Presidential leadership continues to be an oxymoron. Thomas Friedman, the respected New York Times columnist, tried to do a
beleaguered President Barack Obama a favor by publishing a summary of
an extended interview between
the two men, which was grandly entitled “Obama on the World.” Friedman
tried to present the President ... MORERichard A. Epstein: The Pax Americana Is Dead
Presidential leadership continues to be an oxymoron. Thomas Friedman, the respected New York Times columnist, tried to do a
beleaguered President Barack Obama a favor by publishing a summary of
an extended interview between
the two men, which was grandly entitled “Obama on the World.” Friedman
tried to present the President ... MOREBig Labor, Big Government Are Oppressing Farm Workers
by Matt Patterson. The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution passed in the aftermath of the Civil War, part of a package of amendments designed to secure civil liberties for all Americans. Unfortunately, farm workers in California’s Central Valley are finding their civil liberties stripped from them today — by a government ... MORE
Thomas Sowell: Attacking Achievement
The work of teachers' union lackeys. New York's mayor, Bill de Blasio, like so many others who call themselves "progressive," is gung-ho to solve social problems. In fact, he is currently on a crusade to solve an educational problem that doesn't exist, even though there are plenty of other educational problems that definitely do exist. The ... MORE
Colorado Teenagers Stubbornly Refuse to Smoke More Pot
Despite legalization. New survey data from Colorado indicate that marijuana
legalization so far has not led to an increase in pot smoking by
teenagers, as prohibitionists warned it would. In the 2013 Healthy
Kids Colorado survey, 37 percent of high school students reported
that they had ever tried marijuana, down from 39 percent in 2011.
The ... MOREWalter E Williams: Get Ready For Denials
Terrorists are invited in through the back door. Fox News correspondent Geraldo Rivera accused Matt Drudge's website
of "the worst kind of jingoistic rhetoric ever" for carrying news
stories about the dangers of illegal immigration. He said Drudge "is
doing his best to stir up a civil war. I mean, shame on Matt Drudge."
Republican Rep. ... MOREOne Benefit Of Legalized Prostitution Seen In New Zealand
by Tim Worstall. One of the great social public policy questions of our day is what is it that we should be doing about prostitution? Answers vary around the world: there are places where it is strictly verboeten and heavy punishments are meted out. There are also places like New Zealand and Germany where the entire system is legal and out in the ... MORELaziness At The Expense Of Privacy And Freedom
by Leon Spencer. John McAfee calls out Google and our own laziness. Computer antivirus software developer John McAfee made a surprise appearance at the Def Con hacker conference in Las Vegas over the weekend, where he spoke about the "eroded nature of privacy in our lives today". McAfee, founder of the antivirus software company ... MORE
Medical Marijuana Research Hits Wall of U.S. Law
by Serge F. Kovaleski. More evidence the government is not us. Nearly four years ago, Dr. Sue Sisley, a psychiatrist at the University of Arizona, sought federal approval to study marijuana’s effectiveness in treating military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. She had no idea how difficult it would be. The proposal, which has the ... MOREJudge Protects IRS From Forensic Search For E-Mails
Another federal court helps a federal agency. The IRS won what might be Round One in a series of contests pitting tea party groups against the agency, with a federal judge rejecting a conservative group’s bid for a court-appointed forensics expert to hunt for ex-official Lois Lerner’s lost emails. Judge Reggie Walton of the U.S. District ... MOREBurger Robot Poised to Disrupt Fast Food Industry
by Jason Dorrier. The fruits of raising minimum wage. I saw the future of work in a San Francisco garage two years ago. Or rather, I was in proximity to the future of work, but happened to be looking the other direction. At the time, I was visiting a space startup building satellites behind a carport. But just behind them—a robot was cooking up ... MORE
Jacob Sullum: Stoned Drivers - The Case Against Panic
The prohibitionist and his sketchy numbers. If marijuana is legalized, John Mica warned at a recent congressional hearing, there will be blood. "In the last dozen years," the Florida Republican said, "we've had [half] a million Americans slaughtered on the highways…and half of those fatalities are related to people who are impaired through ... MORE
Has the ‘Libertarian Moment’ Finally Arrived?
by Robert Draper. “Let’s say Ron Paul is Nirvana,” said Kennedy, the television personality and former MTV host, by way of explaining the sort of politician who excites libertarians like herself. “Like, the coolest, most amazing thing to come along in years, and the songs are nebulous but somehow meaningful, and the lead singer kills himself to ... MORE20 Different Obama Officials & Witnesses Have Lost Emails
by Jim Hoft. Twenty different Obama officials, including Lois Lerner in the IRS and Marilynn Tavenner at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, have lost their emails – which is against the law. The National Review reported: The revelation that Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Marilynn Tavenner did not retain her e- ... MOREThe Continuing Outrage That Is Civil Asset Forfeiture
by Radley Balko. The motorist advocacy site TheNewspaper.com
has the story of 64-year-old Laura Dutton. Estelline, Tex., police
officer Jason Fry was manning a speed trap (a spot where the speed limit
suddenly drops) when he pulled Dutton over for driving 61 mph just into
the 50 mph zone. Here’s what happened next: Officer Fry said ... MORE
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