Bill O'Reilly: Hating The Rich
My late father was a man of strong opinion. He despised phonies, cowards and liars. He named names -- sometimes in very close proximity to those being singled out. A veteran of World War II, he recognized a weasel when he saw one. But my dad never denigrated rich people in general. We lived in Levittown, N.Y., where everybody had pretty much the ... MORE
Washington State To Partially Legalize Home Cooking
by Matthew Yglesias. Details vary from place to place, but the standard legal rule in the United States is that if you want to bake some cookies in your house then you're free to do so. You can also give the cookies you baked to friends, family, and neighbors. You can bring the cookies in to work to share with coworkers. You're also free to exchange the cookies in a wide ... MORE
J D Tuccille: The Terrible Truth About The TSA
It's a failure at everything it does. We don't all all agree on whether the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has any business groping toddlers and destroying expensive medical equipment in the pursuit of its appointed mission of keeping travelers safe from scary terrorists. Quotable security expert Bruce Schneier calls it all pointless and oppressive ... MORE
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Gerri Willis: The Good Government Spending Myth Busted
When politicians spend more, citizens must spend less. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is out trying to promote the administration's free-spending policies. He's pushing back against Republicans who are calling for immediate budget cuts and long-term reform for social security and Medicare. To bolster his campaign for tax increases instead of deeper cuts ... MORE
Gustin L Reichbach: A Judge's Plea For Medical Marijuana
A law that requires the innocent to suffer. Three and a half years ago, on my 62nd birthday, doctors discovered a mass on my pancreas. It turned out to be Stage 3 pancreatic cancer. I was told I would be dead in four to six months. Today I am in that rare coterie of people who have survived this long with the disease. But I did not foresee that after having dedicated ... MORE
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What Does Ron Paul Have Against Gary Johnson?
by Ben Jacobs. Why won’t Ron Paul back Gary Johnson? On a campaign conference call today, campaign spokesperson Jesse Benton said that Paul would not back Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson under any circumstances. This was the most definitive language used by Benton on a call laced with caveats. Benton said that Paul was “not likely” to ... MORE
Tricia Escobedo: Group Argues Weed Is Safer Than Booze
Ad campaign injects reality into Colorado debate. Colorado advocacy group is spending thousands of dollars to convince people that smoking pot is safer than drinking alcohol. It's an attempt by the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol to rally support for a vote in November that would legalize the drug for recreational use. ... MORE
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Investors.Com: ALEC And The Left's War On Free Speech
Journalists show their "free speech" colors. If you want an insight into today's left, look at its multifront war against the American Legislative Exchange Council for committing the grave sin of pushing free-market bills in state legislatures. At a recent meeting in Washington, Aniello Alioto of ProgressNow Colorado summed up the left-wing's campaign against ... MORE
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Andrew Napolitano: Is There A Drone In Your Backyard?
What happened to the right to be left alone? Earlier this week, the federal government announced that the Air Force might be dispatching drones to a backyard near you. The stated purpose of these spies in the sky is to assist local police to find missing persons or kidnap victims, or to chase bad guys. If the drone operator sees you doing anything of interest ... MORE
ObamaCare Patient-Dumping, Privacy Meddling & Cronyism
by Michelle Malkin. The stench of Chicago cronyism over the White House just got fouler. Inhale this: A shadowy $10 billion Obamacare agency with zero oversight just awarded first lady Michelle Obama’s pet patient-dumping scheme at the University of Chicago Medical Center a $5.9 million taxpayer-funded grant. It will enable Mrs. Obama’s cronies to build a ... MORE
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