What The Gun And Marijuana Lobbies Have In Common
Andrew Cohen on embracing states' rights. Last week, I took a glancing look at some of the most dubious gun measures
creeping up from state legislatures all over the country since the
beginning of the year. The statutory text may differ from state to
state, but the theme of those post-Newtown proposals are essentially the
same: Under the banner ... MORELAPD Had "No Idea" Who They Were Shooting At
Overzealous cops in the Dorner pusuit. "It's 100 percent clear that they had no idea who was in that
vehicle and just lit it up," says attorney Christopher
Driscoll. Driscoll is representing Maggie Carranza, 47, and her mother,
71-year-old Emma Hernandez, the two women who were
shot on Thursday, Feb. 7 in Torrance, CA by LAPD officers. The
officers ... MOREObama Has A Database On Everything About Everybody
Watch Maxine Waters discuss it on video. Here’s Maxine Waters. This was last Sunday on TV One’s Washington Watch with Roland Martin. Maxine Waters, Democrat from California. Her district is basically the Watts area of Los Angeles, and Roland Martin said, “The reality is like anything else, you’d better get what you can while Obama’s there ... MORERyan Gallagher: Protect Your Data From The Feds
The threat of silence. For the past few months, some of the world’s leading cryptographers
have been keeping a closely guarded secret about a pioneering new
invention. Today, they’ve decided it’s time to tell all. Back in October, the startup tech firm Silent Circle ruffled governments’ feathers with a “surveillance-proof” smartphone ... MOREBrian Phillips: Supply And Demand In Education
A free market in learning. In recent years, it has become increasingly popular to argue that government should be operated more like a business. As an example, a manifesto written by sixteen public school executives explains how to fix public schools: Let’s stop ignoring basic economic principles of supply and demand and focus on how we can establish ... MOREJohn Stossel: Ban This! Ban That! Ban This And That!
I like to bet on sports. Having a stake in the game, even if it's just five bucks, makes it more exciting. I also like playing poker. "Unacceptable!" say politicians in much of America. "Gambling sometimes leads to 'addiction,' destitute families!" Well, it can. So politicians ban it. It's why we no longer see a poker game in the back of bars. Half ... MOREObama Gives Himself Permission To Kill
by Andrew Napolitano. After stonewalling for more than a year federal judges and ordinary citizens who sought the revelation of its secret legal research justifying the presidential use of drones to kill persons overseas—even Americans—claiming the research was so sensitive and so secret that it could not be revealed without serious ... MOREObamaCare Red Tape Burden: 127,602,371 Hours Yearly
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Enough time to carve out 1,039 Mt. Rushmores. Complying with the raging tsunami of new Obamacare rules and regulations will cost American businesses and families 127 million hours annually, enough time to carve out another 1,039 Mount Rushmores which took 14 years complete, according to a new House report. Based on figures ... MORE
David Deming: What If Atlas Shrugged?
Dark ages revisited. Atlas Shrugged is the title of Ayn Rand's 1957 novel in which the world grinds to a halt after the productive segment of society goes on strike. Tired of being demonized and exploited, the world's innovators and entrepreneurs simply walk away. What would happen to the US today if the fossil fuel industry went on a strike ... MOREBob Barr: Uncle Sam, Privacy Hypocrite
The "do not track" option please. If one were to read the Federal Trade Commission’s recent staff report discussing ways to protect consumer privacy in mobile apps, one might conclude the federal government genuinely was concerned about consumer privacy. Among other recommendations, the report supports safeguards such as ... MOREEfforts Surge In Congress To Reform Pot Laws
by Alfonso Serrano. Driven by a groundswell of public opinion, Colorado and Washington
state last November became the first states in the U.S. to legalize the
recreational use of marijuana. That wave of support, it now seems
clear, has echoed through the U.S. Congress, which Tuesday formally questioned the federal government’s prohibitionist drug policy in ... MOREWashington Times: Beverage Socialism Sours The Market
Big Milk + big government = raw deal for consumers. When it comes to milk, government isn’t interested in your health. The red tape imposed on this breakfast favorite isn’t just there to ensure dairy products aren’t spoiled. Rather, the rules intentionally limit competition and keep prices high. In this crony capitalist venture, consumers are the ... MORESara Gates: Imaginary Grenade Causes Alarm For Officials
"I can't believe I got dispended," says 7-year-old. Fictitious friends and games of make-believe may be allowed on the
playground at one Colorado elementary school, but imaginary weapons
certainly are not. The family of Alex Evans, a second-grade student at Mary Blair Elementary School in Loveland, learned that rule the hard way ... MOREVIDEO: Ending Civil Asset Forfeiture Abuse
How states can be tough on crime and respect property rights.
Jacob Sullum: The Perils Of Pushing Pot Prohibition
Will administration oppose hope and change? Three months ago, voters in Colorado and Washington
approved ballot initiatives aimed at legalizing the possession,
production, and distribution of marijuana. A month later, Attorney
General Eric Holder
said the Justice Department would settle on a response to this
historic development ... MORE
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