An alternative to Clinton and Trump. The Libertarian Party might get more votes this year. Before the primaries, Time Magazine, frequent pusher of trends that do not exist, put Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ken.) on its cover and called him the "most interesting man in politics." Then Paul fizzled, and pundits said the "libertarian moment," if there ever was ... MORE
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Economic Inequality Is Not Increasing. Propaganda Is
by Gary North. It never ends. We are besieged by articles on today's increasing economic inequality. These articles have three things in common: 1. Each one has a favorite explanation/boogeyman. 2. Each one calls for political reforms to make things more equal. 3. Each one fails to mention Pareto's 20/80 law. Here is the main problem with these ... MORE
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deception,
economics,
equality,
government,
inequality,
politics,
propaganda,
redistribution
Juries Should Rein In Prosecutors With Too Much Power
by Glenn Harlan Reynolds, Washington Post. If there’s strong evidence that you’ve committed a crime, there’s still hope. Despite the evidence, those responsible for convicting you may choose to let you go, if they think that sending you to jail would result in an injustice. That can happen through what’s called “prosecutorial discretion,” where ... MORE
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decisions,
government,
jury,
jury nullification,
justice,
politics,
power,
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The $15 Minimum Wage Will Kill Jobs. Should You Care?
by Peter Coy. Mandated unemployment for low-skill workers. This is a story about ethics and economics, winners and losers, and the philosophical muddle on both ends of the political spectrum, as told through two of the hot-button issues of the 2016 U.S. presidential race: the minimum wage and free trade. Start with an unpopular but ... MORE
Jurors Need To Take The Law Into Their Own Hands
by Paul Butler, Washington Post. I learned about jury nullification while serving as a prosecutor in the District in the 1990s. As a rookie, I was warned that in nonviolent drug cases, it would be tough to get a conviction, no matter how strong my evidence was. The experienced prosecutors explained that the African American jurors “didn’t ... MORE
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jury nullification,
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law,
politics,
punishment,
ruling
That Weirdly Interesting Libertarian Party Debate On Fox
by Jeffrey Tucker. Hooray for John Stossel! He has dedicated two issues of his wonderful show on Fox Business to hosting a debate between Libertarian Party aspirants to the presidency. The format is great. The questions in part one were solid. John does an excellent job. And the candidates were fascinating to watch. Within the LP itself, this ... MORE
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campaign,
economics,
election,
government,
individual liberty,
libertarian,
politicians,
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Scott Shackford: Jerry Brown Admits $15 Minimum Wage Does Not Make Economic Sense, Approves It Anyway
Smart economics is not a consideration. California Gov. Jerry Brown simply does not care about what will happen to citizens in non-urban parts of the state under a $15 minimum wage. He didn’t literally say that, but what he did say when today was that he understood that there may be some bad outcomes for such a massive, unprecedented mandate. And then he signed it into law anyway. ... MORE
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California,
economics,
incentives,
minimum wage,
nitwittery,
politics,
price controls,
vote-buying
Obama's ‘Catch & Release’ Policy Fuels Illegal Immigration
by Kristian Hernandez. Officials last week spoke up about the Obama administration’s so-called “catch and release” policies blamed for hindering Border Patrol operations and encouraging illegal crossers from coming into the United States. A recent letter from the National Border Patrol Council states a high-ranking member of the Obama ... MORE
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government,
illegal aliens,
immigration,
incentives,
law,
Mexico,
Obama,
politics,
vote-buying
Anthony L. Fisher: How Distrust Of Donald Trump And Hillary Clinton Have Made the Libertarian Party Relevant
The dawning of a libertarian moment? Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the likely presidential nominees of America’s two major political parties, would be among the best-known and most-disliked candidates in history. What better time for the Libertarian Party (LP), the only third party that will be on all 50 states’ ballots, to make its move ... MORE
John W. Whitehead: The Rise Of The Political Psychopath
From democracy to pathocracy. Twenty years ago, a newspaper headline asked the question: “What’s the difference between a politician and a psychopath?” The answer, then and now, remains the same: None. There is no difference between psychopaths and politicians. Nor is there much of a difference between the havoc wreaked on
innocent ... MORE
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corruption,
cronyism,
democracy,
freedom,
government,
policy,
politics,
suicide,
totalitarian
Stephanie Slade: 'Drug Users Need Treatment,' Says President Obama. Not So Fast, Says Dr. Carl Hart
The vast majority of drug users are not addicts. "For too long we've viewed drug addiction through the lens of criminal justice," President Obama said yesterday
at a conference in Atlanta. "The most important thing to do is reduce
demand. And the only way to do that is to provide treatment—to see it as
a public health problem and not a ... MORE
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addiction,
cocaine,
crime,
deception,
drug war,
drugs,
Obama,
politics,
propaganda,
treatments
John Stossel: A Better Choice For 2016
The Libertarian party is selecting a nominee too. A recent poll shows that if the election were held today, 11 percent of Americans would vote for a Libertarian, former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson. That's surprising, since last election Johnson got just 1 percent of the vote. This year, he's doing better, probably because Donald Trump and ... MORE
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campaign,
choice,
freedom,
Gary Johnson,
government,
individual liberty,
libertarian,
politics
David Sherfinski: Poll Shows Gary Johnson Already At 11%!
