"Beware the Ides of March,” the soothsayer warned in Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar.” A Roman religious holiday, the Ides (15th) of March was the day on which Roman consuls assumed office — and the day Caesar was assassinated. For the United States, and the world economy, the Ides will be around March 4 this year, predicted ... MORE
Radley Balko: Yes, The Drug War Is Pretty Awful
Myth-busting prohibition propaganda. Last month, I wrote a response
to Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson in which I laid out many
(but by no means all) of the harms caused by the modern-era war on
drugs. Now Charles Lane, a columnist and editorial writer here at the
Post, has responded to my post. You can read Lane’s response ... MORE
Andrew Napolitano - New Assaults On American Law
Political termites furthering Constitutional erosion. In the months since Edward Snowden revealed the nature and extent of the spying that the National Security Agency (NSA) has been perpetrating upon Americans and foreigners, some of the NSA's most troublesome behavior has not been a part of the public debate. This ... MORE
The Ongoing Battle Of Political Correctness
by Garrett Wymer. There's a growing push to be politically correct, trying not to offend people unnecessarily; however, is it going too far? "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to ... MORE
John Stossel: Codgers Freaking Out
America's most popular cable news host is upset. "Marijuana use, video games and texting (are) creating major social problems," says Bill O'Reilly. "This is an epidemic that will lead to a weaker nation!" Give me a break. Crotchety old geezers always complain about "the kids." The Boston Globe frets about "Idle Trophy Kids." The New York ... MORE
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Peace Officer Murders Fleeing Suspect After Traffic Stop
The police state and their license to kill. What ever happened to Tennessee vs Garner? The man who was killed during an officer-involved shooting Sunday has been identified as Joseph Ma, 18, the Fresno County Coroner's Office said Monday. The shooting was prompted after officers pulled over a BMW for a traffic violation about 5:40 p.m. in the ... MORE
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High Court Sides With Government To Deny Due Process
Government's right to legalized theft upheld. The Supreme Court decided Tuesday that people whose assets have been
frozen amid suspicion of illegal activity have no constitutional right
to a hearing to plead for access to their money to mount a defense
against criminal charges. The justices voted 6-3 against a New
York couple who ... MORE
High Court Expands Police Power For Warrantless Searches
Sadly, the Constitution cannot enforce itself. The Fourth Amendment generally requires the police to obtain a
warrant before searching a home, though that requirement may be
avoided if the homeowner consents to the search. But happens when
two (or more) people reside in the same home, and only one of them
consents ... MORE
Obama To Americans: You Don't Deserve To Be Free
by Harry Binswanger. President Obama’s Kansas speech is a remarkable document. In calling for more government controls, more taxation, more collectivism, he has two paragraphs that give the show away. Take a look at them. "there is a certain crowd in Washington
who, for the last few decades, have said, let’s respond to this ... MORE
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Bush Cyberczar: NSA Heads America Toward Police State
by Brandan Blevins. Revelations about NSA
monitoring activities over the last year show the potential for a police state mechanism,
according to the former U.S. cybersecurity czar, but there is still time to avoid the dire
consequences. At the 2014 Cloud Security Alliance Summit, unofficial RSA Conference opener Richard Clarke, chairman of ... MORE
Missouri Senate Passes Gun Law Nullification Bill
Tossing stones against the empire. An effort to nullify federal gun control laws and jail any federal agents trying to enforce them cleared the Missouri Senate yesterday, but a court challenge and another potential veto by Gov. Jay Nixon could ultimately block the legislation even if the House approves it again. Although state efforts to ... MORE
Phyllis Schlafly: National Takeover Of School Curriculum
Parents balk at latest indoctrination scheme. Many people said ho-hum when President Barack Obama threatened to change any law with his pen or phone, and even use that power to personally alter Obamacare and the welfare law, and to "legislate" the Dream Act that Congress refused to pass. But Americans are rising up by the ... MORE
'Libertarian Paranoia' Is the Newest Fad in Politics
by Gene Healy. Look out: The libertarians
are coming! The libertarians are coming! Never before have so many
been so intimidated by so few, with so little political power. Salon.com offers near-daily warnings about the libertarian
“threat”: It's corrupting progressivism: “Don't
ally with libertarians: Ideologues co-opt an anti-NSA ... MORE
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Patriot Act,
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Victor Volsky: Obeying The Dog Whistle
Focus on the young, not the mind-numbed zombies. In George Orwell's immortal dystopia Animal Farm, the ruling pigs distilled the revolutionary ideology for the stupider animals, such as the sheep, hens and ducks, to a simplistic but highly useful slogan, "Four legs good, two legs bad". Not only did it explain to the dumb masses the ... MORE
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class warfare,
government,
liberalism,
philosophy,
politicians,
politics,
propaganda
Should White NFL Owners Shackle Black Language?
