They can agree on control. Democrats often call themselves "pro-choice." Republicans defend "freedom." Unfortunately, neither party really believes in letting individuals do what we want. When Democrats say they are "pro-choice," they are talking about abortion. Some act as if a right to legal abortion is the most important freedom in America. ... MOREJohn Stossel: Two Anti-Choice Parties
They can agree on control. Democrats often call themselves "pro-choice." Republicans defend "freedom." Unfortunately, neither party really believes in letting individuals do what we want. When Democrats say they are "pro-choice," they are talking about abortion. Some act as if a right to legal abortion is the most important freedom in America. ... MOREHow Should Our Society Deal With People Who Use Drugs?
by Tony Newman. The war on drugs is a cruel joke. The U.S. spends more than $50 billion a year on the "war on drugs" with the goal of creating a "drug-free society" -- yet there has never been a "drug-free society" in the history of civilization. Virtually all of us take drugs every single day. Caffeine, sugar, alcohol, marijuana, Prozac, Ritalin, ... MOREA Barton Hinkle: The Civil Asset Forfeiture Racket
It's time to end the practice of policing for profit. Hey, here’s a great crime-fighting idea: Let’s give local police and prosecutors the authority to seize cash, cars, homes, and other property from private citizens—without a court convicting those citizens of any crime. Without, in fact, even charging those citizens with any crime. Then let ... MOREMelony Armstrong: My Struggle For Braiding Freedom
Government's heavy-handed employment barriers. Public officials at the federal, state and local levels chatter constantly about employment and job creation. Unfortunately, not enough of them seem concerned about the nonsensical barriers they and their predecessors erect that often stand in the way of budding entrepreneurs ... MOREVIDEO: How To Thwart Dishonest Baggage Handlers
Warning: following advice in this video could result in you being placed on a terrorist list.
Shale Revolution Deniers Face Inconvenient Truth
by Mark Perry. Peak what? Despite turning the U.S. into the world's largest producer of natural gas and driving a 3 million barrel per day surge in U.S. oil production in just the last three years, the shale revolution still has its doubters. They couldn't be more wrong. The Montreal-based Centre for Research on Globalization recently dismissed shale ... MORERon Hart: 2 Suggestions to Fix the NFL
by Nick Gillespie. Columnist Ron Hart looks at the NFL's problems: It was only under pressure from its $200-million-a-year sponsor Anheuser-Busch that the NFL attempted to do anything morally righteous. It is a sad day when a booze purveyor has to stake out the moral high ground for you.... Goodell has dictatorially tinkered with some rules; ... MOREThomas Sowell: Who Wants War?
Barack Obama's dangerous illusion. Some pundits are saying that President Obama has been floundering in his response to the ISIS crisis because public opinion polls show most Americans don't want another war. In all my 84 years, I cannot recall a time when most Americans wanted war. That is something we should be proud of. ... MORE
When Drug War Propaganda Counts as State Police Training
by Aaron Malin. In Missouri, sworn law enforcement officers are required to take
48 credit hours of Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)
continuing education every
three years. While some specific courses are required for all
officers, such as mandatory firearms classes, the majority are
elective courses that simply must add up ... MOREDemocrats Launch Effort To Get Rush Limbaugh Off The Air
by John Nolte. If you can't beat him, censor him. During the Bush administration, national Democrat leaders threatened to kill the ABC network's broadcast license if a miniseries unfavorable to the Clinton administration wasn't censored to satisfy Democrats. ABC complied. Earlier this year, Democrats started a push for a Constitutional ... MOREHow Marijuana Tax Revenue Could Top $3 Billion A Year
by Matt Ferner. Money may not grow on trees, but it apparently does grow on marijuana
plants. If all 50 states legalized cannabis today, they'd be
collectively raking in more than $3 billion a year in taxes. That's
according to NerdWallet, a personal finance site, which forecasts a
total $3.1 billion annual windfall for state governments that legalize ... MOREMichael Booth: Crony Capitalism & Progressive Desparation
What happens when you run out of the people's money? If you hang out at the intersection of Politics Avenue and Economics Boulevard, as I frequently do, you've noticed the ugly fusion of welfare state government and major corporations we have come to call "crony capitalism." It was a mystery to me why progressives, who ... MORE
Rethinking ‘No-Knock’ Tactics In Wake Of Cop’s Death
by Jared Keever. The downside of breaking in through a window. The recent announcement that a Texas district attorney will seek the death penalty for a man accused of fatally shooting a police officer raiding his home has sparked debate among many as to whether so-called no-knock search warrants, conducted by local SWAT teams, are safe or ... MORE
No Nukes, No Fracking, No GMOs, And No Capitalism
by Ronald Bailey. No brains on display at the People's Climate March. The People's Climate March ambled
genially down 6th Avenue in New York City Sunday afternoon.
The March's slogan was "To Change Everything, We Need Everyone."
Not everyone showed up, but the March did attract between
300,000 and 400,000 participants, making it by far the ... MORE
How A Government Crime-Fighting Tool Was Made Evil
by John Yoder and Brad Cates. John Yoder was director of the Justice Department’s Asset Forfeiture Office from 1983 to 1985. Brad Cates was the director of the office from 1985 to 1989. Last week, The Post published a series
of in-depth articles about the abuses spawned by the law enforcement
practice known as civil asset forfeiture. ... MORE
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