"What is the point of my life if I’m a coward?” Twelve Charlie Hebdo staffers who died for free speech and 25 Republicans who voted against U.S. Speaker John Boehner are heroes. We too could be heroes, me and you. “We could be heroes, me and you,” are lyrics from Heroes (We Could Be)—a 2014 number one hit single by Swedish DJ ... MOREKatie Kieffer: We Could Be Heroes, You And Me
"What is the point of my life if I’m a coward?” Twelve Charlie Hebdo staffers who died for free speech and 25 Republicans who voted against U.S. Speaker John Boehner are heroes. We too could be heroes, me and you. “We could be heroes, me and you,” are lyrics from Heroes (We Could Be)—a 2014 number one hit single by Swedish DJ ... MOREThis IS CNN: Cowards, Cowards, Cowards!
Afraid to show offensive cartoons of "the profit." "CNN will not show you the new cover, which depicts the Prophet Muhammad, because it is our policy not to show potentially offensive images of the prophet," the host declared this morning. See the image CNN (and others!) refuse to show you and hear their commitment to free speech. ... MOREThomas Sowell: Obama's New Year's Irresolution
The leader of the free world is cowering before terrorism. President Barack Obama's absence from the great gathering in Paris of national leaders from other countries, to show their solidarity with France in its opposition to Islamic terrorists, was another sign of the Obama administration's continuing irresolution in the face of terror. ... MORE
Citizens Take Innovative Action To Combat Police Brutality
Keeping a sharp eye on the enforcers. Citizens in Stockton, California have taken a new approach to activism. Rather than sticking to the traditional form of protest in which signs are held and slogans are chanted, these citizens have taken direct action and offered a grassroots, crowd-funded incentive structure to end police brutality ... MOREWalter E Williams: Basic Economics
Knowledge is power. "Whether one is a conservative or a radical, a protectionist or a free trader, a cosmopolitan or a nationalist, a churchman or a heathen, it is useful to know the causes and consequences of economic phenomena." That quotation, from Nobel laureate George J. Stigler, is how Dr. Thomas Sowell begins ... MORE
The Most Brazen Drug Thieves On The Texas Border
by Josh Eells. America's dirtiest cops. The temperature was nearing triple digits when Jonathan Treviño strapped on his bulletproof vest, slipped his .40-caliber Glock into his ankle holster and got ready to go to work. It was Thursday, July 26th, 2012, one of those summers in South Texas when the hot air settles on the Rio Grande Valley like a ... MOREHave Prescription Drug Abuse Regulations Gone Too Far?
by CJ Arlotta, Forbes. Policy of more pain, less drugs questioned. Many health care professionals are concerned with the growing usage
of opioids among the general public, but does this mean the answer to
the problem is tightening regulations on physicians prescribing
controlled substances? “I think what we have seen with regulations in this ... MOREJeffrey H. Anderson: GOP Wimping Out On Obamacare?
Lots of big talk, but no action. Republicans have now won two Obamacare elections, the
first in 2010 and the second in 2014. (In 2012, their presidential
nominee chose not to engage on the issue.) In the lead-up to their
latest victory, Republicans ran far more ads against Obamacare than
either party ran for or against anything else. Voters ... MOREIt's Official: Harry Reid Should Be Committed
by Jonathan Emord. Rubber band causes broken face, rib cage, and head injury. In most jurisdictions, civil commitment proceedings are commenced when an individual poses a danger to himself or others. By that definition, Harry Reid should be civilly committed. We know based on his public actions that Reid poses a danger to others. ... MOREOklahoma And Nebraska Turn On The Tenth Amendment
by Jacob Sullum. Politicians and their fear of liberty. At the end of last month, seven Republican members of Oklahoma's
legislature, including five of the most
conservative, publicly criticized that state's Republican
attorney general, Scott Pruitt, for trying to reverse marijuana
legalization in Colorado. "Oklahoma has been a pioneer and a ... MORE
California Legislature Seeks To Reign In Police Violence
Cops likely to get cameras and lectures. After a year in which the use of lethal force by police officers spurred nationwide protests and bared outrage about the intersection of race and law enforcement in America, California legislators have returned to Sacramento determined to pass laws blunting police violence. “It will be probably the ... MOREJeffrey Tucker: Legalize Drunk Driving
Criminalize bad behavior, not consumed chemicals. Most people have been there: a few drinks at a restaurant or bar and then into the car to get home. Am I over the legal limit? Hard to say. Is my driving impaired? It doesn’t seem to be. But what if I get stopped? Will I lose my license, go to jail, and be disgraced in front of the community? ... MORE
Glenn Greenwald: Some More Blasphemous Cartoons
In solidarity with a free press. Defending free speech and free press rights, which typically means defending the right to disseminate the very ideas society finds most repellent, has been one of my principal passions for the last 20 years: previously as a lawyer and now as a journalist. So I consider it positive when large numbers of ... MORE
Robert D'Onofrio: Protecting Individual Liberty From Evil
Evil persists when good men do nothing. Aside from the stunning brutality of the tragedy in France, the most
striking thing about the cowardly murders is how unambiguous the enemy
is in both intent and action. It’s uncensored, chilling and very real. This isn’t just a U.S. problem or a gun problem. It’s
also not a group problem, ... MORE
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