Blog

“Jackpot Justice Gets New Meaning”

Ted Frank has an entertaining and disturbing column in the Washington Examiner about how a compulsive gambler blamed his medication for his irresponsibility.  A jury…

Blog

“Political Correctness Undermines AIDS Fight”

Not everyone is equally likely to get AIDS, notes former World Health Organization official James Chin in “Political Correctness Undermines AIDS Fight,” an editorial in today’s Washington Examiner.   As he points out, “We…

Blog

Loose Money Follies

The Federal Reserve has been keeping interest rates low and inflating the currency, to bail out irresponsible people who’ve borrowed more than they can afford, and encourage…

Consumer Freedom

Blog

FEC: You Can Blog About Candidates

The Federal Election Commission has held that bloggers are covered by the same rules as journalists, permitting them to write about candidates without their…

Blog

Rewarding Failure, Punishing Success

America’s corporate taxes are some of the highest in the world, punishing companies for investing in America, driving “capital overseas,” and encouraging companies to…

Blog

Online Privacy Comic

It’s Friday again, and also my last day as an intern at CEI. So, I’m posting another Toothpastefordinner comic. Any…

Blog

College Education Is A Waste of Time

If you’re looking for my discussion of how “college education is a waste of time,” which was excerpted on page 24 of today’s Washington Examiner, you can…

Blog

Reason TV on Ethanol

Our friends over at Reason TV has produced a snappy little video on the questionable merits of ethanol, starring former CEI Warren Brookes Journalism Fellow…