Program allows property to be taken without due process. Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu and GOP Rep. Justin Amash just teamed up Wednesday to introduce a bill into the House with the goal of eliminating the Drug Enforcement Administration’s controversial marijuana enforcement program. The DEA uses the Domestic Cannabis ... MOREJohan Bennett: New Bipartisan Bill Strikes At The Heart Of The Federal Government's Civil Asset Forfeiture Apparatus
Program allows property to be taken without due process. Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu and GOP Rep. Justin Amash just teamed up Wednesday to introduce a bill into the House with the goal of eliminating the Drug Enforcement Administration’s controversial marijuana enforcement program. The DEA uses the Domestic Cannabis ... MOREHow Obamacare Lets Companies Punish Fat Employees
by Abby Ellin. Obesity police to issue fat fines. A few months ago, Tracy Raymond, a first-grade teacher in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, discovered that she was too fat for her school. A 50-year-old mother of two, Ms. Raymond has always carried around extra padding, but it never bothered her. “I know I’m heavier than I should be for my height, but I’m not ... MORENick Gillespie: Two Cheers For Rand Paul: The Kentucky Senator Brought The Libertarian Viewpoint To Debate
Unique, forward-looking policies. At the GOP debate hosted by CNN (full transcript here), the Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul brought consistently brought libertarian—or at least libertarianish—perspectives on major policy debates. Whether that jumpstarts his presidential campaign is anybody's guess, but it was a bracing and welcome development. ... MOREWhy Do Free People Need Permission Slips To Die?
by Jacob Sullum. In a CNN essay
published last October, Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old with terminal
brain cancer, explained why she and her husband had moved from
California to Oregon: so she could legally obtain the barbiturates she
would use to kill herself
on November 1. "I would not tell anyone else that he or she should
choose death ... MORERobert Verbruggen: Donald Trump And Eminent Domain
A brief history. In a free market, there’s a pretty simple process for dealing with the situation that arises when one person covets another’s belongings: The coveter makes an offer to purchase them. If the offer is rebuffed, the coveter can make a new proposal, but he cannot simply take what he wants. It’s an effective way of recognizing the ... MOREPolitical Correctness At Colleges Is A Real Problem
by Ana Kasparian. Obama gets it right. During a recent town hall in Iowa,
President Obama addressed the issue of political correctness on college
campuses. He specifically called out liberal students who have
protested or banned conservative speakers at commencement ceremonies. “I’ve heard some college campuses where they ... MOREJohn Stossel: Law And Border
How many wars can we fight? Our presidential candidates demand "stronger action" against both illegal immigration and illegal drugs. But those goals conflict. The War on Drugs makes border enforcement much harder! America's 44-year-long Drug War hasn't made a dent in American drug use or the supply of illegal drugs. If it had some positive ... MORETweaking The Propaganda: Obama Administration To Deploy "Behavioral Science" To Pimp Gov't Programs
by Charlie Spiering. A new executive order from President Obama directs all government agencies to use psychological science and data to help connect more Americans to government programs. The order instructs government agencies to use “behavioral science”— a tactic used by Obama’s political campaigns to harness data from their ... MORELearn About Jury Nullification: Medical Marijuana Patient Could Spend Close To 100 Years In Prison For Pot Charges
by Maria Ines Taracena. The thought of possibly spending close to 100 years in prison terrifies Kyle Catlin. But he's mostly concerned about his mom. She's not in the best of
health. If something were to happen to her, "I may not even be allowed
to leave prison to go to my mom's funeral, and that's super fucked up,"
he says. "I'm probably not gonna ... MOREAre Elections Held For The Purpose Of Venting Emotions?
by Thomas Sowell. Why have elections? In a country with more than 300 million people, it is remarkable how obsessed the media have become with just one — Donald Trump. What is even more remarkable is that, after six years of repeated disasters, both domestically and internationally, under a glib egomaniac in the White House, so many potential ... MOREVictimhood Has Become A Badge Of Honor On Campus
by Alex Pfeiffer. Weaklings now revered. A journal article by two sociologists suggests the rise of microaggressions stems from a culture of victimhood that celebrates the aggrieved and perceives them as virtuous martyrs – most notably on college campuses. Making matters worse, this perception is fostered by administrations that coddle and ... MORERachelle Peterson: Divesting From Free Speech
Environmentalists shut down debate on campus. Students campaigning to get universities to divest from fossil fuels are in two minds about free speech. They want it for themselves, but don’t seem keen on free speech for their opponents. The divestment movement didn’t invent free-speech hypocrisy, but divestment activists offer a range of ... MOREDetective Not Immune From Warrantless Entry Lawsuit
by Michael Booth. Cops must abide the law as well as enforce it. A New Jersey appeals court ruled that damages may be awarded to a Vineland woman whose home was essentially occupied by the police while they waited for hours to obtain a search warrant. In a published ruling issued Sept. 11, the three-judge Appellate Division panel said ... MORE
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