Rights
High Crimes and Michael Phelps
Last week, a Wall Street Journal op-ed screamed “Arrest Michael Phelps!” and a sheriff in South Carolina threatened to prosecute…
Dictatorship in the Time of Cholera
Since August, Zimbabwe has suffered from a cholera outbreak that to date has killed 3,000 people and infected nearly 60,000…
By Government Fiat Alone
Ailing automaker Chrysler LLC has entered into an agreement with Italian carmaker Fiat SpA. The deal would involve an exchange…
Whole Foods, Partial Rights
In 2007, Whole Foods, the popular purveyor of natural foods, sought to expand its business by acquiring rival grocer Wild…
Defending Property Rights—It’s No Day at the Beach
Thirty years ago, George and Sharlee McNamee purchased a beachfront house in California, hoping to create a home in which…
Enforcing ‘Constructive Behavioral Change’
A group of college presidents has sparked debate by signing a petition urging the drinking age be lowered to 18,…
Uncle Sam Is Not a Nanny
The New York Times reports that in a recent speech, Randi Weingarten, the new President of the American Federation of…
All Plants are Created Equal?
Put down that salad! Have you considered the dignity of the vegetables you’re about to crush into easily-digestible pieces? Have…