Richard Branson: War On Drugs A Trillion-Dollar Failure

Time for a reality check.    Richard Branson is the founder of Virgin Group, with global branded revenues of $21 billion, and a member of the Global Drug Commission.    In 1925, H. L. Mencken wrote an impassioned plea: "Prohibition has not only failed in its promises but actually created additional serious and disturbing social problems throughout     ... MORE

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John Stossel - Food Bunk

We'll all be poisoned!      With America's "fiscal cliff" approaching, pundits wring their hands over the supposed catastrophe that government spending cuts will bring. A scare newsletter called "Food Poisoning Bulletin" warns that if government reduces food inspections, "food will be less safe ... (because) marginal companies ...    ... MORE

Warren Beatty: Global Warming Meets Economic Reality

Is global warming a myth or a reality?     It all depends upon who you ask. This study says "yes." This study says "no." That world famous climatologist AlGore says that there is a "scientific consensus" that global warming is real. Really? From Skeptical Science, we get this. "There is no consensus. The Petition Project features over 31,000 scientists   ... MORE

Cops To Congress: We Need Logs Of Text Messages

Government's relentless war on privacy.   AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, and other wireless providers would be required to record and store information about Americans' private text messages for at least two years, according to a proposal that police have submitted to the U.S. Congress. CNET has learned a constellation of law enforcement    ... MORE

Thomas Mullen: Juries Can Nullify ObamaCare & Drug War

Nullification and secession?    For libertarians, the reemergence of ideas like secession and state nullification couldn’t be more welcome. Both are attempts to resist the exercise of arbitrary power, which is power never delegated to the party attempting to exercise it. They should remain the last resort for free people to resist tyranny.     ... MORE

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Lucy Madison: Poll Shows Voters Support Pot Legalization

Split on same-sex marriage.  A month after voters in Colorado and Washington voted to legalize the use of recreational marijuana, a new poll from Quinnipiac University shows a majority of Americans support the legalization of pot, signaling potential support for similar ballot measures nationwide. According to the poll, conducted between November ... MORE

Zach Walton: Verizon Patents A DVR That Spies On You

Cameras and microphones that monitor your home.   Verizon is moving into the targeted ad business in a big way. The wireless carrier announced a new campaign yesterday called Verizon Selects that would allow them to share a customer’s info with advertisers. Now the carrier has patented a device that makes its previous tracking efforts       ... MORE

VIDEO: Prohibition and "The Man In The Green Hat"


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Sylvia Bokor: Limiting Government

Individual rights have been bastardized.  There is no such thing as "a right to a job," "a right to health care," "a right to a decent home," et cetera. No one can transform the actions of those that create products and/or services into another's purview. Today, violations of individual rights are so pervasive that many Americans are ignorant of    ... MORE

Thomas Sowell - Fiscal Cliff Notes - Part II

Anything to expand the size and scope of government. One of the big advantages that President Obama has, as he plays "chicken" with the Congressional Republicans along the "fiscal cliff," is that Obama is a master of the plausible lie, which will never be exposed by the mainstream media-- nor, apparently, by the Republicans. A key lie that      ... MORE

Thomas Sowell: Fiscal Cliff Notes

Like a laser cutting through fog.     Amid all the political and media hoopla about the “fiscal cliff” crisis, there are a few facts that are worth noting. First of all, despite all the melodrama about raising taxes on “the rich,” even if that is done, it will scarcely make a dent in the government’s financial problems. Raising the tax rates on everybody in the    ... MORE

Larisa Brown: Switzerland Selected Best Place To Be Born

U.S was 1st under Reagan, has now fallen to 16th.  Switzerland is the best place to be born in the world in 2013, and the U.S. is just 16th. A new study produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit says American babies will have a dimmer future than those born in Hong Kong, Ireland and even Canada. The EIU, a sister company of The    ... MORE

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