WASHINGTON TIMES EDITORIAL: Nullification By Jury

Sometimes the courts need to be told who's boss.        Federal prosecutors are furious at a Montana-based group that posted signs at the Judiciary Square Metro stop reminding District of Columbia residents of their rights under the law. The offending message, sponsored by the Fully Informed Jury Association, says simply, “Good jurors nullify bad  ... MORE

Jonah Goldberg: Trust Us - This Will Be Good For You

The government thinks you're stupid, or at least ignorant.     This isn't just an indictment of the current government or an indictment of government itself. It's simply a statement of fact. At its core, the government exists to do certain things that people aren't equipped to do on their own. The list of those things has gotten longer and      ... MORE

VIDEO: John Whitehead - A Government Of Wolves

NH Man Sues; Argues DMV Violated His Free Speech Rights

He was just saying ...    A New Hampshire man told the state's highest court Thursday that denying him a vanity license plate that reads "COPSLIE" violates his political free speech rights. David Montenegro, of Farmington, said he wanted the plate because he feels it epitomizes government corruption.  The policy prohibits vanity plates        ... MORE

Silk Road 2.0 Resurrects Online Drugs Marketplace

Black market site adds new security measures. Silk Road, the online drugs marketplace which was shut down by the FBI in October, has been resurrected by a group of the site’s former moderators and users. Dubbed Silk Road 2.0, the new site taunts the authorities from the start with a login page that features a pastiche of the FBI’s seizure.    ... MORE

VIDEO: I, Pencil - The Movie

Imagine If President Obama Ran Disneyworld

by Jeffrey Dorfman.       The federal government is moving closer and closer to taking control of the entire health care sector. It already controls close to half of all health care transactions and it might reach two-thirds soon. The federal government has also expanded its role regulating and controlling the food industry, the automobile      ... MORE

Woman Who Championed ObamaCare Loses Her Insurance

How a fool and her health plan were soon parted.     President Barack Obama is apologizing to Americans who are losing their current health insurance plans. Millions of people are getting cancellation notices, including about 250,000 Coloradans. For years the president said that those who like their current plan would be able to keep it,  ... MORE

Kofi Annan: Stop The Global War On Drugs

Stop ignoring the evidence.     Each year, hundreds of thousands of people around the world die from preventable drug-related disease and violence. Millions of users are arrested and thrown in jail. Globally, communities are blighted by drug-related crime. Citizens see huge amounts of their taxes spent on harsh policies that are not   ... MORE

Andrew Napolitano: End Runs Around The Constitution

A country of laws no more.       Two weeks ago we learned that the National Security Agency (NSA) has been spying on the chancellor of Germany and on the president of the United States. Last week we learned that it has spied on the Pope and on the conclave that elected him last March. This week we learned that it also has spied on         ... MORE

VIDEO: Walter E Williams: Black Families & Welfare State

How ObamaCare Rips Off The 'Young Healthies'

by Carl Schramm, WSJ.       When ObamaCare is under attack, its defenders retreat to several well-worn claims. Among them is a provision that compels insurance companies to allow parents to keep their "children" ages of 21 to 26 on their family policies. Yet this part of the Affordable Care Act was not engineered in response to any      ... MORE

Jury Nullification Signs In D.C. Spark Free Speech Debate

by Alex Hopkins.      A group of illuminated signs that have popped up near D.C. Superior Court touting the rights of jury members to “nullify” a law they disagree with has sparked a debate over whether the sign is an expression of free speech or an improper attempt to tamper with the legal system. The Montana-based Fully Informed Jury Association  ... MORE

VIDEO: The Heartbreak Of Silent Saturday

There's a new theory in child development--no cheering.

Jacob Sullum: Crack Canards And Meth Myths

Neuroscientist nukes popular misconceptions.           Growing familiarity with marijuana has been accompanied by growing support for legalization because people discovered through personal experience that the government was lying to them about the drug’s hazards. But it is easier to demonize less popular drugs such as crack cocaine and  ... MORE

AP: Obama Congratulates Pal On Election Win

Obama-light could represent GOP in 2016.       President Barack Obama has called Republican Gov. Chris Christie to congratulate him on his re-election in New Jersey. Christie won a second term on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Barbara Buono by more than 20 percentage points. Obama and Christie have developed an unusually close         ... MORE

J.D. Tuccille: U.S. Slipped In 4 Freedom Rankings This Year

Hope and change has been euphemism for less liberty.     It's not yet time to break out the phony passports or head for the secret compound in the mountains, but the United States is taking a bit of a drubbing this year when it comes to assessments of the country's freedom and, more specifically, the direction in which the government   ... MORE

The Tenth Amendment Is Not A Treaty Violation

by Jacob Sullum.           After Carol Anne Bond discovered that her husband had impregnated her best friend, the Pennsylvania microbiologist took revenge by spreading toxic chemicals on her ex-friend's car door, mailbox, and door knob. The poisonous prank was mostly ineffectual, inflicting nothing worse than a minor thumb burn. Bond's    ... MORE

VIDEO: John Stossel - Black Victimhood

Peter Morici: True Unemployment Now 13.6%

'High rate' becoming permanent.      The Labor Department on Friday is expected to report the economy added 120,000 jobs in October, below the 148,000 recorded in September and the trend for months prior. Unemployment should remain about 7.2 percent. The government shutdown and uncertainty about its precise impact on the data   ... MORE