Politically incorrect speech trumps free speech. The filmmaker behind an anti-Islam YouTube video that was initially blamed for sparking deadly protests in the Muslim world admitted today violating his probation and was sentenced to a year in federal prison. Mark Basseley Youssef, 55, who previously used the name Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, admitted ... MOREObama's Benghazi Scapegoat Gets A Year Of Prison
Politically incorrect speech trumps free speech. The filmmaker behind an anti-Islam YouTube video that was initially blamed for sparking deadly protests in the Muslim world admitted today violating his probation and was sentenced to a year in federal prison. Mark Basseley Youssef, 55, who previously used the name Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, admitted ... MORE14 Ways Legal Marijuana Could Boost The Economy
by Harry Bradford. Two states became the first to legalize marijuana for recreational
use Tuesday, but it's not just users that may get a high as a result. Colorado and Washington state voted Tuesday night to legalize marijuana,
sparking celebrations distinct but not mutually exclusive from those
rooting for Barack Obama. But it's not just stoners and ... MOREObama May Levy New Tax On Energy To Pay Deficit
by Mathew Carr. Barack Obama may consider introducing
a tax on carbon emissions to help cut the U.S. budget deficit
after winning a second term as president, according to HSBC
Holdings Plc. A tax starting at $20 a metric ton of carbon dioxide
equivalent and rising at about 6 percent a year could raise $154
billion by 2021, Nick Robins, an analyst at the bank in ... MORENathan Vardi: Obama Win Makes Wall Street The Big Loser
Market looks to future with dread. In October, Wall Street hosted a rich fundraiser at the Hilton New York
for Mitt Romney. Hedge fund, private equity and investment banking big
shots were among the nearly 200 co-chairs of the event that cost $1,000
to attend. Those who shelled out $5,000 got to leave with a photo with
vice-presidential hopeful Paul Ryan, ... MORENational Review Online: Sandy And Climate Change
Complex science meet simpleminded politics. The case for climate change, formerly the case for global warming, entails a series of propositions that begin with the unobjectionable and escalate to the absurd: that the climate is changing, that these changes are likely to be dangerous and destructive, that these changes are in the main ... MOREJay Nordlinger: The People's Choice
“Mitt Romney: Not one of us.” That was the slogan of an Obama ad. And, yes, Mitt Romney is not one of
us. Who’s “us”? Whoever we are, or they are, Romney isn’t one of them.
And I’m not either. Fine with me, in a way. I don’t think much of
Obama’s “us.” I’m very sorry that Obama has won again, because I think he’s a bad
president, and I’ve also come to think ... MORELong Lines Caused By Government Price Gouging Laws
by Karl Dickey. New York and New Jersey are not much different from Florida when it comes to one aspect of reacting to a hurricane or major storm - price gouging
laws. What is often hailed as a great idea by the masses and
politicians looking for re-election has become another of government's
unintended consequences. And what dire ... MOREMore Years For Obama, More Tears For America
by Charles Hurt. All that for nothing. It was the billion-dollar election that did not decide one single damned thing. Republicans control the House. Democrats control the Senate. And the White House remains in Democratic hands with absolutely no mandate whatsoever. Another four years with no hope of change. In
this environment with this ... MOREEthan Nadelmann: States Right To Legalize Marijuana
Washington state and Colorado lead the way. Washington State and Colorado made history tonight by becoming the first states in the United States - to approve the legal regulation of marijuana. These
victories likely represent the beginning of the end of marijuana
prohibition in this country and many others as well. Just as the repeal
of alcohol ... MORE
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