As Ron Paul so aptly put it, “a country cannot have open borders and a welfare state at the same time.” Protecting our borders is a valid and necessary function of government, but we must understand why those who come here illegally do. I am not for amnesty (Reagan granted it once before) [...]
BY MARC DELPHINE
As an Oregonian I want a clean and healthy environment and sensible use of our natural resources. As a Libertarian I understand that private landowners and conservation groups have a vested interest in maintaining this balance. The government, unlike private business, is unaccountable for the damage they do to the environment and have [...]
BY DR. GREGORY NIGH
Reform Health Care, and Start With Your Own
A substantial overhaul of our national disease management system is now highly unlikely. What we will get is possibly an alteration in its financing. Perhaps insurance companies will form cooperatives, perhaps the government will pay for the treatment of more currently uninsured individuals, perhaps some [...]
What Happened to Your Family Budget?
Do you remember when the standard of living in America was the best in the world?
Today it is doubtful if our children will be better off than we are. Today, buying a decent home is no more than a dream for many hard-working American families.
Something has [...]
“A free and competitive market allocates resources in the most efficient manner. Each person has the right to offer goods and services to others on the free market. The only proper role of government in the economic realm is to protect property rights, adjudicate disputes, and provide a legal framework [...]
“The defense of the country requires that we have adequate intelligence to detect and to counter threats to domestic security. This requirement must not take priority over maintaining the civil liberties of our citizens. The Bill of Rights provides no exceptions for a time of war. Intelligence agencies that legitimately [...]
BY DR. MARY RUWART
Who’s the greatest polluter of all? The oil companies? The chemical companies? The nuclear power plants? I f you guessed “none of the above,” you’d be correct. Our government, at the federal, state, and local levels, is the single greatest polluter in the land. In addition, our government doesn’t even clean up [...]
Ending welfare for nations–foreign aid
By Michael Tanner
Foreign aid is little more than welfare for nations — with the same disastrous effects as domestic welfare programs. The U.S. currently spends approximately $14 billion per year on foreign aid — far less than most people believe, but still a substantial sum. Since [...]
