by John W. Whitehead. Peeling back the surface layer: What most Americans perceive as life in America—privileged, progressive and free—is a far cry from reality, where economic inequality is growing, real agendas and real power are buried beneath layers of Orwellian doublespeak and corporate obfuscation, and “freedom,” such that it is, is meted ... MOREA Dictatorship Disguised As A Democracy
by John W. Whitehead. Peeling back the surface layer: What most Americans perceive as life in America—privileged, progressive and free—is a far cry from reality, where economic inequality is growing, real agendas and real power are buried beneath layers of Orwellian doublespeak and corporate obfuscation, and “freedom,” such that it is, is meted ... MOREHow The Federal Government Betrayed Millennials
by Veronique deRugy. Candidates running for president should take the following warning seriously: Years of bad government policies catering to interest groups have created a generation of young people facing tremendous challenges in the labor market and little chance to experience the good old American dream. We can hope that someone ... MOREPaul Rosenberg: Why You Must Dump Microsoft NOW
"they redefined their operating system to be spyware." I’ve written about dumping Microsoft before
– and I stand by those comments – but the newest outrage from Redmond
forces me to it again. I don’t care how “inconvenient” you think it may
be, you have to stop enriching Microsoft. NOW. Yes, I have serious issues with Apple too, but ... MOREHow Marijuana Taxes & Restrictions Recreate Prohibition
by J D Tucille. Are you a government official who yearns for the good old days of marijuana prohibition? Do you feel out of place in an era of voter-approved legalization, grow clubs, and pot shops? My, how the world has changed! But you can feed your nostalgia for busts and streetcorner deals even while "respecting" the public's desire to legalize ... MORECollege Codes Make 'Color Blindness' A Microaggression
Inciting hyper racial consciousness. There are many mad and worrying things about the speech codes
spreading across campuses like a contagious brain funk. There's their
treatment of even everyday words as "problematic" terms of abuse.
There's the branding of the most anodyne forms of friendly banter as
"aggressive" (apparently it is a ... MOREAndrew Napolitano: The Slaughter Of Babies
Is the fetus in the womb a person? The recent broadcast of videotapes taken of persons employed at Planned Parenthood — the prolific and notorious abortion provider — has brought the issue of abortion to the national consciousness again and front and center to the Republican presidential primary campaign. The tapes were made secretly ... MOREMatthew Christ: Jury Nullification Is A Moral Duty
A power for the people. Jury nullification does not exist and no jury or defendant has the right for an instruction regarding jury nullification. I am sure that some of you have just punched your monitors, or are
incensed at my hubris for speaking the truth. In libertarian circles,
some topics get so occluded with angst that we forget it is impossible ... MOREKen Armstrong: How The Supreme Court Has Made It Legal For Cops To Pull You Over For Pretty Much Anything
Ignorance of the law by cops not a problem for High Court. Legal principles can be complicated, but
in most courts, until eight months ago, there was a pretty simple one:
Ignorance of the law is no excuse. Then came
Heien v. North Carolina,
decided by the US Supreme Court in December. Now the principle is: Ignorance
of the law is no ... MORE
Founded In Liberty, America Is Now Mired In Tyranny
by Richard Larsen. “The foundation of our Empire was not laid in the gloomy age of Ignorance and Superstition, but at an Epoch when the rights of mankind were better understood and more clearly defined, than at any former period…The United States came into existence as a Nation, and if their Citizens should not be completely free and happy, the fault ... MORECecil Was One Of Us. No, Wait, He Was Just A Lion
by Harry Goslin. The irrational, overly-emotional and childlike reaction to the killing of a lion in Africa is another example of why Americans will be forever in the dark about what’s important in the world and what’s not. It’s these kinds of silly, irrelevant stories that especially gets the lip-quivering left up in arms and unfortunately dominates the ... MOREJohn Stossel: Gun Lies
Guns are dangerous. So are lies. My town, New York City, enforces rigid gun laws. Police refused to assign me a gun permit. The law doesn't even let me hold a fake gun on TV to demonstrate something. But New York politicians are so eager to vilify gun ownership that they granted an exception to the anti-gun group States United to Prevent Gun ... MOREJacob Sullum: Suspended Cops Say Video Of Them Eating Marijuana Edibles During a Raid Violated Their Privacy
A classic cop-out. Remember the Santa Ana, California, cops who were caught on video munching on what seem to be cannabis-infused chocolate bars after raiding an unlicensed medical marijuana dispensary in May? The Orange County Register reports
that three officers who were suspended after the incident are trying to
stop the Santa Ana Police ... MOREPeter Schiff: Currencies Depend On Faith, Gold Doesn’t
Considering the intrinsic value of paper. In his July 17th Blog, Let’s Get Real About Gold, author and Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Zweig likened investor interest in gold with the “Pet Rock” craze of the 1970’s, when consumers became convinced that a rock in a box would provide continuous companionship, elevate their social standing, ... MOREThomas Sowell: The Trump Card
But who will be its beneficiary? With Hillary Clinton's multiple misdeeds coming to light and causing her political problems, reflected in her declining support in the polls, both she and the Democratic Party have reason to be concerned. But both of them may yet be rescued by "The Donald," who can turn out to be their Trump card. Donald Trump ... MORE
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