Do more cameras fight terrorism or violate or privacy rights?
VIDEO: Surveillance After The Boston Attack
Do more cameras fight terrorism or violate or privacy rights?
Jacob Sullum: Too Stoned To Drive?
Treating pot smokers as menaces even when they're not. Last week, when the Colorado General Assembly
passed groundbreaking legislation aimed at taxing and
regulating marijuana, it also
passed a bill redefining when cannabis consumers are considered
too stoned to drive. The revised rule seems consistent with the
voter-approved ... MOREThe Obama IRS Nightmare Is Just Getting Started
by Ed Rogers, Washington Post. Your government, as currently administered by President Obama, doesn’t like the word “patriot.”
If you associate yourself with an organization using that word, you may
be investigated and prosecuted. Under Obama, government employees think
they are doing what their superiors want them to do when they ... MORE
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coercion,
deception,
force,
government,
IRS,
journalism,
Obama,
patriotism,
secrecy,
tea party
Daniel J. Flynn: Manny Pacquiao Vs The IRS
Enough to make taxpayers cry, "no mas." Manny Pacquiao takes on his toughest opponent in his next fight: the Internal Revenue Service. Roy Jones, Evander Holyfield, and Floyd Mayweather all fought the most powerful three-letters in boxing and lost. Manny Pacquiao, a Filipino who doesn’t possess their home field disadvantage, has already ... MOREMinimum Wage Legislation & The Small Business Scam
by Michael Saltsman. A group calling itself the Small Business Majority (SBM) recently released a survey
to support its argument that two-thirds of small businesses support a
hike in the minimum wage. It’s a counterintuitive result: After all, if
small businesses don’t mind a minimum wage hike, then pursuing the
policy should be a ... MORE
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business,
deception,
incentives,
labor,
legislation,
minimum wage,
policy,
politics,
regulation
Redskins Owner Vows To Never Change The Name
by Chris Lingebach. “We’ll never change the name. It’s simple. NEVER.” That’s what Redskins owner Daniel Snyder told USA Today Sports Thursday, with the added caveat, “you can use caps.” Snyder putting his foot down, so to speak, may be what it takes to
bring some finality to a debate that’s raged on all offseason over the
offensive nature of ... MORE
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busybody,
football,
intolerance,
liberalism,
offend,
political correctness,
sensitivity,
sports
Matt Welch: Benghazi Hall Of Shame
On death, lies and an obscure YouTube trailer. Yesterday's
dramatic congressional testimony about the deadly Sept. 11,
2012 terrorist attacks on U.S. interests in Benghazi, Libya
convincingly
corroborated what was
widely reported within days of the attack: that senior American
officials on the ground knew immediately, ... MORE
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Benghazi,
deception,
free speech,
Hillary Clinton,
media bias,
politics,
propaganda,
terrorism
Republicans Are Refusing To Appoint Death Panel Members
Another ObamaCare impediment. One of the most politically intense fights over the Affordable Care Act was over the creation of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, infamously dubbed a "death panel" by Republicans during the 2010 elections. On Thursday, Republican House Speaker John Boehner
and Senate Minority Leader Mitch ... MORE
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bureaucracy,
government,
health care,
medicine,
ObamaCare,
regulation,
restrictions,
seniors
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