Brian Doherty: Making Colorado Safe For Guns And Pot
Marijuana smokers and the right to carry guns. Two Colorado firearms instructors are planning a ballot initiative in
their state to help smash a huge violation of citizens' rights:
that marijuana smokers, according to the federal government, are
not allowed to own guns. The
1968 Gun Control Act declared in section 922(g)
that unlawful ... MOREMichelle Malkin: Obamacare's Annus Horribilis
There's no candy coating the truth: Obamacare has had a very terrible, horrible, crappy, none-too-happy year. What it really means is that the victims of Obamacare — taxpayers, health care consumers, health care providers, employers and employees — have had a hellish, nightmarish 2014. Let's start with premiums. President Candy ... MORERadley Balko: Horrifying Civil Liberties Predictions - 2015
Sound familiar? Sometimes, real life can be stranger than parody. This can be particularly true when it comes to the beat we cover here at The Watch, civil liberties. With that in mind, I’ve gone out on a limb to make some predictions about what might happen on the civil liberties front in 2015. I realize that some of these prognostications may seem a ... MOREJonathan Gruber Knew ObamaCare Will NOT Be Affordable
by Patrick Howley. All of it was a lie. President Obama’s health care adviser Jonathan Gruber said that the Affordable Care Act would definitely not be affordable while he was writing the bill with the White House. As Gruber continues to withhold documents while he awaits a call-back for more testimony before the House Oversight and Government ... MOREHow Bush & Obama Turned America Into Police State
Government takes full advantage of 9-11. Rodney Martin, a former congressional staffer, says that former president George W. Bush and President Barack Obama have transformed the US into a police state following the 9/11 attacks. Martin made the remarks when asked about a report that showed a number of decisions made by American ... MOREWalter E Williams: Liberals' Use Of Black People
Cover for the liberal agenda. Back in the day, when hunting was the major source of food, hunters often used stalking horses as a means of sneaking up on their quarry. They would walk on the opposite side of the horse until they were close enough to place a good shot on whatever they were hunting. A stalking horse not only concealed them but ... MORE
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Thomas Sowell: Random Thoughts On The Passing Scene
Pearls of wisdom. Now that Barack Obama is ruling by decree, he seems more like a king than a president. Maybe it is time we change the way we address him. "Your Majesty" may be a little too much, but perhaps "Your Royal Glibness" might be appropriate. It tells us a lot about academia that the president of Smith College quickly ... MOREThomas Sowell: 2014 - A Year Of Anniversaries
2014 has been a year of anniversaries. It was the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War — a war which many at the time saw as madness, and predicted that it would be the harbinger of a Second World War a generation later. 2014 was also the 70th anniversary of the fateful landing at Normandy that marked the beginning of ... MORE
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Here Are 10 Outrageous 'Zero Tolerance' Follies of 2014
by Lenore Skenazy. Are your children safe at school? That depends on if you're worried about bullies or administrators. Here are 10 of the most infamous "zero tolerance" punishments handed down to kids—and even some adults—this year. 1. Student, 13, shares lunch, gets
detention A 13-year-old boy at Weaverville Elementary School in ... MORE
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Bernie Sanders's 12-Point Socialist Plan for America
by Pedro Gonzales. Every committed revolutionary needs a plan. Karl Marx had one, and so did Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong. Add to that group socialist senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont, who is considering running for president (as a Democrat) and has already announced a 12-point plan at the Huffington Post. He writes: As Vermont's ... MORE
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Police State America: Man Jailed For Recording Cops
Public servants don't want their behavior public. An Orlando man was jailed for recording police as they arrested another individual. The man subsequently sued for taking his phone and for false arrest and won a settlement of $15,000. The Blaze reported: Alberto Troche, who sued Orlando police for wrongfully jailing him and taking ... MORE
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Jacob Sullum: The 5 Best Drug Scares of 2014
Drunks, e-cigs, pot and more. The history of drug control in America is a series of panic-propelled policies, most of which have not turned out very well. Those of us who support a calmer, more tolerant approach to psychoactive substances therefore spend much of our time defusing scares aimed at justifying or expanding the ... MORE
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VIDEO: Nanny Of The Year 2014 - And The Winner Is ....
Who is the most outrageous busybody trying to mind YOUR own business?
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Want To Cut Police Brutality? Make Cops Pay The Price
by Bonnie Kristian. It would be good for taxpayers -- and justice. Eric Garner's family plans to sue the New York Police Department for $75 million. Tamir Rice's parents have filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Michael Brown's family may likewise launch a civil suit against the St. Louis police. No matter the outcome of these three legal actions, ... MOREDocuments Reveal Encryption That NSA Can't Crack
by Dhananjay Harkare. National Security Agency also known as NSA, the US intelligence agency has been a hot topic of discussion after former member Edward Snowden revealed its dark side. An archive of Snowden’s documents suggests the encryption schemes that NSA can break easily along with those it can’t crack. The reports suggest that by ... MORE
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