One unfortunate trend in society is to separate the concept of economic liberty from “personal” liberty. People tend to consider personal liberties—speech, freedom of conscience, etc.—as being a different class from one’s economic liberties. This is simply not supportable by any basic understanding of rights.

Economic …

In a previous post, we talked about takers and makers, highlighting stats from a Heritage article based on the 2012 Index of Dependence on Government.

An article in the Washington Examiner highlights some of the lowlights:

• Takers get more than …

PHOENIX, AZ –U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar, DDS (AZ-01) released the following statement today about President Obama’s visit to Phoenix.

“Last night, I remained in Arizona to be with real Americans as I watched the President give his State of the Union address from Washington.  After spending …

I must say, I find it distasteful in the extreme, this use of “income inequality” as some sort of populist talking point and means to acquire more power. Its focus on envy, and then its use of theft to rectify the supposed injustice, is immorality …

No, seriously, he does. On his Congressional website:

“We have been inspired by the growing grassroots movements on Wall Street and across the country. We share the anger and frustration of so many Americans who have seen the enormous toll that an unchecked Wall …