Do FEMA Camps And Martial Law Foretell America's Future?
by Darren Weeks. During the 1980s Iran Contra hearings, Lt. Col. Oliver North was questioned by Congressman Jack Brooks concerning North’s role in the development of a continuity-of-government plan called “Rex 84” (“Readiness Exercise 1984”), under which the U.S. Constitution would be suspended, and people moved into FEMA camps in the event ... MOREJacob Sullum: Legal Pot Could Be Contagious
Colorado and Washington lead the way. Shortly before the House of Representatives approved a federal
ban on marijuana in 1937, the Republican minority leader, Bertrand
Snell of New York, confessed,
"I do not know anything about the bill." The Democratic majority
leader, Sam Rayburn of Texas, educated him. "It has something to do
with ... MORE
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John Stossel: Did Freedom Win?
Democrats won big last week. So government will continue to grow. Individual freedom will yield. At
least some people with records of supporting liberty were elected: Sen.
Jeff Flake in Arizona and U.S. Reps. Justin Amash and Kerry Bentivolio
in Michigan and Thomas Massie in Kentucky. Also, Washington and
Colorado voted to allow any ... MOREDr. Milton R. Wolf: ObamaCare Taxes Risk 800,000 Jobs
More government means more unemployment. America’s race toward the so-called “fiscal cliff” of automatic, massive tax increases is only part of the problem. This Thelma has her Louise — the Obamacare taxes — and hand-in-hand, these two terrors are racing toward Jan. 1. The only thing worse than President Obama’s broken Obamacare ... MOREJury Nullification Gaining Influence In Criminal Trials
by Ryan Conley. The power of jury nullification has gained recognition, acceptance, and wider use in recent years, and has the potential to profoundly affect the application of criminal justice in the United States. Jury nullification allows juries to acquit defendants who are guilty as charged, but who they believe do not deserve to be punished. ... MOREJames Stacey Taylor: In Defense Of Price Gouging
Be careful what you wish for. Last Friday, Gov. Chris Christie announced that he was taking a “zero-tolerance” approach
toward anyone the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs found taking
certain steps to help bring in much-needed items that were in
desperately short supply after Hurricane Sandy smashed into the state
last week. ... MOREPaul Hsieh: 5 Ways To Protect Yourself From ObamaCare
How the individual can minimize the damage. Now that President Obama has won re-election, repeal of the ObamaCare
health law is no longer realistic. Although some state governors
continue to resist and there are some still-pending legal challenges,
prudent Americans should prepare for the law being eventually
implemented in full. ObamaCare will ... MOREAndrew Napolitano: Silencing General Petraeus
The judge connects the dots. The evidence that Gen. David Petraeus, formerly the commander of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, the author of the current Army field manual, Princeton Ph.D. and, until last week, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, was forced to resign from the CIA to silence him is far stronger than is the version of ... MORE
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