Will the Supremes uphold legalized theft? A New York couple's case heads to the Supreme Court on Wednesday --
and the outcome could determine whether the government can prevent
criminal defendants from selecting the lawyers of their choice by
freezing their assets. The court is hearing oral arguments in the case of Kerri ... MOREMatt Sledge: High Court To Hear Asset Forfeiture Case
Will the Supremes uphold legalized theft? A New York couple's case heads to the Supreme Court on Wednesday --
and the outcome could determine whether the government can prevent
criminal defendants from selecting the lawyers of their choice by
freezing their assets. The court is hearing oral arguments in the case of Kerri ... MOREFDA Seeks To Make Prescription Painkillers Harder To Get
Government steps up war on drugs. A big change to legal drug policy is in the works. After years of
pressure from public-health and addiction advocates, as well as the U.S.
Drug Enforcement Administration, the Food and Drug Administration has
recommended that access to drugs containing the highly-addictive opiod
narcotic hydrocodone ... MORETaxi Wars: How Govt Tries to Kill Services Customers Want
by Nick Gillespie. If you've ever tried Uber, the innovative car service available
in about two dozen U.S. cities, or have been stuck waiting for a
cab, watch the video. Rob Montz and William Beutler's short doc captures attempts by
established interests and politicians in Washington, D.C. to crush
a service that only added to ... MOREVictoria Jackson: "Thought Police" Ban All Words
The fundamentals of tyranny. Seattle is considering banning the words “brown bag” and “citizen” because the words offend black people and illegals. Daniel Greenfield responds, “When Seattle one day gets around to banning all words, because language is inherently offensive to the illiterate, and everyone is reduced to communicating ... MOREWhy You Should Root For ObamaCare's Failure
by David Hansanyi. In a news conference expected to feature a mea culpa for the Obamacare website fiasco, President Barack Obama turned the tables on his political opponents, scolding them for using their supernatural ability to transform the mere hope of failure into a reality. "It's time," he implored, "for folks to stop rooting for its failure, ... MOREWhy Did The Cop Dressed As A Chicken Cross The Road?
To separate taxpayers from their money, of course. When California police dressed one of their officers in a chicken suit they thought the sight would be enough to make drivers stop at crossings - but they were wrong. As a campaign to make Lake Elsinore crosswalks safer got underway on Thursday, 31 drivers were ticketed after failing ... MOREAndrew Napolitano: A Government Of Secrecy And Fear
Will we get our lost liberties back? Every American who values the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, every American who enjoys the right to be different and the right to be left alone, and every American who believes that the government works for us and we don't work for the government should thank Edward ... MORE
Barry Farber: Why They're After The Brilliant Ted Cruz
Why are the tree-dwellers making faces at him? There’s something “other-worldly” about Sen. Ted Cruz. And the reaction he provokes. The whole Cruz phenomenon reminds me of the billionaire industrialist who invited 50 of his most important business friends on a hunting trip in Maine. As dusk began to set in, their guide ... MORE
NSA Spied On 124 BILLION Phone Calls In One Month!
Adam Kredo on NSA's widespread data collection. The National Security Agency recorded information about more than 124 billion phone calls during a 30-day period earlier this year, including around 3 billion calls from U.S. sources, according to a tally from top-secret documents released by multiple news outlets. ... MOREFroma Harrop: Scandal In Candyland
Taxpayers get not-so-sweet deal. Ever notice how some government programs draw the ire of almost everyone? Conservatives, liberals, environmentalists, libertarians, business, labor, consumers and grouchy taxpayers are all opposed. Yet these programs go on as though directed by an unstoppable particle beam from a neighboring ... MORET Gamble: Political Correctness Crowd Working Overtime
Avoiding the heartbreak of being offended. The political correctness crowd has been working overtime lately, which I guess they can do considering they don’t really actually work anywhere but instead spend all their time trying to figure out a new way to be offended. They now claim great offense at the Washington Redskins ... MORERonald Bailey: Five Phony Public Health Scares
Scaremongering sells. Health activists, nutrition nannies, medical paternalists, and just plain old quacks regularly conjure up menaces that are supposedly damaging the health of Americans. Their scares range from the decades-long campaign against fluoridation to worries that saccharin causes cancer to the ongoing hysteria ... MOREVeronique de Rugy: The Kids Aren't All Right
Suffocated by gov't spending, subsidies and debt. A word of caution for kids heading off to college this year: Your degree may be worth less and cost more than you think. Your job prospects will likely be grim, whether or not you get that sheepskin. Oh, and you're on the hook for trillions in federal debt racked up by your parents and ... MOREObamaCare: What If It Were Fire Insurance?
by Gary North. What if ObamaCare were fire insurance? It would be very special. You could buy a policy after a smoke detector in your home started blaring. When you hear “pre-existing condition,” think “blaring smoke detector.” The insurance company has a sales offer: “We insure you AFTER your home catches on fire!” It’s a great offer . . . to ... MOREBrian Cates: The True Purpose Of ObamaCare
A single payer Trojan Horse. The Affordable Care Act is already doing a fantastic job at it's true purpose: taking great health insurance plans away from people and replacing them with either a much higher-priced, inferior plan or....nothing. In all the discussion about ObamaCare, many people are missing the point about the true purpose of ... MORE
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