 26, 2001): "In just two weeks, the terrorist....

Mar 19, 2010
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5 Mins
Facing Prosecution and Prison with Integrity

James Fleishman has hit the free ground running with his self-published book, Inside Story: The Wall Street Criminal Who Wasn’t. Released

Mar 5, 2010
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James J. Treacy
6 Mins
The Persecution of KPMG

If history is any guide, the current economic crisis will have two results. First, large-scale government intervention will make the crisis

May 21, 2009
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10 Mins
America's April 15th Civil War

H.L. Mencken once wrote that, “Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.....

Apr 15, 2008
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Edward Hudgins
3 Mins
Eliot Spitzer: Ayatollah General

Eliot Spitzer became the attorney general of New York in 1999. In addition to carrying out the routine functions of that office, he has used

Apr 1, 2005
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12 Mins
The Case for Frank Quattrone

Frank Quattrone, the star investment banker of the dot-com era, was convicted in federal court on two counts of obstructing justice and....

Jul 1, 2004
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10 Mins

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