Bankrupt state serves as a warning to the rest of America. I was reminded of that last week when I heard from Sergei Shevchuk, a reader who was flying from Los Angeles to San Francisco on Delta Air Lines. "I was pleasantly surprised when an officer advised me not to take out my laptop and liquids and to keep my shoes and jacket on," he told me. "They said they've been ... MORETed Nugent: The Great California Nightmare
Bankrupt state serves as a warning to the rest of America. I was reminded of that last week when I heard from Sergei Shevchuk, a reader who was flying from Los Angeles to San Francisco on Delta Air Lines. "I was pleasantly surprised when an officer advised me not to take out my laptop and liquids and to keep my shoes and jacket on," he told me. "They said they've been ... MOREWhen Will Obama Evolve On The Drug War?
by Sheldon Richman. Much is made of how President Obama’s position on same-sex marriage has “evolved” to an endorsement of legalization. One hopes his position on the atrocity called the “war on drugs” is evolving. It’s not really a war on drugs. It’s a war on people, most of whom have committed no violence or other aggression against person or ... MOREChristopher Elliot: What Do Really Know About The TSA?
Enough to know they should be defunded? When it comes to the TSA, you may know less than you think. I was reminded of that last week when I heard from Sergei Shevchuk, a reader who was flying from Los Angeles to San Francisco on Delta Air Lines. "I was pleasantly surprised when an officer advised me not to take out my laptop and liquids ... MORE
Julie Stachowiak: Confirmed. Medical Marijuana Helps MS
Could scientists know more than politicians? I'll admit, I found it a little weird to see this all over the news of the multiple sclerosis world. I kind of thought we already pretty much knew that marijuana helped with certain MS symptoms. I guess the big news here is that this was a well-run, rigorous (albeit small) study. In this study, published in the ... MORERobert Costa: The Younger Paul Eyes 2016
Libertarians take heart, Rand Paul rises. As Representative Ron Paul, a 76-year-old Texan, slows down his presidential campaign, libertarians are looking for their next champion. But their search will be short. Over the past two years, Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, the candidate’s charismatic son, has established himself as a favorite ... MOREJohn Stossel: Making Life Fair
Do you really want to surrender your fate to politicians? When my wife was a liberal, she complained that libertarian reasoning is coldhearted. Since markets produce winners and losers -- and many losers did nothing wrong -- market competition is cruel. It must seem so. President Obama used the word "fair" in his last State of the Union address ... MORENY Post: The Senate's Foolish USPS Bailout
A good reason for taxpayers to go postal. The US Postal Service is so mired in debt that nothing can save it from going bust — but the Senate is trying to dump a $33.7 billion bailout in its lap anyway. Against the Postal Service’s wishes. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe did something brave last year: He tried to bring USPS into the age of instant electronic ... MOREPaul Joseph Watson: Talking Surveillance Cameras
See what's coming to a street near you. Talking surveillance cameras that bark orders at passers-by and can also record conversations are heading for U.S. streets, with manufacturer Illuminating Concepts announcing the progress of its ‘Intellistreets’ system. As we first reported last year, high tech street lights with “homeland security ... MOREEmily O'Neill: Public School Is Prison For Patriots
Public education teaches not to question authority. When I was twelve, my mom took me out of public school and homeschooled me. I chose my own reading list and learned all I could about politics, law, and history. Eventually my mom didn’t have to call meetings at the kitchen table to check on my progress. I wanted to learn — and I wanted to arrive at my ... MOREGene Healy: From Watergate to Wedgiegate
The nasty pranks potential candidates committed as kids. From Watergate to Wedgiegate—the Washington Post's investigative journalism has sure come a long way. If last week's "expose" on Mitt Romney's prep-school bullying is any indication, from now on the fully informed voter will have to pore over every nasty prank potential candidates committed as ... MOREKrauthammer On Drones: "Stop It Here, Stop It Now"
Government marches toward a police state. "I'm going to go hard left on you here, I'm going ACLU," syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer said in opposition to the use of drones on the U.S. homeland. "I don't want regulations, I don't want restrictions, I want a ban on this. Drones are instruments of war. The Founders had a great aversion to any ... MORE
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