Tired of bad news? Just look at it differently. Bad news is nothing new. Just think of the scene in Network where Faye Dunaway flips through the New York Daily News, or watch Bill Hicks’ stand up routine about going crazy while watching the bad news on CNN. “War, Famine, Death, AIDS, Homeless, Recession, Depression,” as Hicks chanted, seems to ... MOREEd Krayewski: Top 5 Pieces Of Good News In The Bad News
Tired of bad news? Just look at it differently. Bad news is nothing new. Just think of the scene in Network where Faye Dunaway flips through the New York Daily News, or watch Bill Hicks’ stand up routine about going crazy while watching the bad news on CNN. “War, Famine, Death, AIDS, Homeless, Recession, Depression,” as Hicks chanted, seems to ... MOREAlexander Baron: Police State -- Attack Of The Drones
Is warrantless surveillance good enough for Americans? America used to be the land of the free and the home of the brave; in recent years it has come more to resemble George Orwell's novel '1984'. A monitoring group has revealed the startling fact that there are now a staggering 64 drone bases on American soil. More are planned. ... MORE
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LA Times: Another Former Cop Calls To Legalize Drugs
Favors legalization to subsidizing underworld. Stephen Downing speaks fondly of his 20 years with the Los Angeles Police Department, saying he misses the camaraderie and the integrity of the people he worked with in a career that took him from street cop to deputy chief. Along the way, as commander of the Bureau of Investigations, he oversaw the ... MOREPeter Ferrara: Obama Is Biggest Spender In World's History
The president is running against reality. The U.S. has never before had a President who thinks so little of the American people that he imagines he can win re-election running on the opposite of reality. But that is the reality of President Obama today. Waving a planted press commentary, Obama recently claimed on the campaign stump, "federal spending ... MOREMichelle Malkin: Who Will Protect The Freedom To Blog?
A concerted threat to a fundamental right. Free speech is under fire. Online thugs are targeting bloggers (mostly conservative, but not all) who have dared to expose a convicted bomber and perjuring vexatious litigant who is now enjoying a comfy life as a liberally subsidized social justice operative. Where do your elected representatives stand on ... MOREKarolina Tagaris: Greek Health System Implodes
Socialized medicine in an economic crisis. Greece's rundown state hospitals are cutting off vital drugs, limiting non-urgent operations and rationing even basic medical materials for exhausted doctors as a combination of economic crisis and political stalemate strangle health funding. With Greece now in its fifth year of deep recession, ... MORE
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Brett Wolf: U.S. Targets Landlords In Medical Pot War
Property theft is a favorite government ploy. Federal prosecutors are targeting medical marijuana shops in California, seeking forfeiture of the properties in which they do business. The authorities are pressuring landlords to shut down the shops or face possible loss of the real estate through the unconventional and low-key use of a civil statute ... MOREEric Peters: A Double Standard In Speed Enforcement
Who watches the watchmen? If "speeding" -- defined as driving faster than the legally posted maximum velocity -- is necessarily "unsafe," why do cops do so routinely? The answer, of course, is: Because they can. More precisely, they can do so with impunity. Who watches the watchmen, after all? Here is a recent -- and particularly egregious ... MORE
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