Congress Banning Social Media?

As if to prove Robert Heinlein correct, the House Administration Committee is, apparently with honorable intent, considering effectively banning the use of popular social media sites, including YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook by Members. Soren Dayton couches this in partisan terms: "In typical fashion, House Democrats are trying to pass rules that stifle debate and require regulation." In fact, though, it appears ...

Quote of the Day

"What I fear most are affirmative actions of sober and well-intentioned men, granting to government powers to do something that appears to need doing." – Robert A. Heinlein

Why Give Drivers’ Licenses to Illegals?

Jim Harper has a good post up on Cato regarding the debate over whether illegal immigrants should have driver's licenses.The right answer here isn’t obvious, but it is important. Many people believe that illegal immigrants shouldn’t be “rewarded” with drivers’ licenses. Fair enough: the rule of law is important. There’s also a theory that denying illegal immigrants “benefits” like driver licensing ...

Just Say ‘No’ to Nation Building

Jim Henley, responding to a Brian Doherty piece commemorating the 100th anniversary of Robert Heinlein's birth and the "rough-hewn anti-government but pro-defense message" of his work, observes that, "The problem with the H-G fusion of militarism and limited government is that the former always ends up eating the latter." That's likely right, in that even the most noble wars are incredibly ...