If you own a gun in Illinois, take precautions. The state attorney general, Lisa Madigan, wants to release the names of guns owners in response to an Associated Press request.
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Taxes Aren’t the Answer When Spending Is the Problem (Editorial)
The political class predicted “disaster” if Congress didn’t raise its debt limit. I think that was a scam to get more money. See, the poor politicians don’t have enough, and they need to borrow more. We taxpayers are cheap. This year we’ll give them only $2.2 trillion. They want to spend $3.8 trillion. The...
Poverty Programs Create Welfare Addiction ( Editorial)
The other day, I went to Times Square to ask people what government should do to help poor people. Most everyone agreed on the answer: “more social programs and a higher minimum wage.” It’s intuitive to think that way. I used to think that, too. When President Lyndon Johnson declared a “war on poverty,”...