- Republican Governor Takes on TSA
Former two-term New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson has a bold, new op-ed in The Daily Caller calling for the federal government to return security functions to the private airline companies concerned. Gov. Johnson makes a good point: that no government bureaucracy has more of an interest in keeping passengers safe and secure (while maintaining their comfort and dignity) than the airline companies themselves. Why not let airline companies choose what level of security they want to employ, and then let passengers choose which airlines they feel safest flying? - Gates: Strike on Iran Would be Counter-Productive
Defense Secretary Robert Gates actually has some sage advice for those itching to make war against Iran: tread carefully. As it stands now, there is no alliance between Iran and al Qaeda, the Iranian people in general are sympathetic to Americans, and there is no such thing as an Iranian suicide bomber. All that could change. A war against Iran risks (other than bankrupting America and overstretching the US military) uniting the general Iranian populace against the West, and spurring the Iranian government to seek a nuclear weapon (something it is questionable whether they are actually doing right now). - Buffett Wants to Pay Higher Taxes
Just the other day, I was pondering where the Rockefellers and Fords went, and why they were replaced by sniveling, government-butt-kissing corporate welfare queens. Warren Buffett is Exhibit A. Buffett would feel so much better about himself if he and the rest of the job-creators payed higher taxes. Of course, his altruism is only skin deep, since higher taxes on the job-creators means less jobs for us "little folks". - LA Times: "Anti-Fed Movement is Racist"
Jacob Heilbrunn, of the LA Times, tries to connect the dots between the anti-Federal Reserve movement and anti-Semitism, because a couple of forgotten Fed-critics from the 1940's were anti-Semites. Nevermind that the most cogent Federal Reserve critics in history have largely been Semites: Ludwig von Mises, Murray Rothbard, Milton Friedman, to name just a few. I'll tell Mr. Heilbrunn what. Let's make NYU Prof. Israel Kirzner the next Fed Chairman. I'm sure Prof. Kirzner can dismantle the Fed in the most non-anti-Semitic way possible. - Feds Offer Faux Privatization for Airport Security
The feds have finally given in and allowed airports to opt out of the TSA! Wait... or have they? Creator of the TSA, Rep. John Mica, says there is a secret clause in the legislation that allows airports to give the TSA the boot and hire private security screeners. Except, airports can only choose one of five "private" contractors handpicked by the TSA. And the "private" security screeners will operate under TSA supervision. And the "private" security screeners have to follow all the same TSA procedures as before. Well, nevermind. - Denver School Board Floats Voucher Plan
Writes David Shellenberger: "The critics of choice laud the 'common cultural experience' provided by government schools. This experience is indoctrination in historical, legal, and economic mythology, conditioning to obedience to government, and acceptance of the mediocrity that comes with government services. A truly 'bold step' would be to get the government entirely out of education--not only its provision, but also its funding. This would allow maximum educational freedom, without the restrictions government will impose even with a voucher system."
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