A truly great analysis and conclusion. Obscured by Jon Stewart’s well-publicized mockery
of Texans’ reaction to Jade Helm 15—the US Army’s two-month-long
exercise across nine states scheduled to begin in July—is the fact that
the criticisms may not all be deranged droolings. The Daily Show‘s Stewart made headlines earlier in May when he ... MORE
Minding other people's business. Area-man Mark Herrmann didn’t choose to be a hero. No, no, he was just minding his own business when he noticed that a child’s life was in mortal danger. He acted decisively—ensuring the child’s safety, and guaranteeing a police investigation into the negligent parent’s actions. Thanks to the video of the ... MORE
Totalitarianism with a happy face. Protestors demand "social justice." I hate their chant. If I oppose their cause, then I'm for social "injustice"? Nonsense. The protesters usually want to punish capitalism. "Spread those resources," says Hillary Clinton. Even capitalists often make the mistake of talking about "social justice" as if it's the opposite ... MORE
The beatings will continue until revenue improves. One time tax hike needed to pay settlement. Think that since you “aren’t breaking any laws,” police brutality doesn’t affect you? Well, that’s certainly not the case in one Michigan city. Instead of violent cops paying for their own wrong-doings, the legal expenses associated with police brutality ... MORE
by Jacob Sullum. Michigan legislators consider forfeiture reform. When the cops raided Ginnifer Hency's home in Smiths Creek, Michigan,
in July, "they took everything," she told state legislators last
Tuesday, including TV sets, ladders, her children's cellphones and
iPads, even her vibrator. They found six ounces of marijuana and
arrested Hency for possession ... MORE
High Court to rule on Obamacare, gay marriage and more. The Supreme Court's 2014-2015 term will soon reach its finale. By the
end of June, when the justices depart for their summer break, the Court
is expected to issue a series of blockbuster decisions, including
rulings on gay marriage, death penalty drugs, and Obamacare. Here are
five ... MORE
White privilege and other nonsense. President Barack Obama's stance, expressed in his 2014 State of the Union address, is that the debate is settled and climate change is a fact. Obama is by no means unique in that view. Former Vice President Al Gore declared that "the science is settled." This "settled science" vision about climate is ... MORE
Harder to do good for someone if it costs a lot more. A lightly annotated story from today's L.A. Times from the frontline of the politically connected trying to claim special exemptions from L.A's forthcoming minimum wage hike, which highlights not the corruption of the politically connected seeking special favors but the logic ... MORE
by Jessica Marmor Shaw. No one enjoys going through screening at the airport, but at least
it’s making us all safer, right? And there was that one time you made it
through with a Swiss Army knife in your backpack, but surely any real
weapons or explosives would be spotted, right? ABC News is reporting
that, in an internal investigation conducted ... MORE
How you can increase your freedom. When most people think of the term freedom, they think of it politically, in the context of living in a “free” country, for example. The libertarian conception of it is the most clear and relevant to us here: freedom is the ability to do whatever you want, so long as it doesn’t infringe on anyone else’s right to do ... MORE
by Matt Agorist. In an emotional courtroom display Friday, Steven Ficano, 65, embraced his attorney and his wife after the jury read their verdict of “not guilty.” In 2012, Ficano’s house was raided by heroes protecting the citizens of Nevada from the horrors of marijuana plants. For the next three years, Ficano anxiously lived his life thinking that ... MORE