New rule targets black players. The NFL is expected to consider a new rule
that would see players receive a 15-yard penalty if they use the N-word
on the field. Michael Wilbon, an opponent of the potential rule, used
the word on live television Monday to make his point. Wilbon, co-host of ESPN’s Pardon The Interruption, argues that although it ... MORE
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free speech,
hate speech,
liberalism,
political correctness,
profiling,
race baiting,
racism
Thomas Sowell: The 'Fairness' Fraud
It seems as if, everywhere you turn these days, there are studies claiming to show that America has lost its upward mobility for people born in the lower socioeconomic levels. But there is a sharp difference between upward "mobility," defined as an ... MORE
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college,
equality,
fairness,
hope,
mobility,
opportunity,
skill,
social justice,
society
Russian Drugs Boss Rules Out Marijuana Legalization
Still going through the "gateway-drug" phase. The head of Russia’s Federal Drug Control Service has called marijuana a dangerous gateway drug and said the authorities did not plan to legalize it, or to allow methadone treatment for heroin addicts. “Marijuana users have a 50 or 60 times higher risk of switching to heroin. There is one step ... MORE
Walter E Williams: Solutions To Black Education
Declining standards in public education. A fortnight ago, my column focused on how Philadelphia's schoolteachers have joined public-school teachers in cities such as Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles, Columbus, New York and Washington in changing student scores on academic achievement tests. Teachers have held grade fixing parties, ... MORE
Jaana Woiceshyn: Envy Vs. Achievement
A battle of political philosophy. Envy is one of the most useless of feelings, both in our private and business lives. Yet many people experience it, at least from time to time. They envy their neighbor’s fancy car and exotic vacations, or wealth in general. They envy their friends’ educational achievements or the praise they receive ... MORE
Sabotaging The Ladder Of Economic Opportunity
by Daniel J. Mitchell. Minimum wage, maximum folly. If I banged my head against the wall every time politicians advocated
bad policy in Washington – which is a tempting impulse, I would have
been institutionalized because of brain damage a long time ago. But it’s difficult to maintain my self control when I think about minimum ... MORE
Jim Daniels: Do You Live In A No Drone Zone?
Some states are resisting the surveillance state. This week Washington and Wisconsin were added to the list of states
that ban the use of drones for government surveillance. It’s shocking to
think that in just two short years, the U.S. is opening the friendly
skies to commercial drones so they can get your Amazon prime delivery, burritos ... MORE
Free Speech Threatens Liberalism And Must Be Destroyed
by Robby Soave. Harvard student proposes war on liberty. If this Harvard University student got her way, free speech on campus would be abolished and professors with dissenting views fired, because radical leftism is the only permissible political philosophy and the First Amendment is a barrier preventing modern colleges from ... MORE
FCC Backpedals On Newsroom-Monitoring Scheme
by Jordan Sekulow and Matthew Clark. A First Amendment victory over an intrusive federal government
doesn’t come along every day, but thanks to a deafening outcry from the
American people, the Obama administration has just backed down from an unconstitutional plan to put monitors in newsrooms in a dramatic fashion. Recently, ... MORE
S. Fred Singer: Climate Consensus Con Game
Science is not a product of consensus. Or fashionable thinking. At the outset, let's be quite clear: There is no consensus about dangerous anthropogenic global warming (DAGW) -- and there never was. There is not even a consensus on whether human activities, such as burning fossil fuels to produce useful energy, affect global climate ... MORE
The Rise of Government-Sanctioned Home Invasions
by John W. Whitehead. Who will protect you from the police? It’s 3 a.m. You’ve been asleep for hours when suddenly you hear a loud “Crash! Bang! Boom!” Based on the yelling, shouting and mayhem, it sounds as if someone—or several someones—are breaking through your front door. With your heart racing and your stomach churning, ... MORE
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crime,
drug war,
force,
government,
police state,
raids,
SWAT
It's Not A Right If Only The Sheriff's Pals Get To Hold Guns
by Steven Greenhut. A “right” is an “entitlement” that’s not dependent on the whims of authorities. If you have a right to “free speech,” then you can speak as you choose. The courts let the government enforce a few standards, but it wouldn’t be a “right” if government officials got to preview and restrict what you were ... MORE
Study Finds Uninsured Get Better Care Than Insured
Why insurance seems to insure inferior care. According to a recent study, severely injured patients are less likely to be transferred to a trauma center if they have health insurance. Researchers from the Stanford University of Medicine found that patients with insurance are less likely to get the best care than those who do not have ... MORE
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economics,
emergency,
health,
health care,
hospitals,
incentives,
insurance,
medical,
policy
Wendy McElroy: Are Domestic Violence Statistics Bogus?
More official government lies. Jacquelyn C.
Campbell, a professor in the Johns Hopkins University School of
Nursing, is accused of fabricating “key statements [about domestic
violence] and then representing the statements as findings of a
government survey.” On January 14, the victim-advocacy organization
Stop Abusive and ... MORE
50 Reasons This Is The Greatest Period In History
by Morgan House. Other than losing our liberties, life is good. I recently talked to a doctor who retired after a 30-year career. I asked him how much medicine had changed during the three decades he practiced. "Oh, tremendously," he said. He listed off a dozen examples. Deaths from heart disease and stroke are way down. Cancer survival rates ... MORE
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happiness,
health,
innovation,
medicine,
science,
self-interest,
standard of living,
technology
Patrice Lewis: Hands Off Our Children, Big Brother
Children are the currency of tyrants. Some friends came to us this week, troubled, to ask our advice. It seems their youngest son came home from school on Monday and asked – begged – to be homeschooled. His request has been a recurrent theme during the past few months, but it took on a particular urgency on Monday when his biology ... MORE
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