Scalping free speech. Anyone who thinks the cultural left is going to stop its political correctness with the Washington Redskins isn't reading USA Today. On the top of their Sports front page on July 22, the paper reported on activists taking a stand against "redface," championing a group called Eradicating Offensive Indian Mascotry. The thought ... MORE
Pot's Popularity Creating Trying Times For US Prosecutor
by Joe Mozingo. A lesson on jury nullification. Julie Shemitz watched warily as the judge asked prospective jurors whether they or anyone close to them had a card for medical marijuana. Ten hands lifted, a third of the jury pool. "Look at all those hands," the judge said. An assistant U.S. attorney, Shemitz knew that this would be a ... MORE
WASH TIMES: Stopping Police Asset-Forfeiture Predators
Only the cops are against reform. When the public is more afraid of the cops than the bad guys, the system is broken. There’s reason for some law-abiding Americans to worry about their pocketbook becoming lighter after a visit from the lawman. Bonnie and Clyde never pretended to be anything but robbers. A 64-year-old Texas ... MORE
The Typical Household, Now Worth a Third Less
by Anna Bernasek. Economic
inequality in the United States has been receiving a lot of attention.
But it’s not merely an issue of the rich getting richer. The typical
American household has been getting poorer, too. The
inflation-adjusted net worth for the typical household was $87,992 in
2003. Ten years later, it was only $56,335, or a 36 % ... MORE
John W. Whitehead: The Stealing of America
By the Cops, the Courts, the Corporations and Congress. Call it what you will—taxes, penalties, fees or fines—but the only word that truly describes the constant bilking of the American taxpayer by the government and its corporate partners is theft. We’re operating in a topsy-turvy Sherwood Forest where instead of Robin Hood and ... MORE
Jesse Walker: The Public Turns Against War
Saber rattling doesn't poll well anymore. After a civilian
airline was shot down over Ukraine last week, America's hawks
stepped up their calls for a more muscular intervention in the
country, with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) calling the White House
"cowardly"
because it hasn't armed the government in Kiev. But a new
YouGov survey shows ... MORE
Mike Marion: The Exorbitant Price Of The American Empire
Blood, treasure and soul. It is difficult to pinpoint exactly when it happened, but clear evidence can be seen at least in the aftermath of World War II. Some trace the origins back to 1898 and the Spanish-American War, or even earlier to the War of 1812. And still others would say that imperial ambitions were even on the minds of some of ... MORE
Can We Fight Police Brutality With “Massive Open Carry”?
by Trevor Lyman. Those of us that are aware of the problem of police brutality are desperately looking for a way to stop it via peaceful means. I believe that if the majority of the public were to open carry (which I would call “massive open carry”), police brutality would diminish greatly for two main reasons: hb1.) More often than not the ... MORE
Snowden Plans To Work On Anti-Surveillance Technology
by Charlie Osborne. Edward Snowden says he plans to develop and promote anti-surveillance technology to hamper government spying across the globe. The former US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor, who leaked
confidential documents detailing the extensive surveillance activities
of the NSA and the UK's GCHQ, called for ... MORE
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Andrew Napolitano: What If Democracy Is A Fraud?
What if the government is not us? What if you were allowed to vote only because it didn't make a difference? What if no matter how you voted the elites always got their way? What if the concept of one person/one vote was just a fiction created by the government to induce your compliance? What if democracy as it has come to exist ... MORE
Zenon Evans: Socialists Are Cheaters, Says New Study
It is all about the incentives. "The longer individuals were exposed to
socialism, the more likely they were to cheat on our task,"
according to a new study, "The (True) Legacy of Two Really
Existing Economic Systems," from Duke University and the University
of Munich. The team of researchers concluded this after working
with 259 ... MORE
John Stossel: Policing America
Today there are more than 50,000 "no-knock raids" a year. I want the police to be better armed than the bad guys, but what exactly does that mean today Apparently it means the Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security equip even the tiniest rural police departments with massive military vehicles, body armor and grenade ... MORE
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Allen Smith: Rhode Island Proves Legalizing Prostitution Will Decrease Rape And Sexually-Transmitted Diseases
It happened by accident. For a brief period of history, Rhode Island was the only state where
prostitution was legal in every county. Now, a new report shows
legalized prostitution led to a decrease in rapes and sexually
transmitted diseases within the state, the Washington Post reports. The report, published by the National Bureau of ... MORE
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Jacob Sullum: Drug War Refugees
The children are fleeing prohibition-related violence. As thousands of children fleeing violence in Central America
seek refuge in the United States, some commentators are blaming
American drug users. "If there weren't a lot of Americans seeking
marijuana and heroin and cocaine,"
says former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, "there ... MORE
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