Why stop at weed? Now that Colorado and Washington state have nullified and defied
federal law by re-legalizing marijuana, it is the time to re-legalize
all drugs and kickstart the domino effect that will finally put an end
to the disastrous war on drugs. Since marijuana is a comparably safe drug to legal products like
alcohol and tobacco while also ... MORERobert Taylor: Legalize Coke, Heroin & Every Other Drug
Why stop at weed? Now that Colorado and Washington state have nullified and defied
federal law by re-legalizing marijuana, it is the time to re-legalize
all drugs and kickstart the domino effect that will finally put an end
to the disastrous war on drugs. Since marijuana is a comparably safe drug to legal products like
alcohol and tobacco while also ... MOREJames Ball: NSA Collects 200 Million Text Messages Daily
An 'untargeted' global sweep. The National Security Agency has collected almost 200 million text messages a day from across the globe, using them to extract data including location, contact networks and credit card details, according to top-secret documents. The untargeted collection and storage of SMS messages – including their contacts ... MOREHarry Binswanger: A Dictionary Of ObamaSpeak
Reading between the syllables. Statism, the concentration of power in the government at the expense of individual liberty, cannot be sold to the American people. The statists in this country have always cloaked their agenda, marching us blindfolded toward the elimination of our freedom and our rights. Statists do not dare announce: ... MOREJim Guy: ‘Microstamping’ Battle Heads To California Court
An effort to ban semi-automatic handguns. Fresno County Superior Court will once again be the battleground between pro-gun rights forces and the California Attorney General’s Office. Opponents say the new technology that the law attempts to put in place — microstamping — is unproven and unworkable. They believe the legislation is ... MOREMen And Women The Same? Tell It To The Marines
by Kimberly Garrison. I know that I will probably get some flack for this, but I just can't hold my tongue any longer on this issue of female Marines participating in combat. I've been following this story closely for the past two years, and let's just say that this is where the egalitarian rubber meets the road. If you haven't been following the story, ... MORETSA Pat-Down Leads To Sex Assault Investigation
What if sexual assault by government is legal? Denver police have initiated a sexual assault investigation focused on Transportation Security Administration officers at a checkpoint at Denver International Airport. It comes after a Colorado woman filed a complaint saying the frisking she received amounted to a sexual assault. ... MORE
Income Redistribution's Logical Conclusion Is Communism
by Jeffrey Dorfman. Income inequality is dominating the economic news cycle at the moment with multiple stories about rising income inequality, the need to raise the minimum wage, and anecdotal stories designed to make the more fortunate feel sorry for the less so. There are, however, two big problems with this narrative. First, most of the ... MOREThis Smartphone Is Making Privacy A Priority
Lily Hay Newman on a new innovation: Blackphone. The national conversation about privacy is in high gear, and services
for things like secure messaging have been popping up everywhere to try
to meet demand. But most consumers aren't really in a position to
evaluate whether these services can actually deliver on their ... MOREAndrew Napolitano: The Nuns and the President
Government's assault on natural rights. When the Framers were putting together the Constitution in
Philadelphia in the summer of 1787, they knew the states would not adopt
it without written guarantees that the new central government would
respect natural rights. The supporters of the Constitution promised
political leaders in the ... MORENSA Devises And Deploys Radio Pathway Into Computers
by David E. Sanger and Thom Shanker. The National Security Agency has implanted software in nearly 100,000 computers around the world that allows the United States to conduct surveillance on those machines and can also create a digital highway for launching cyberattacks. While most of the software is inserted by gaining access to ... MORECivil Asset Forfeiture Means No Presumption Of Innocence
by Ken Braun. It’s easy to understand why police chiefs don’t receive hefty commissions for traffic tickets. If they did, then traffic stops for trivially small speeding violations would multiply like weeds, and eagle-eyed deputies would be on the lookout to pounce on every technical failure to signal a turn. Changing the law enforcement ... MOREJacob Sullum: Uncle Sam's Drinking Game
The mixology of medicine and moralism. Does your doctor nag you about your drinking? The federal government wishes he would. Last week the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)
noted with alarm that most Americans
say they have never discussed alcohol consumption with a health
professional. Physicians' ... MORE
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