Throwing good money after bad. Last month Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) asked for "an emergency
$100 million surge" in federal funding "to quickly combat the fact
that New York City has become the hotbed for the East Coast heroin
trade." Schumer declared that
"heroin trafficking and usage are at epidemic levels," adding that ... MOREJacob Sullum: Chuck Schumer's Bogus Heroin Cure
Throwing good money after bad. Last month Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) asked for "an emergency
$100 million surge" in federal funding "to quickly combat the fact
that New York City has become the hotbed for the East Coast heroin
trade." Schumer declared that
"heroin trafficking and usage are at epidemic levels," adding that ... MORESodas, Cigarettes And The Nanny State Neo-Prohibitionists
A Washington Times editorial. Michael R. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City, is all but forgotten, but he’s not gone, exactly. Like a New York Yankee who swings for the fences and misses on the first two pitches, His Former Honor took his Big Gulp ban to the state’s highest court Wednesday, hoping to avoid a strikeout. Two lower courts ... MORE
ObamaCare Sends Patients Flocking To Emergency Rooms
by Laura Ungar. It wasn't supposed to work this way, but since the Affordable Care Act took effect in January, Norton Hospital has seen its packed emergency room become even more crowded, with about 100 more patients a month. That 12 percent spike in the number of patients — many of whom aren't actually facing true emergencies — is ... MORE
Why Eating A Marijuana Candy Bar Wasted Maureen Dowd
by David DiSalvo. What's more dangerous than dope? Being a dope. New York Times’ columnist Maureen Dowd
recently wrote about her unfortunate experience with a cannabis
edible—a pot-laced candy bar she bought at a legal marijuana dispensary
in Denver. Dowd took a nibble, and when nothing happened she took a few
more. For a while she ... MOREPolice Enforce Mandatory Dress Code Along NJ Boardwalk
Cops deployed as fashion police. There is too much freedom going on. People who do not dress in a manner that is deemed acceptable by the government are subject to penalties in this New Jersey shore resort town. According to the government, people must cover their feet, must must wear shirts after 8:00 p.m., and must never allow ... MORE
Gun Homicides Down Dramatically; Americans Unaware
by Summer Dashe. An inconvenient truth for gun control advocates. It seems there is something in the news every day about gun violence. The recent mass shooting in Isla Vista, California, a movie theater riddled with bullets in Colorado, children and teachers gunned down at school in Connecticut, and the list goes on. While you may be seeing ... MORE
Progressives’ Latest Plot to Take Power From the People and Give It to Legislators: Reign In The Initiative Process
by Steven Greenhut. The people are inconveniencing "our public servants." Few things have defined California's politics more than the three election reforms championed by the state's 23rd governor – the initiative, the referendum and the recall. Hiram Johnson's system of direct democracy, used early and often in California since 1911, ... MORENick Gillespie: 10 Really Successful Potheads
Marijuana users are lazy, unmotivated slackers? A few weeks ago, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said that there is no "responsible way to recreationally use marijuana." Rubio's statement isn't wrong because it's unpopular. Plenty of people on every part of the political spectrum believe what he believes. It's wrong because it is flatly ... MORE
Cops In Texas Seize Millions By 'Policing for Profit'
by Nick Siblia. Texas law enforcement are continuing to enrich themselves using a
little-known legal doctrine known as civil forfeiture, according to a
new series of investigative reports. Under civil forfeiture, property
can be forfeited even if its owner has never been charged with a crime.
In these proceedings, accused criminals have more rights ... MOREVIDEO: Edward Snowden Censored By NBC ABout 9-11
A video from footage left on the cutting room floor.
Cops To Perform Warrantless Searches On Beachgoers
Florida police troll for illegal drinks. With the help of new technology and federal grant money, police are preparing to warrantlessly search people’s refreshments as they visit the beaches of Florida. New passive alcohol detectors can simply be hovered above a person’s beverage to detect whether it contains alcohol. Similar ... MORECurbing Carbon Vs Rational Recklessness
by Steve Chapman. Rousing the public to do something about the growing federal debt is not easy. The dangers it poses are distant and vague. The immediate effects are not apparent. Any measure to cut deficits looks trivial next to the scale of the problem. Doing nothing is the easiest option. But responsible adults understand the need to ... MORE
A Mindset That Turns Search Warrants into Death Warrants
by John W. Whitehead. How many children, old people, and law-abiding citizens have to be injured, terrorized or killed before we call a halt to the growing rash of police violence that is wracking the country? How many family pets have to be gunned down in cold blood by marauding SWAT teams before we declare such tactics off ... MORE
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