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O Sonho de Martin Luther King e o Pesadelo Racial de Hoje

À medida que mais milhares se reúnem em Washington esta semana para assinalar o aniversário daquele dia que tanto esperavam, devem perguntar: "O que aconteceu...

28 de Agosto, 2013

Internet is not a Human Right

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced a new initiative to promote the spread of internet usage world wide. He titled his

Aug 26, 2013

Republicans v. Libertarians: Chris Christie edition

In this "State of the Culture Update," Will and Ed address and analyze the recent controversy involving Chris Christie labeling the...

Aug 19, 2013

O caso Buckyballs e o Espírito de Liberdade

Quando a Comissão de Segurança dos Produtos de Consumo foi atrás do seu produto, a empresa de Craig Zucker protestou. Os Buckyballs podem ter ferido pessoas que

Saindo da América para a Liberdade, Terra para Marte

A América é um país construído por imigrantes, mas os imigrantes não vieram aqui para construir este país. Pelo contrário, queriam - e ainda querem...

Aaron Day to speak at IRS protest on Aug. 15

August 12, 2013 -- The Tea Party Patriots and The New Hampshire Republican Leadership Institute are organizing an event that will bring together victims of IRS abuse to tell their stories and to inspire action against further government abuse. Aaron Day, CEO of The Atlas Society, will be a featured speaker. The Tea Party Patriots, a national tea party group, will be flying in victims from all over the country. These victims will be telling their stories of unbelievable abuse. The stories are appalling and need to be heard.

The Government's Priorities for the Airline Industry

The federal government wants to sacrifice Doug Parker’s plan to create the world’s largest airline on the altar of lower airfares. But it’s not willing to sacrifice its own policies to that same goal. Even as its Department of Justice tries to stop the US Airways-American Airlines merger with an antitrust lawsuit , the federal government continues to restrict competition in air travel.

Hiperloop: Saiam do caminho!

It's hard for an Objectivist not to be fan of Elon Musk...

Aug 13, 2013

Paul Krugman: Story Teller

In a recent column, Paul Krugman weighed in for the nth time against free-market-oriented Republicans Rand Paul and Paul Ryan

Aug 13, 2013

DOJ Tries to Thwart Airline Merger

Doug Parker was CEO of a regional airline when he saw an opportunity: buy US Airways, which was bankrupt and at risk of liquidation. He pulled it off; the combined airline was called US Airways. This year, he saw a similar opportunity: buy the bankrupt American Airlines -- and create the biggest airline in the world.

Aug 13, 2013

Lavabit Fundador Drogas, Fecha Serviço de Email Snowden

In 2004, Ladar Levison founded a business to produce a product he believed in: private email . He encrypted messages before storing them..

Aug 9, 2013

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Cloned Quarter Horses, Antitrust Law, and the Freedom to Certify

If you’re used to thinking of antitrust law’s victims as huge corporations like Google and Apple, consider a case from Lubbock, Texas. The victim: the American Quarter Horse Association. The issue: who gets to decide what a quarter horse is.

Aug 7, 2013

Government: Make Apple Pay for Two Antitrust Cops

Once, in late 2009 through early 2010, Apple tried to save the old-fashioned publishing industry . Now government lawyers, having convinced

Aug 5, 2013

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So What If Power Companies Kill Birds?

A study published by an environmental organization claims the U.S. government is underestimating the number of birds killed by wind turbines. The Daily Caller apparently thinks this is a big deal .

Jul 23, 2013

From Apollo 11 to Martian Missions

On July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made those historic first footprints on the Moon. But the ensuing decades have been

Jul 18, 2013

A Veto Threat against the Rule of Law

Why would a president threaten to veto a bill that only does what he wants to do anyway?Earlier this month, President Obama announced that he would delay the enforcement of Obamacare’s employer mandate—the provision imposing a special tax on employers who don’t provide the sort of insurance the Affordable Care Act calls for. The mandate was to take effect in 2014; now it’ll take effect in 2015 instead.

Jul 18, 2013

Hudgins article on USPS published in Investor's Business Daily

July 16, 2013 -- Today's Investor's Business Daily carries a story by Ed Hudgins about the ongoing financial meltdown of the USPS. Hudgins argues for ending the U.S. Postal Service's monopoly:

Jul 17, 2013

D.C. Council to Walmart: Go Ahead, Shrug

Walmart is not a radical defender of its own rights, or of other people’s. It has obtained land through eminent domain....

Jul 12, 2013