by Kathryn Ciano. Rails
to Trails is a government program to convert abandoned railroad
tracks to recreational trails. Sounds great, except that the tracks
run over private property, and the private landowners haven’t been
paid for this permanent land grab. A case before the Supreme Court
this term,
Brandt v. United States, demonstrates the program’s ... MORERails To Trails: A Train Wreck For Property Owners
by Kathryn Ciano. Rails
to Trails is a government program to convert abandoned railroad
tracks to recreational trails. Sounds great, except that the tracks
run over private property, and the private landowners haven’t been
paid for this permanent land grab. A case before the Supreme Court
this term,
Brandt v. United States, demonstrates the program’s ... MOREJohn Ransom: You Say You Want A Revolution
Liberty is about a lot of things; it’s a deep topic. But at its core liberty can be summed up in one simple and reciprocal concept. That concept is respect. You know the 2010 election was about many things, but it was mostly about respect. It was about starting to restore the respect that people have in government, by getting the ... MORERadley Balko: This Week In Innocence
Bad cop costs men 17 years in prison. Two Washington state men will get $10.5 million after spending 17 years in prison for a rape they didn't commit. It's easy to dismiss these exoneration stories as the product of an
imperfect system that sometimes makes mistakes. But read past the
headline, and you'll see that they're often less the ... MOREPeter Schiff: A Green Light For Gold?
It is rare that investors are given a road map. It is rarer still that the vast majority of those who get it are unable to understand the clear signs and directions it contains. When this happens the few who can actually read the map find themselves in an enviable position. Such is currently the case with gold and gold-related investments. ... MOREDaniel Raphael: End The War On Drugs
Just say no to liberty-trampling failure. Many in Washington are against drug legalization, even though there is overwhelming evidence that prohibition does not work, and will never work. The Global Commission on Drug Policy reported that between 1998 and 2008, global use of opiates increased 34.5 percent, cocaine 27 percent, ... MORE
Matt Sledge: High Court To Hear Asset Forfeiture Case
Will the Supremes uphold legalized theft? A New York couple's case heads to the Supreme Court on Wednesday --
and the outcome could determine whether the government can prevent
criminal defendants from selecting the lawyers of their choice by
freezing their assets. The court is hearing oral arguments in the case of Kerri ... MOREFDA Seeks To Make Prescription Painkillers Harder To Get
Government steps up war on drugs. A big change to legal drug policy is in the works. After years of
pressure from public-health and addiction advocates, as well as the U.S.
Drug Enforcement Administration, the Food and Drug Administration has
recommended that access to drugs containing the highly-addictive opiod
narcotic hydrocodone ... MORETaxi Wars: How Govt Tries to Kill Services Customers Want
by Nick Gillespie. If you've ever tried Uber, the innovative car service available
in about two dozen U.S. cities, or have been stuck waiting for a
cab, watch the video. Rob Montz and William Beutler's short doc captures attempts by
established interests and politicians in Washington, D.C. to crush
a service that only added to ... MOREVictoria Jackson: "Thought Police" Ban All Words
The fundamentals of tyranny. Seattle is considering banning the words “brown bag” and “citizen” because the words offend black people and illegals. Daniel Greenfield responds, “When Seattle one day gets around to banning all words, because language is inherently offensive to the illiterate, and everyone is reduced to communicating ... MOREWhy You Should Root For ObamaCare's Failure
by David Hansanyi. In a news conference expected to feature a mea culpa for the Obamacare website fiasco, President Barack Obama turned the tables on his political opponents, scolding them for using their supernatural ability to transform the mere hope of failure into a reality. "It's time," he implored, "for folks to stop rooting for its failure, ... MOREWhy Did The Cop Dressed As A Chicken Cross The Road?
To separate taxpayers from their money, of course. When California police dressed one of their officers in a chicken suit they thought the sight would be enough to make drivers stop at crossings - but they were wrong. As a campaign to make Lake Elsinore crosswalks safer got underway on Thursday, 31 drivers were ticketed after failing ... MOREAndrew Napolitano: A Government Of Secrecy And Fear
Will we get our lost liberties back? Every American who values the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, every American who enjoys the right to be different and the right to be left alone, and every American who believes that the government works for us and we don't work for the government should thank Edward ... MORE
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