ACRU Staff, Author at American Constitutional Rights Union

The Economics of Replacing Obamacare: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

By ACRU Staff|2014-06-02T12:30:52-04:00June 2nd, 2014|

This column by ACRU General Counsel Peter Ferrara was published on June 1, 2014 on Forbes.com.

Republicans have not unified behind a single bill to replace Obamacare because conservatives have been debating among themselves exactly what the components of that bill should be. The ongoing collapse of Obamacare, economically and politically, is heightening the stakes in that debate, delaying matters.

But the replacement plan now emerging will broaden health coverage at least as much as Obamacare, which teased universal coverage but never delivered. Moreover, the replacement plan would actually reduce health costs (through tried and true market incentives, proven to work in the real world), […]

A Snapshot of Islamic 'Justice'

By ACRU Staff|2014-06-02T11:26:17-04:00June 2nd, 2014|

This column by ACRU Senior Fellow Robert Knight was published May 30, 2014 on The Washington Times website.

The world is full of cruelty, but something unfolding in Sudan should interest even jaded observers.

If a million deaths are a statistic, and a single death is a tragedy, this case puts a human face on the genocide of Christians by militant Muslims all over the world. God willing, this story might still have a happy ending if the U.S. government takes it seriously.

Dr. Meriam Yehya Ibrahim Ishig, a pregnant Christian woman, was sentenced on May 11 by a Sudanese government Shariah law court […]

White Privilege

By ACRU Staff|2014-05-28T15:58:44-04:00May 28th, 2014|

This column by ACRU Policy Board Member and Professor of Economics Dr. Walter E. Williams was published May 28, 2014 on Townhall.com.

What would you think if your 8-year-old came home and told you that “white privilege is something that white people have, meaning they have an advantage in a lot of things and they can get a job more easily”? You would have heard that at the recent 15th annual White Privilege Conference in Madison, Wisconsin, attended by 2,500 public-school teachers, administrators and students from across the nation.

The average parent has no idea of the devious indoctrination going on […]

Transform the VA into a Pro-Growth Model for First Rate Health Care

By ACRU Staff|2014-05-27T14:47:05-04:00May 27th, 2014|

This column by ACRU General Counsel Peter Ferrara was published on May 25, 2014 on Forbes.com.

The VA (Veterans Administration) scandals show why so many people have been so highly motivated for so long to fight against Obamacare. That is because of the perfectly rational fear that Obamacare will end up doing to the entire American health care system what the VA has done to health care for America’s veterans.

Many have already commented that the VA system is actually pure socialized medicine. The government doesn’t just pay for health care or health insurance under the system for our nation’s veterans. The government actually builds […]

Ken Blackwell Destroys MSNBC Gun Control Narrative in One Response

By ACRU Staff|2014-05-27T14:35:58-04:00May 27th, 2014|

This column by Caleb Howe was published May 26, 2014 on TruthRevolt.org.

On MSNBC this afternoon, commentator and Republican politician Ken Blackwell was on as part of panel discussion about guns and gun control in the wake of this weekend’s killing spree in Santa Barbara. Host Craig Melvin runs down a laundry list of various ways of saying gun or shooting and so on before finally asking Blackwell how something like this could happen. Blackwell’s response was absolutely pitch perfect. First he had a pause to take it in, then he said:

“You know, I wonder if I missed something. My […]

America's Budding Tyrants

By ACRU Staff|2020-04-23T21:57:05-04:00May 22nd, 2014|

This column by ACRU Policy Board Member and Professor of Economics Dr. Walter E. Williams was published May 21, 2014 on Townhall.com.

From the Nazis to the Stalinists, tyrants have always started out supporting free speech, and why is easy to understand. Speech is vital for the realization of their goals of command, control and confiscation. Basic to their agenda are the tools of indoctrination, propagandizing, proselytization. Once they gain power, as leftists have at many universities, free speech becomes a liability and must be suppressed. This is increasingly the case on university campuses.

Back in 1964, it was Mario Savio, […]

Bible Ban Lifted in FL's Broward County Schools

By ACRU Staff|2020-04-23T21:52:38-04:00May 20th, 2014|

This column by ACRU Senior Legal Analyst Ken Klukowski was published May 19, 2014 on Breitbart.com.

Following Breitbart News’ May 5 story that Broward County Public Schools had banned students from reading the Bible and that lawyers from Liberty Institute were threatening to sue, and our May 14 update when the school changed its story but still maintained the ban, the school system has now capitulated and will allow Bibles into the classroom.

In a letter dated Sunday, May 18, first obtained by Breitbart News, the school system has completely reversed course. The letter tells […]

President Obama's Global Warming Calculated Deception Means Democrats Have Abandoned Working People

By ACRU Staff|2014-05-19T13:47:59-04:00May 19th, 2014|

This column by ACRU General Counsel Peter Ferrara was published on May 18, 2014 on Forbes.com.

John Coleman, Co-Founder of the Weather Channel, commented on May 8 about Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show on global warming a week ago (aka the National Climate Assessment and its mainstream media “coverage”), saying,

“The sky is falling. ‘Climate Change’ is running wild and disaster is certain unless we immediately stop burning coal and oil and move quickly to ‘green energy’ to eliminate use of fossil fuels. Heat waves, huge floods, powerful storms, droughts and rising seas are on the verge of killing millions of us and destroying our […]

Judge Signals She'll Force Holder to Hand Over Fast & Furious Documents

By ACRU Staff|2014-05-15T14:54:06-04:00May 15th, 2014|

This column by ACRU Senior Legal Analyst Ken Klukowski was published May 15, 2014 on Breitbart.com.

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson was openly irritated both with Attorney General Eric Holder and with the U.S. House of Representatives over whether executive privilege allows Holder to withhold documents on Operation Fast and Furious. But she also signaled she would rule against Holder in part, making it likely that Congress — and the public — could learn the truth about a gun-running scandal that ended with a murdered federal agent.

Berman began today’s hearing in Washington, D.C.’s federal district court with an opening statement about this case […]

A Lesson on Racial Discrimination

By ACRU Staff|2020-04-23T21:56:55-04:00May 14th, 2014|

This column by ACRU Policy Board Member and Professor of Economics Dr. Walter E. Williams was published May 14, 2014 on Townhall.com.

Donald Sterling, Los Angeles Clippers owner, was recorded by his mistress making some crude racist remarks. Since then, Sterling’s racist comments have dominated the news, from talk radio to late-night shows. A few politicians have weighed in, with President Barack Obama congratulating the NBA for its sanctions against Sterling. There’s little defense for Sterling, save his constitutional right to make racist remarks. But in a sea of self-righteous indignation, I think we’re missing the most valuable lesson that we can learn from this affair […]

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