by Barry Farber. The lynch mob blasted through town amid the cheers and unconditional surrender of all the inhabitants; at least almost all. In their triumphal rage they trashed traditions that had made America famous and successfully replaced those traditions with something awful for America. If Thomas Jefferson were alive, he’d drop dead! ... MOREAmerica: Where It's Dangerous To Think
by Barry Farber. The lynch mob blasted through town amid the cheers and unconditional surrender of all the inhabitants; at least almost all. In their triumphal rage they trashed traditions that had made America famous and successfully replaced those traditions with something awful for America. If Thomas Jefferson were alive, he’d drop dead! ... MOREPeter Suderman: The Ethanol Disaster
Bad for consumers, the environment, and the poor. Last November, when the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) proposed moderating years of escalating mandates by reducing the amount of ethanol that must be mixed into gasoline, a top ethanol lobbyist seemed perplexed. "We're all just sort of scratching our heads here ... MOREJohn Stossel: Offensive Speech
We need more speech, not less. Last week, when the NBA banned racist team owner Donald Sterling, some said: "What about free speech? Can't a guy say what he thinks anymore?" The answer: yes, you can. But the free market may punish you. In America today, the market punishes racists aggressively. This punishment is not "censorship." ... MOREFDA And Big Tobacco Join Forces To Choke Out E-Cigs
Anti-smoking device in the crosshairs. Depending on what happens next, the electronic tobaccoless smokes will either rot in the land of once-hyped forgotten gadgets, or would-be smokers will instead spend late nights puffing away in a hip sweet-smelling vape lounge with a beer in one hand and a pimped-out mod in the other. ... MOREVIDEO: 10 Dumbest Quotes About Video Games
The option-destoyers are relentless. Actual quotations from high-profile idiots!
Michael J. Hurd: Why Marijuana Should Be Legalized
Government and the people; who serves who? The most common reason I hear people give for supporting Obama and his party is that he’s not the Republican Party. In other words, “Republicans won’t permit gay marriage, legalization of marijuana or abortion. How can you support them?” I actually don’t support Republicans (other than ... MOREOne In Five Women Is Sexually Assaulted In College?
by Samantha Harris. The White House's questionable data. In January, the White House announced the creation of a White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault. On April 29, that task force came out with its first report, Not Alone,
which is intended to “help schools live up to their obligation to
protect students from ... MOREMan's Las Vegas Casino Winnings Legally Stolen By Cops
Incentives of the drug war. After a successful run at the casinos in Las Vegas, a man carrying a large sum of cash fell victim to a thieving police officer on his way back to California. Without charging him with a crime or even giving him a speeding ticket, the cop seized 50,000 and let him go. This practice of highway robbery is perfectly legal. ... MORE
Donald Sterling And What We're Learning About Privacy
by Mitch Albom. Now that Donald Sterling has been banned, fined and condemned — the proper, if ugly, conclusion, in my mind — we should discuss how it happened. Most of us don't need to worry about angry mistresses, Department of Justice investigations, discrimination lawsuits and a history of bigoted comments. But all of us need to worry ... MOREThomas Sowell: Moral Bankruptcy
As if monetary poverty is not enough! If you want to get some idea of the moral bankruptcy of our educational system, read an article in the May 4th issue of the New York Times Magazine titled, "The Tale of Two Schools."The article is not about moral bankruptcy. But it is itself an example of the moral bankruptcy behind the many failures ... MORELondon Economists Slam The War On Drugs
New report details futility of drug war. In an 81-page report released Monday evening, the best and brightest minds in the economic drug policy world send the United Nations a loaded message about the drug war: Enough. The individual analyses of the economists and drug policy experts, signed by five Nobel Prize winners in economics, ... MORE
In California, Political Correctness Trumps Free Expression
Confederate flag no longer legal to sell in state. California state government departments will be prohibited from selling or displaying items with an image of the Confederate flag under a bill that passed the Assembly on Monday. AB2444 by Assemblyman Isadore Hall, D-Compton, is headed to the Senate after passing on a 72-1 vote. ... MOREDustin Volz: House To Advance Bill To Curb NSA Spying
Public knowledge of it anyway. A bill that would effectively end one of the National Security Agency's most controversial spy programs is finally getting its day in congressional court. The House Judiciary Committee will hold a markup of an amended version of the USA Freedom Act on Wednesday, a surprising and sudden move that would ... MORE
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