U.N. Pushes Efforts To Force Pot Criminalization In U.S.
Just how sovereign are we? A United Nations-based drug agency urged the United States government on Tuesday to challenge the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in Colorado and Washington, saying the state laws violate international drug treaties. The International Narcotics Control Board made its appeal in an annual drug report. ... MOREGene Healy: Washington, DC, Capital Of The Absurd
Why the nation's capital is a clown show. Like most of this company town, I'm addicted to Netflix's Beltway "telenovela," House of Cards, starring Kevin Spacey as a conspiratorial House majority whip. But the show unwittingly flatters D.C., depicting a city of ruthless, steely competence. The real thing is a clown show consumed by ... MOREThe Architects Of The American Police State
John W. Whitehead on the U.S. Supreme Court. “The unspoken power dynamics in a police/civilian encounter will generally favor the police, unless the civilian is a local sports hero, the mayor, or a giant who is impervious to bullets.”—Journalist Justin Peters From time to time throughout history, individuals have been subjected to charges ... MORETibor Machan: The Libertarian Public Interest
Libertarians understand the public good. A particularly irksome rhetorical ploy against the free society’s champions is that they refuse to acknowledge that there is such a thing as the public interest (or public good or general welfare or some such goal). Critics of these champions routinely wag their fingers charging that those who insist that the free ... MORE
Thomas Sowell: Economic Mobility
Taking advantage of opportunity. Most people are not even surprised any more when they hear about
someone who came here from Korea or Vietnam with very little money, and
very little knowledge of English, who nevertheless persevered and rose
in American society. Nor are we surprised when their children excel in
school and go on to ... MOREMitch McConnell & Rand Paul Join Forces To Legalize Hemp
Push to legalize industrial hemp is gaining steam. Supporters of industrial hemp gained a powerful ally in Washington several weeks ago when Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) joined fellow Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul and Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) as a co-sponsor of S.359, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act ... MOREDoug Bandow: Fewer Taxpayers, More Spending
Those who still pay income taxes will pay even more. Under economic pressure, the Obama administration has pursued an increasingly vigorous class war strategy. At the same time people continue to be dropped from the income tax rolls. This likely expands government and increases what the rest of us will have to pay. Throughout its early ... MOREBudget Cuts Could Pull Navy Out Of The War On Drugs
Tail-chasing activities may have to be curbed. U.S. Navy frigates will stop patrolling for drug runners by April because of forced sequestration budget cuts, a Navy spokesman told USNI News on Monday. On Saturday, U.S. 4th Fleet was informed by Navy leadership it would suspend deployments of two ships—part of the Joint ... MOREWalter E Williams: Mandated Wages And Discrimination
Let's work through an example. Suppose 100 yards of fence could be built using one of two techniques. You could hire three low-skilled workers for $15 each, or you could hire one high-skilled worker for $40. Either way, you get the same 100 yards of fence built. If you sought maximum profits, which production technique would you employ? ... MOREWhy Does Anyone Need A High-Capacity Magazine?
by Mark Almonte. This article focuses on pistols with high-capacity magazines (a magazine that holds more than ten bullets). The same arguments in my recent article on assault weapons could apply to high-capacity magazines for rifles. There are several reasons for civilians to own high-capacity magazines: the right to possess the necessary ... MORE
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