Feds Patented Medical Marijuana -- While Fighting It

They acknowledged medical benefits a decade ago.      On Oct. 7, 2003, the US government issued Patent No. 6,630,507. Actor Michael J. Fox and many millions of other Americans — my dear late wife, Tricia, included — could have gotten very excited about this development back then. But it was, apparently, not the sort of thing Washington  ... MORE

A. Barton Hinkle: Yes America, You Are Being Watched

The surveillance state is alive and well.         During a visit to Richmond, Virginia on Monday, his third day as FBI director, Jim Comey welcomed the current debate over the reach of government surveillance. “The pendulum swings back and forth” between liberty and security, he said. America benefits when those with differing views on the   ... MORE

VIDEO: Government Force Or Voluntary Exchange?


A 5-minute lecture from Walter E Williams.

Obama Doctrine: He Could Attack Over Climate Change

by Ernest Istook.      The emerging Obama Doctrine justifies attacking nations that violate “international norms,” as judged solely by the president.  Based on statements by President Obama and key players, he could even launch attacks against those he blames for global climate change. Polluters and deniers beware: You may have to face our  ... MORE

Non-Interventionist Republicans May Help GOP

by Emily Ekins.     Last night Kentucky Senator Rand Paul delivered a televised response warning against President Obama’s appeal for military intervention in Syria. Paul contended the president had failed to make a compelling case that the two-year ongoing Syrian civil war poses a risk to our national security. The Reason-Rupe poll shows nearly       ... MORE

VIDEO: What Surfing Can Teach You About Ownership

Andrew Napolitano: The President's Embarrassment

Figleaf justifying war falls to the ground.      When Secretary of State John Kerry, apparently irritated by a lack of sleep, gave a snippy and what he thought was an unrealistic reply to a reporter's question at a London press conference last weekend, he hardly could have imagined the world's response. Asked whether there is anything Syrian   ... MORE

John Stossel: Road To Damascus

Defense should not mean offense.     Some things you just have to do, in spite of great uncertainty. Launching missiles at Syria isn't one of them. Many pundits talk about going to war as if all we have to do is make up our minds about what "ought" to happen — who the bad guys are — and the rest is just details. If we decide we must punish a tyrant,    ... MORE

Thomas Sowell: Syria And Obama

Glib words and weak actions.      I cannot see why even a single American, a single Israeli or a single Syrian civilian should be killed as a result of a token U.S. military action, undertaken simply to spare Barack Obama the embarrassment of doing nothing, after his ill-advised public ultimatum to the Syrian government to not use chemical      ... MORE

Pete Yost: Congress Looks At Justice's Marijuana Decision

A big government vs individual liberty tug-of-war.       The Obama administration is facing criticism over its attempt to straddle the federal law that makes marijuana illegal and state laws that permit recreational use of the drug. In the first congressional hearing since the administration announced a new, permissive enforcement    ... MORE

VIDEO: Fox News - Mandatory Black Boxes

Marijuana Legalization Plans Perculating In 10 States

High time for individual liberty.      In the wake of the Department of Justice's decision to allow Washington and Colorado to regulate marijuana laws without federal intervention, reform group Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) announced a lofty goal Monday to get legalization on the ballot in 10 states by 2017. "MPP will work with local and       ... MORE

Walter E Williams: You Don't Have To Stay Poor

Come early, stay late.       No one can blame you if you start out in life poor, because how you start is not your fault. If you stay poor, you're to blame because it is your fault. Nowhere has this been made clearer than in Dennis Kimbro's new book, "The Wealth Choice: Success Secrets of Black Millionaires." Kimbro, a business professor at Clark        ... MORE

VIDEO: Obama's Foreign Policy Approval Plummets


Americans oppose unilateral Syria intervention. 

EU Scheming To Install Speed-Limiting Devices On Cars

Nannys seek to flex muscles.     As the deeply unpopular Brussels-based European Union continues to usurp unprecedented powers over citizens and formerly sovereign national governments, another example of the EU gone wild just hit the headlines. Under its latest controversial scheming, supposedly aimed at improving “road safety,” all     ... MORE

ObamaCare Regulations Consist Of 10,516 Pages

Eight times longer than the Bible.       Since March 2010, when President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and its companion Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (HCERA), the administration has published in the Federal Register 109 final regulations governing how Obamacare will be implemented. ... MORE
These regulations add up to 10,516 pages in the Federal Register—or more than eight times as many pages as there are in the Gutenberg Bible, which has 642 two-sided leaves or 1,286 pages.
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How Texas Uses Asset Forfeiture To Steal From Citizens

Policing for profit in the lone star state.     Asset forfeiture allows law enforcement agencies to confiscate money, property or other assets allegedly obtained through illicit means such as the commission of a crime. Forfeited assets are typically used to fund crime-fighting programs. Unfortunately, forfeiture laws are often abused by the      ... MORE

The Reasons To Doubt The Feds Respect For Pot Laws

by Jacob Sullum.        Last week, nearly 10 months after voters in Colorado and Washington decided to legalize marijuana, the U.S. Justice Department finally responded. Its announcement, which took the form of a memo to U.S. attorneys from Deputy Attorney General James Cole, promised neither acceptance nor confrontation, saying only     ... MORE

VIDEO: Friedman - Should Agriculture Be Subsidized?

Tom Leonard: New Gold Rush Proves Anti-Frackers Wrong

The best economic news in decades.     As he takes me on a tour of his buzzing little town, mayor Brent Sanford points out the acres of development that have already happened — the giant grocery store, the smart restaurant, the school extension and the endless housing developments. And he tells me what’s still to come — a smart    ... MORE

24-Hour Waiting Period For Tattoos Proposed in D.C.

by Mike DeBonis.       Some popular impulse purchases — tattoos and body piercings — could soon become less impulsive if District health regulators have their way. A mandatory 24-hour waiting period is among the provisions included in a 66-page package of draft regulations governing the “body art” industry released by the city Health    ... MORE

VIDEO: Self-Ownership And The Right To Say No

Brad Tuttle: End Of The Road For Speed Traps?

Low speed limits make roads less safe.        Politicians, driver advocacy groups and even the police are trying to outlaw speed traps, not only because they’re annoying, but because when speed limits are too low, roads become more — not less — dangerous. Most drivers understand the need for speed limits. And yet they loathe speed traps       ... MORE

Carl Svanberg: U.S. Should Not Intervene In Syria

It makes no difference to victims what weapon is used.    On August 21, Syria crossed the line by allegedly using chemical weapons against its own people. Obama has, therefore, decided that it’s time for the US to punish Syria. Assuming he gets Congress on his side, the US will once more be dragged into another senseless war in the Middle    ... MORE