Today's problem not about discrimination. March 7th was the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," the first attempt by black protesters to march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery to demand voting rights. Their march was brutally halted by Alabama state troopers acting under the orders of Gov. George Wallace. The protesters weren't ... MOREWalter E Williams: Selma And Voting Rights
Today's problem not about discrimination. March 7th was the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," the first attempt by black protesters to march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery to demand voting rights. Their march was brutally halted by Alabama state troopers acting under the orders of Gov. George Wallace. The protesters weren't ... MOREThomas Sowell: Ruinous 'Compassion'
Killing jobs with kindness. It is fascinating to see brilliant people belatedly discover the obvious — and to see an even larger number of brilliant people never discover the obvious. A recent story in a San Francisco newspaper says that some restaurants and grocery stores in Oakland's Chinatown have closed after the city's minimum ... MOREHow Weed Will Eventually Become Legal In The U.S.
by Josh Voorhees. A trio of high-profile senators this week unveiled a package of drug reforms
that would effectively end the federal war on medical marijuana once
and for all. The bill, from Republican Rand Paul and Democrats Cory
Booker and Kirsten Gillibrand, wouldn’t legalize medical weed across the
country, but it would remove ... MORE
Tim Dunkin: Bake Us A Cake Or We'll Murder Your Children
Modern liberalism is fundamentally illiberal. The evidences for this can be clearly seen all around us. There are hardly any basic areas of the liberty of the individual which today's progressives – in both parties – haven't trampled in their on-going efforts to destroy America That Was and replace it with a progressive utopian version in which individual ... MOREIncome Tax Makes States Radioactive To Sports Stars
by Travis H. Brown. Add Ndamukong Suh to the
ever-growing list of professional athletes who are bidding farewell to
their high-tax home state in favor of sunnier economic climates. Suh –
considered one of the top-two players in free agency this season – is leaving Detroit for Miami. By doing so, the defensive tackle will give himself a significant tax ... MORESeattle Restaurants Closing Ahead Of $15 Minimum Wage
“It’s not a political problem; it’s a math problem.” Seattle’s $15 minimum wage law goes into effect on April 1, 2015. As
that date approaches, restaurants across the city are making the
financial decision to close shop. The Washington Policy Center writes
that “closings have occurred across the city, from Grub in the upscale
Queen ... MOREMatthew Boyle: Rand Paul Blows Away Liberal Black Audience With Conservative Message & Founder's Vision
Kentucky senator hits it out of the park at Boise State. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was a hit speaker on the campus of Bowie State University on Friday, earning several rounds of applause and a standing ovation for the conservative message he delivered to a predominantly liberal audience at the historically black university—part of an ... MOREPolicing For Profit Makes Residents Victims
The practice of legalized theft slithers into the light. Most people have never heard the term “policing for profit,” but they’ve certainly seen it in action. Speed traps on roads that run through small towns have long generated money for the local governments. Big cities also police for profit. Washington, D.C., raked in $92 million in ticket ... MORESports Stadiums Throw Taxpayers For A Loss
by Steve Chapman. It's a play fake that never fails. Since 1995, Los Angeles has been an anomaly: a huge city with lots of sports fans that has exactly as much professional football as Billings, Montana. This week, Angelenos got a bit of good news: They still aren't getting an NFL franchise. A corporation called AEG announced Monday that it ... MOREPolice State Update: Cops Caught On Video Denying Teens Access To Attorney In Investigation Of Kid Killed By Police
by Jay Syrmopoulous. Government assaults the 6th Amendment. Video footage shows family members and attorneys being denied access to the two roommates of Tony Robinson, by a Madison police officer and a Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation agent after they were taken into police custody. Robinson’s roommates Anthony and Javier ... MOREAlex Marthews: Mass Government Surveillance Is No Joke
A government of limitless power. Mass surveillance is becoming a punchline. John Kerry jokes with the press that it’s “so nice to put faces to the metadata.” Former National Security Agency chief Keith Alexander appears on John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight
and cheerfully describes the NSA as “the only agency in government that
really listens.” ... MOREAmericans Get It: Record Low Confidence In Government
by Emily Swanson. Is the sleeping giant waking up? Americans' confidence in all three branches of government is at or near record lows, according to a major survey that has measured attitudes on the subject for 40 years. The 2014 General Social Survey finds only 23 percent of Americans have a great deal of confidence in the Supreme ... MORELA County To Pay Photographers Over Police Harassment
by Jillian Steinhauer. A move toward respecting citizen rights. In the resolution of a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California, Los Angeles County will pay three photographers who were harassed by members of the LA County Sheriff’s Department
(LASD) a total of $50,000 in damages. The LASD has ... MORE
Lawrence W. Reed: Internet at the Speed of Government
Government always quick to fix what is not broken. Last month, the Federal Communications Commission launched a historic power grab over
the Internet, euphemistically known as “net neutrality,” based on a
Great Depression-era law to regulate public utilities. While
entrepreneurs are pursuing cutting-edge business models and ... MORE
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