Imparting values along with knowledge. Many public primary and secondary schools are dangerous places. The Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics show that in 2012, there were about 749,200 violent assaults on students. In the 2011-12 academic ... MORE
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Showing posts with label safety. Show all posts
Jacob Sullum: A British Lesson On Vaping For The CDC
But do option-reducing regulators care? Public Health England (PHE), a government agency, recently published a detailed report on
electronic cigarettes that describes them as far less dangerous than
the conventional kind and recommends them as a harm-reducing
alternative. "Encouraging smokers who cannot or do not want to stop
smoking ... MORE
Thomas Sowell: Looking Back
Discovering what is important. After my 85th birthday last week, I looked back over my life and was surprised to discover in how many different ways I had been lucky, in addition to some other ways in which I was unlucky. Among the things I did not know at the time was that I was adopted as an infant into a family with four adults, in which I was ... MORE
Government Study Confirms Marijuana Impairs Drivers Less Than Alcohol, Casts Doubt on Stoned Driving Definitions
by Jacob Sullum. A new study by researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) confirms that marijuana has a less dramatic effect on driving than alcohol does and casts further doubt on the standard that Colorado and Washington use for determining when someone is too stoned to drive. In the double-blind study, 18 occasional cannabis ... MORE
Thomas Sowell: Gun Control Laws Protect Criminals
Criminals like their victims disarmed. The gun control controversy is only the latest of many issues to be debated almost solely in terms of fixed preconceptions, with little or no examination of hard facts. Media discussions of gun control are dominated by two factors: the National Rifle Association and the Second Amendment. But the over-riding ... MORE
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Why Buying Drugs Online Is Safer Than On The Street
by Christopher Ingraham. If only reason were a consideration. "There's no way Silk Road could be reasonably expected to reduce
violence," Federal District Court Judge Katherine Forrest said at the
recent sentencing hearing for Ross Ulbricht, the convicted founder of
the Silk Road online drug market. Going into sentencing, Ulbricht's ... MORE
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commerce,
drug war,
free market,
government,
incentives,
individual liberty,
laissez fare,
safety
Poll: Americans Prefer Neighborhoods That Allow Guns
by Joe Perticone. Americans know what they want — Americans want guns. That’s right. According to the latest poll by Rasmussen Reports, American voters “overwhelmingly” prefer to live in neighborhoods with high gun ownership, as opposed to areas that don’t allow firearms. The polling shows 68 percent of Americans “would feel safer” ... MORE
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gun rights,
guns,
individual liberty,
poll,
popularity,
protection,
safety,
security,
self-defense
California Aims to Regulate Your Dirtiest Fantasies
by Josh Gucket. Big Brother is watching you; he says to stop before you go blind. Following five years of procedural hurdles, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has proposed a set of safety standards outlining how adult film performers and others on set can operate in their jobs more safely. Among 21 pages of proposals,
it emphasizes ... MORE
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Regulations Cost U.S. Businesses $1.88 Trillion A Year
by Clayton Browne. Just about everybody agrees that businesses need some degree of
regulation to assure public safety, but people with different political
perspectives often vehemently disagree on how much regulation there
should be, the form of the regulation and who should be doing the regulating. A recent report from the Competitive ... MORE
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business,
compliance costs,
government,
politicians,
red tape,
regulation,
restrictions,
safety
Jeremy Egerer: Should Women Be Allowed To Drink?
A sobering thought. In an age of social liberalism, you can expect to see many things become legal. One thing that hasn't become legal and that almost nobody has considered legalizing is childhood drinking. And the reason nobody has really suggested it is because each and every one of us knows that children are idiots. You never really know what ... MORE
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accountability,
alcohol,
children,
protection,
rape,
responsibility,
safety,
sex offenders,
women
John Horvat II: Why Johnny Can't Sled Anymore
All must be safe and sterile. In the midst of this cold winter, I chanced to come upon a scene that gladdened my heart. It was a group of unsupervised boys sledding down a hillside. They weren’t only sledding. They were ramming into other sleds. At the bottom of the hill, they pushed each other down, rolling and tumbling in the snow. ... MORE
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government,
nanny state,
nitwittery,
political correctness,
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safety
Marijuana May Be Even Safer Than Previously Thought
by Christopher Ingraham. Compared to other recreational drugs -- including alcohol --
marijuana may be even safer than previously thought. And researchers may
be systematically underestimating risks associated with alcohol use. Those are the topline findings of recent research published in the journal Scientific Reports, a subsidiary ... MORE
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alcohol,
cannabis,
drug war,
individual liberty,
marijuana,
prohibition,
safety,
smoking,
tobacco
Jacob Sullum: 'Drugged' Drivers Who Aren't
What if the risk ratio is statistically insignificant? Last year, during a congressional
hearing on the threat posed by stoned drivers, a
representative of the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) was asked how many crash fatalities are
caused by marijuana each year. "That's difficult to say," replied
Jeff Michael, NHTSA's ... MORE
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automobile,
behavior,
cannabis,
drugs,
marijuana,
politicians,
pot,
research,
safety,
statistics
Brian Doherty: A Loss for Justice, Liberty, Safety & Peace
The persecution of Silk Road. The operation Ulbricht was found guilty of managing was one guaranteed to save lives, reduce real crime, and preserve liberty. As I
reported earlier today, Ross Ulbricht was found guilty of all
seven counts related to running the Silk Road website. The government baldly asserted—and the judge allowed the grossly ... MORE
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free market,
government,
justice,
liberty,
morality,
peace,
regulation,
restrictions,
safety
Federal Bill Would Make Americans More Defenseless
by Dan Cannon. Making self protection a felony. Democratic members of Congress apparently aren’t going to be
satisfied until American citizens are completely and utterly
defenseless. Representative Mike Honda (D-CA) has introduced a bill for
consideration of the new Congress which would prohibit the ownership of
certain types of body armor for ... MORE
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GOP,
government,
legislation,
politicians,
protection,
safety,
self-defense
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