Neetzan Zimmerman: Dad Calls Cops On Son To Teach Him A Lesson, Then Cops Respond By Shooting The Son Dead
Lesson learned. A
father's attempt to teach his son a lesson for taking his truck without
permission ended in tragedy Monday after a local police officer shot
the teenager dead. James Comstock told the Des Moines Register
he called the police on his son Tyler after the latter took the
former's truck in retaliation for refusing to buy him cigarettes. ... MORERick Moran: 175,000 Pages Of Federal Regulations
What "unfettered capitalism?" Whenever a liberal like Paul Krugman talks about the American system of “unfettered capitalism” I break out laughing. There are currently about 175,000 pages of federal regulations governing anything and everything about American business. In truth, many regulations have become necessary over the ... MOREThe Drug War Now Features Roadside Sexual Assaults
by Jacob Sullum. Last month the Texas House of Representatives unanimously approved a
bill that requires police officers to obtain a warrant before probing
the anuses and vaginas of motorists during traffic stops. The fact that
the bill was deemed necessary speaks volumes about the way the war on
drugs has eroded our Fourth Amendment ... MORE
40 Percent Of Americans On Food Stamps Are Obese
by Chuck Ross. A new study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) finds that
Americans receiving food stamps are more likely to be overweight and
obese than those who do not receive assistance. The USDA analyzed data
from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) for
the years between 2007 and 2010 and found that ... MORERand Paul: You Can't Have Open Borders & A Welfare State
by Kelly Cohen. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has his priority list ready to go as he runs for president, and border security and immigration reform are definitely on it. "I think something has to be done. If you aren't for doing any kind of immigration reform, you're for another 10 (million) or 11 million people coming in unaccounted for," the Republican said ... MOREMichael Snyder: Police Abduct 10 Children From A Family In Kentucky Because Of Their ‘Off The Grid’ Lifestyle
More evidence the government is not us. If the government does not like the way that you are raising your kids, they will come in and grab them at any time without giving any warning whatsoever. Of course this is completely and totally unlawful, but it has been
happening all over America. The most recent example of this that has
made ... MOREDEA To Traveler: Thanks, I'll Take That Cash
by Joline Gutierrez Krueger. Public servants with a license to steal. Maybe he should have taken traveler’s checks. But it’s too late for that now. All the money – $16,000 in cash – that Joseph Rivers said he had saved and relatives had given him to launch his dream in Hollywood is gone, seized during his trip out West not by thieves but by drug ... MORESteve Chapman: Is the Terrorism Panic Finally Passing?
A return to sanity. One lesson of American history is that in times of war or crisis, American presidents, lawmakers and citizens often lose their minds. Another lesson is that they eventually regain their senses. When it comes to national security in the age of terrorism, it looks as though the national fever has broken. When Congress passed the Patriot Act in October 2001, it gave the federal government greater ... MOREBaylen Linnekin: Will The Austin Proposal To 'Control' Barbecue Cause Beloved Food Scene To Go Up In Smoke?
Suffering the stench of busybodies. Earlier this month, the city council in Austin, Tex. took up "the smell of barbecue and a proposal to control it," reports the New York Times, "in response to some citizen complaints." If that sounds ominous—and not just a reporter blowin' smoke—that's because it is. Daniel Vaughn, who writes for Texas ... MORESterotyping At Its Worst: DEA Steals Cash From Innocent Black Man Who They Claim ‘Must Be A Drug Dealer’
by M. David and Reagan Ali. Some thieves carry badges. They found no drugs on him whatsoever. They never saw him selling drugs or committing a crime of any sort. But the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) claims that they are “certain” that 22-year-old Joseph Rivers is a “drug dealer.” What makes them so sure? When the young ... MORERich Lowry: Why Won’t Pamela Geller Shut Up?
Real hate speech is shut up or I'll kill you. How dare Pamela Geller get targeted by terrorists bent on committing mass murder. That’s been the reaction of a portion of the opinion elite to news that Geller’s “draw Muhammad” contest in Garland, Texas, was (unsuccessfully) assaulted by two heavily armed Muslim men in an attack the ... MOREAndrew Napolitano: Restore The Fourth
Stop the pernicious assault on privacy. If you plan to visit a college campus this month, don't be surprised if you see signs and placards encouraging you to "Restore the Fourth." Restore the Fourth is not about an athletic event or a holiday; it is about human freedom. The reference to "the Fourth" is to the Fourth Amendment, and it is badly in ... MORE
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