by Steve Miller. Another one of those police reports, comin' up! A Chicago man might think twice the next time he goes into a police station to report something as stolen. On Friday night, 31-year-old Adam Wisneski rode his bike to the Shakespeare District police station on the Northwest Side to report a stolen iPhone. He says he didn’t have his bike ... MORECitizen Reporting Theft Has Bike Stolen In Police Station
by Steve Miller. Another one of those police reports, comin' up! A Chicago man might think twice the next time he goes into a police station to report something as stolen. On Friday night, 31-year-old Adam Wisneski rode his bike to the Shakespeare District police station on the Northwest Side to report a stolen iPhone. He says he didn’t have his bike ... MOREPoll: Americans Realize That Government Is The Problem!
The lesson of hope and change has been learned. Confirming the 2014 election zeitgeist, a new Gallup poll finds that Americans are fed up with ever-encroaching, corrupt and incompetent government, as represented by ObamaCare and other federal policies. For the first time since Gallup has conducted polling, people say that the "biggest ... MORE
How Government Money Effects Climate Change Opinion
by Patrick J Michaels & Paul C "Chip" Knappenberger. In our post last week titled “Climate Alarmism: When is this Bozo Going Down?” we described how new research increasingly casts doubt on the validity of climate models and their projections of future climate change. It is increasing clear that climate models simply predict too much ... MOREThomas Sowell: The Equality Racket
Tactics of the ethnic grievance industry. Some time ago, burglars in England scrawled a message on the wall of a home they had looted: "RICH BASTARDS." Those two words captured the spirit of the politicized vision of equality — that it was a grievance when someone was better off than themselves. That, of course, is not the only meaning of ... MOREWalter E Williams: Liberals' Use Of Black People - Part II
Life on the liberal plantation. Last week's column focused on the ways liberals use blacks in pursuit of their leftist agenda, plus their demeaning attitudes toward black people. Most demeaning are their double standards. It was recently reported that Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., the House majority whip, spoke at a 2002 gathering hosted by ... MOREVIDEO: Immigration Checkpoint Refusal Gone Wrong
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. --Edmund Burke
Kim Bellware: Despite Medical Marijuana Having Been Legal In Illinois For Over A Year, No Patients Have Benefited
Government obstruction at its best. Medical marijuana has been legal in Illinois for more than 365 days,
but the number of patients that have actually been able to get relief
from the drug remains a big fat zero. While 600 local patients have already been approved
for a medical marijuana card, there's no place to actually buy the
stuff. And ... MOREJim Monk: N.D. Bill Would Ban Use Of Sobriety Checkpoints
"Reasonable suspicion," what a concept! A bill in the North Dakota Legislature would prohibit the use of sobriety checkpoints. The Republican-sponsored measure says law enforcement may not perform a traffic stop unless the officer has "reasonable suspicion" of a violation. Senator Tom Campbell of Grafton says sobriety checkpoints ... MORE
The Delirious Happiness Of Free Market Choice
by David John Marotta. In 2007, Malcolm Gladwell, author of “Blink” and “The Tipping Point,” gave a TED talk on psychophysicist Howard Moskowitz.
According to Gladwell, Moskowitz has “done as much to make Americans
happy as perhaps anyone over the last twenty years.” His work and
subsequent fame was in the food science industry, but his ... MOREIRS Horror Story Makes Past Scandals Pale In Comparison
IRS and their license to steal. There are times when it becomes absolutely impossible to support the remarkably bad judgment often displayed by federal agencies under the control of the current administration—even for those of us who are typically viewed as backers of many of this administration’s policies. The latest installment ... MOREIs Obama the Drug Warrior Becoming Obama the Reformer?
by Jacob Sullum. In a 2011 Reason cover
story, I explained why drug policy reformers had been bitterly
disappointed by President Obama's performance during his first few
years in office. With the notable exception of his support for
shorter crack sentences, which Congress approved almost unanimously
in 2010, Obama had done very ... MORE
James Gattuso & Diane Katz: 10 Worst Regulations Of 2014
Laws beyond bad. As 2014 comes to a close, it is enveloped in red tape. From the
breakfast table to the night light, government regulators invaded nearly
every moment of our lives. Here’s our take on the 10 worst examples of
the past year: Number 10. Federal Censorship Commission: The Federal Communications Commission began considering a ... MOREJohn W. Whitehead : You’re Either a Cop or Little People
A bad year for the little people. For those of us who have managed to survive 2014 with our lives intact and our freedoms hanging by a thread, it has been a year of crackdowns, clampdowns, shutdowns, showdowns, shootdowns, standdowns, knockdowns, putdowns, breakdowns, lockdowns, takedowns, slowdowns, meltdowns, and ... MOREDUI Checkpoint: A Tactic To Avoid Warrantless Searches
Featuring the DUI Flyer video. Is a DUI checkpoint a violation of fourth amendment rights? Interpretations vary, but some claim it amounts to a warrantless search, and they feel their rights are being violated every time they submit to one. YouTuber HONORYOUROATH says there’s an additional concern. He worries that, even if a driver ... MOREWendy McElroy: The Brain Drain, Gain and Retain
On incentives, freedom and prosperity. America is making emigration more difficult and expensive. Last year, for example, the cost of renouncing U.S. citizenship rose by over 400% from $450 to $2,350. Those who take the far more common step of simply and quietly leaving still remain vulnerable to a massive tax system that reaches ... MORE
Massachusetts SWAT Teams Claim Private Corporations Status; Contend They're Immune From Open Records Laws
by Radley Balko. So they're NOT public servants. That explains a lot. As part of the American Civil Liberties Union’s recent report on police militarization,
the Massachusetts chapter of the organization sent open records
requests to SWAT teams across that state. It received an interesting
response. As it turns out, a number of SWAT teams in ... MORE
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