Woman Strip Searched At Roadside For Running Stop Sign

Suit claims cops subject woman to public humiliation.    A Florida mother who was pulled over by police for driving through a stop sign claims she was then subjected to a nightmarish strip search where her tampon was forcibly removed by an officer. Leila Tarantino is now suing Citrus County Sheriff's Office claiming that she was strip searched  ... MORE

Next From The EPA: Four-Gallon-Minimum Gas Purchases

Another "ridiculous and unworkable mandate."       The Environmental Protection Agency is going to require all consumers to buy at least four gallons of gasoline from certain gas pumps after the new E15 ethanol-gasoline blend is introduced into the market. The new regulation was revealed in an Aug. 1 letter to the American Motorcyclist     ... MORE

Don Watkins: President Obama Vs. My Grandfather

A conflict of visions. My grandfather, a gruff and uneducated but whip-smart guy, started out poor. Following a stint in the Army, he spent a few years working and scrimped together enough money to start his own restaurant in a small town near Philadelphia. He—and the rest of his family—worked incredibly long hours, first to keep the restaurant in    ... MORE

Jazz Shaw: Ethanol Plant Reopens Despite Massive Drought

Food dries up, but tax dollars keep flowing. Not too long ago, we took a look at the effect the drought is having on the nation’s farmers, particularly those producing corn. The situation isn’t improving, as is being widely reported, and the farmers are in dire straights. Prices are rising for not only corn for the dinner table, but all the other  ... MORE

VIDEO: Thomas Sowell - The Quest For Cosmic Justice


There are two conflicting concepts of justice.

Michael G. Franc: 'Keep That Pay Raise, I Can't Afford It'

Welfare's upside-down incentive.   Does our $927 billion–per–year welfare state discourage the poor from seeking work? Does it cause them to shun pay hikes? Does it, in short, create dependency? This may be the most intractable problem afflicting the welfare state. With a renewed interest in the Clinton-era welfare reform and President Obama’s recent       ... MORE

New Warrantless Wiretap Ruling Makes Spying Legal

by Dan Graziano. A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled in favor of President George W. Bush’s controversial Terrorist Surveillance Program, which allows the government to spy on Americans without a warrant. The court reversed an earlier decision in which two American attorneys were awarded more than $20,000 in damages and their lawyers        ... MORE

VIDEO: SWAT Kills Unarmed Man During Drug Raid

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Graphic evidence of the sometimes dire consequences of the drug war.   In the video released by the Salt Lake Tribune, a member of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force repeatedly shoots and kills resident Todd Blair as Blair steps into a hallway holding a golf club like a baseball bat. According to a Tribune article in December, Blair was not the target of the raid. ... MORE

Peter Schiff: The Not So Super Hero

We must stop waiting for a savior.   The past week provided clear lessons not just in how central bankers have a limited ability to positively influence the economy but also how they are limited in their capacity to deliver the shortsighted policy actions that investors currently crave. The developments should provide new reasons for investors and    ... MORE

The Problem Is There Is No Such Thing As "States' Rights"

by Frank Keegan.   When U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois tried to fire up a ballroom full of state legislators here Tuesday morning, he used the phrase “states’ rights.” It popped up a few other times as the National Conference of State Legislatures met for its annual “Build Strong States” summit. The only problem: There is no such thing as “states’  ... MORE

The Number Of Americans Spied Upon Is Too High To Count

by Andrew Napolitano. Gazillions. That's the number of times the federal government has spied on Americans since 9/11 through the use of drones, legal search warrants, illegal search warrants, federal agent-written search warrants and just plain government spying. This is according to Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who, when he asked the government to tell him what it was ... MORE