P. J. Gladnick on an inconvenient irony. Somewhere far, far to the south where it is summer, a group of global
warming scientists are trapped in the Antarctic ice. If you missed the
irony of that situation, it is because much of the mainstream media has
glossed over that rather inconvenient bit of hilarity. As an example
here is an Associated ... MORE
The idea is spreading in Latin America. It’s barely been a month since Uruguay moved to legalize marijuana, and yet the effects of the decision are already being felt well outside of its borders. Neighboring Argentina, a long-time proponent of keeping marijuana illegal, gave its first indication that Uruguay’s pivot has tempted it to at least ... MORE
A necessary step on the road to totalitarianism. The end of free speech will not necessarily come when there are soldiers in the streets, secret police in the alleyways and a mustachioed man screaming at you on a television set that can’t be turned off no matter how hard you turn the knob or click the buttons. Some of these things ... MORE
67% call it a 'bad year,' 40% a disaster. Overshadowed by the bungled debut of Obamacare
and congressional gridlock, most Americans in a new poll dubbed 2013 a
bad year that will be quickly forgotten. For more than four-in-10, the
perils of 2013 hit home hard. “Put simply, most Americans are happy to see 2013 go,” said the latest ... MORE
by Sarah Hulett. A state lawmaker wants to make it illegal to seize people's assets if they have not been convicted of a crime. Right now in Michigan, law enforcement can seize your car, your house, or other things you own as part of an investigation, even if it results in no criminal charges. The bill’s sponsor says that runs afoul of the basic things ... MORE