Nanny State: School Fined $15,000 For Selling Soda

Thomas Sowell: A Racial Revolution?

Now that census data show -- for the first time in American history -- the number of white babies born exceeded by the number of babies born to non-white minorities the question is: What does this mean for the future of American society?

Bill O'Reilly: Hating the Rich

My late father was a man of strong opinion. He despised phonies, cowards and liars. He named names -- sometimes in very close proximity to those being singled out. A veteran of World War II, he recognized a weasel when he saw one.

John Ransom: Obama’s Campaign about Nothing

The purpose of an energy policy ought to be to make sure that the country enjoys stable and low priced energy supplies. For some reason this administration has broken with that tradition, and by its own admission, has pursued a policy to make sure that energy prices go up.

John C. Goodman: Out of Ideas

"Out of ideas; out of excuses." That’s Mitt Romney’s critique of Barack Obama. I’d like to second that indictment.

Daniel J. Mitchell: Julia: The Most Disappointing Daughter in the World

Needless to say, Julia is the type of person who believes in riding in the wagon rather than pulling it. Heck, she wants the wagon to be a party bus, as suggested by this cartoon about the rise and fall of the welfare state.

Political Calculations: Three Charts for the S&P 500

Here are our three favorite charts showing the relationship between stock prices as represented by the S&P 500 and their underlying dividends per share.

Ed Feulner: A Budget Plan That Adds Up

It has been more than three years since the U.S. Senate last passed a budget. The last time Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid fulfilled his legal responsibility, Conan was still on NBC, Tea Parties hadn’t come together, and the iPad hadn’t yet been introduced.

Bob Beauprez: Is Uncertainty Causing High Unemployment

What is causing continued slow economic growth and high unemployment in America? On Friday at AEI, Sanjai Bhagat of the University of Colorado at Boulder discussed his research exploring the correlation between job losses and persistent unemployment.

Charles Payne: Real Concern

You know I can understand why primitive societies once worshiped and feared active volcanoes, but we are being told to pay for sidewalks over and over again and to sacrifice our paychecks in the future as tribute.

Michael Whatley: CBO "Energy Security" Report Exemplifies Washington's Failures

It’s no wonder most Americans don’t trust politicians and government agencies in Washington, D.C. Too often the city’s power brokers offer talking points that seem to fly in the face of logic.

Carl Horowitz: Iceland After the Meltdown: Lessons For the US

The European Union (EU) is now in a full-scale panic over how to arrange financial bailouts for its least capable members. Yet few officials within the 27-nation federation have pondered the possibility that the best arrangement may be no bailout – and no EU as well.

Fritz Pfister: If The Country Was a Car, The Check President Light Would Be On

It appears a power surge from a central source (DC) has damaged the operating system almost to the point of no repair. Just got here in time the mechanic says, if you had waited past November 6th it would have been off to the junkyard for your car (country).

Lincoln Brown: The New Civillry Clinton

There is also a notion that the former First Lady thinks that the Obamaphenomenon is raging beyond even her wildest left-wing dreams to the point that she would prefer to distance herself from the most liberal president ever.

Peter Schiff: Overseas Companies Are Worth A Look

Over the last generation, the vast majority of the world's economic growth has occurred beyond America's borders. I believe the emerging markets will continue to emerge and those who operate successfully there will have a leg up on the competitions.

Jeff Carter: Occupy The Board Room

Even though the sands of investor sentiment are shifting, internally life inside companies is business as usual. That can be a dangerous, and strategic mistake.

Steve Deace: America's Mixed Message on Homosexuality

In a culture as divided as ours, it’s rare to have a majority on both sides of the debate see something the same way, but it appears as if both a majority of traditionalists (conservatives) and progressives (liberals) have made the same mistake.

Night Watch: North Korea Navy Seize Chinese

North Korean naval commands are expected to earn a significant portion of their operating expenses on their own. Their two main income earning activities are fishing and seizing Chinese or South Korean fishing boats caught poaching in North Korean claimed waters and holding them for ransom.

Chris Poindexter: Dow Tanks, Gold Rebounds

There’s also evidence that Greek voters really don’t want to leave the euro and the pro-EU parties may win enough of a majority to form a government next month.

Mike Shedlock: Another Attempt to Snatch Defeat From Jaws of Victory; New Democracy Leads Latest Poll

The idea that Germany is going to consider anything for Greece but still more austerity measures is yet another Fantasyland notion.

Tad DeHaven: Freshman Republicans Switch from Tea to Kool-Aid

My suggestion to the House GOP freshmen who haven’t swallowed the Beltway Kool-Aid yet is to make it an objective to get as many roll call votes as possible on bills or amendments to terminate specific federal agencies and programs.

Michelle Malkin: How the Gay-Marriage Mob Slimed Manny Pacquiao

Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is guilty -- of being true to his Catholic faith. The gay-marriage mob is guilty -- of the very ugly bigotry it claims to abhor. And left-wing media outlets are guilty -- of stoking false narratives that shamelessly demonize religion in the name of compassion.