Ed Krayewski: What You Need To Know About John Kerry
Don't let his reputation as a peacenik fool you. On Dec.
21, President Obama nominated Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) to replace
Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. The move was
widely
expected after Susan Rice, the only other prominent candidate,
dropped out of consideration when the Obama
administration’s response to a terror attack on ... MORE
FBI: More People Killed With Hammers, Clubs Than Rifles
by Awr Hawkins. According to the FBI annual crime statistics, the number of murders committed annually with hammers and clubs far outnumbers the number of murders committed with a rifle. This is an interesting fact, particularly amid the Democrats' feverish push to ban many different rifles, ostensibly to keep us safe of course. ... MOREJackee Coe: Arizona Police State Is A Danger To Drivers
4,371 arrested in a month; more than 30,000 citations. Nearly 4,400 people statewide were arrested on suspicion of DUI between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve by officers participating in regional saturation enforcements, according to the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. Officers arrested 4,371 people between Nov. 24 ... MOREWashington Times: Fracking Flick Channels Science Fiction
An attempt to explode the natural gas revolution. If you don’t have the facts on your side, make some up. That’s Hollywood’s typical scheme for pushing its left-wing views on American audiences. Tinseltown’s “Promised Land” puts a heavy thumb on the scale in favor of Big Green in its battle to vanquish the natural-gas industry in the ... MOREJohn Stossel: No Regulation? No Problem
Laissez-faire, anyone? In the short time since President Obama was re-elected, government has issued hundreds of new regulations. The bureaucrats never stop. There are now more than 170,000 pages of federal regulations. President Obama wants still more rules. Cheering on increased financial regulation, he said, "We've got to keep moving forward." ... MOREBig Brother? License Plate Reader Device Sparks Debate
by Lee Davidson. Like the fictional "Big Brother" who was always watching, new machines now give police a growing ability to record license plate numbers of vehicles almost anywhere — at crime scenes, on freeways or in parking lots. So a legislative debate has begun about controlling how such data may be used, and how long it may be. ... MOREJon N. Hall: A Currency As Good As Gold
The custodians of our currency are abusing it. The nifty thing about a gold-backed currency is: they aren't making any more gold. The alchemists have tried to make the stuff, but have failed. Of course, a currency can be backed by other precious metals, like silver. But the supply of those other metals isn't getting any bigger either. ... MOREJacob Sullum: Plead Guilty Or Go To Prison For Life
The injustice of mandatory minimums. Chris Williams, a Montana medical marijuana grower, faces at least five years in federal prison when he is sentenced on February 1. The penalty seems unduly severe, especially because his business openly supplied marijuana to patients who were allowed to use it under state law. Yet five years is a ... MORE
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