Voters not thrilled about the conventional choices. Libertarian presidential hopeful Gary Johnson, possibly benefitting from dissatisfaction with the two major parties’ front-runners, is in double digits in a potential three-way race, according to a poll released Thursday. In a three-way contest, Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton was at 42%, ... MORE
Jake Macaulay: Men Invading Women’s Restrooms
The PC politicians are insisting on it. The mayor of San Francisco has banned all publicly-funded city employees from traveling to North Carolina. The NBA is threatening to relocate next year’s All Star game from Charlotte, North Carolina, to another city. Corporate giants like American Airlines and Hollywood giants like Disney are threatening action ... MORE
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gender,
nitwittery,
political correctness,
politics,
regulation,
restrictions,
rules,
sex,
women
California Raises Cost Of Hiring To $15 An Hour
More unemployment guaranteed. California legislators and labor unions have reached a tentative agreement that will take the state's minimum wage from $10 to $15 an hour, a state senator said, a move that would make for the largest statewide minimum in the nation by far. "This is not a done deal," Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, told The ... MORE
Amir Taheri: The Non-Assimilation Of Muslim Immigrants Aid The Left's Quest To Destroy Traditional Western Values
Islam is actively devouring Europe. On Tuesday, when Islamist suicide bombers blew themselves up in Brussels, killing 35 innocent people and injuring 240, the European Union’s foreign policy representative, the Italian Federica Mogherini, happened to be on an official visit to Amman, the Jordanian capital. Fighting back tears, she cut short a ... MORE
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civilization,
Europe,
government,
immigration,
ISIS,
Muslim,
policy,
politics,
refugees,
Syria
Thomas Sowell: Supreme Hypocrisy
Politics as usual. If there is one thing that is bipartisan in Washington, it is brazen hypocrisy. Currently there is much indignation being expressed by Democrats because the Republican-controlled Senate refuses to hold confirmation hearings on President Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Justice Antonin ... MORE
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Congress,
hypocrisy,
judges,
Justice Scalia,
Obama,
politics,
presidency,
process,
Supreme Court
Lancet Commission Recommends Drug Legalization
by Jacob Sullum. The last time the U.N. General Assembly held a "special session" (UNGASS) on drug policy, it was organized under the slogan "A Drug-Free World...We Can Do It." Pino Arlacchi, then executive director of the U.N. Drug Control Program, insisted "there is no reason" the world's supply of cocaine and heroin "cannot be eliminated in ... MORE
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drug war,
government,
incentives,
legalize,
motivation,
police,
police state,
politics,
prohibition
147 FBI Agents Conduct Hillary Clinton Email Investigation
by Chris Cillizza. About halfway through Robert O’Harrow’s terrific — and terrifically detailed — WaPo piece on the origins of Hillary Clinton’s email problems, there is this paragraph: One hundred forty-seven FBI agents have been deployed to run down leads, according to a lawmaker briefed by FBI Director James B. Comey. The FBI has accelerated ... MORE
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corruption,
deception,
dishonesty,
e-mail,
FBI,
Hillary Clinton,
investigation,
politics,
scandal
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