By Author "C4L Member" - page 73
Trafficking
Every day in the prison, I see inmates socializing, laughing, trying to speak in code around staff, because they think we don't know what they're saying, but we do. We just don't care. They make deals, they arrange [...]
Liberty NewsWire: Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
During an undercover marijuana sting at a South Florida school, a teenage boy began to fall for someone he thought was just another teenage girl.But the boy's crush turned out to be an undercover police officer, who would later have him [...]
Do Your Candidates Support Liberty?
Can you depend on common sense from the government?Consider the following headlines from recently reported events:· Police shut down lemonade stand run by two little girls· [...]
The New Bush Doctrine
Opinion polls suggest that the American people don’t want a new war in the Middle East, but apparently congress does, with 32 Senators co-sponsoring a resolution on Thursday that will constrain the White House from adopting any policy vis-
Virginia v. NDAA
Unlike their Federal counterparts, the Virginia House of Delegates takes seriously the U.S. Constitution and voted 96-4 in support of House Bill 1160 (HB1160). HB1160 prevents any employee or member of the military of Virginia from [...]
Senator Paul v. Over-Criminalization
Senator Paul (R-KY) has placed holds on S. 409, S. 839, and S. 605, three bills that add dozens of synthetic drugs to the list of federal Schedule I narcotics. His hold has angered the bills’ sponsors, Sen. Schumer, Sen. [...]
Tricky Thing About Fairness
Yet another example of Thomas Sowell's wisdom. In this article, he quite eloquently points out the nuances of "fairness." I particularly like this for its ability to use logical arguments to persuade the point. Read here.
Liberty NewsWire: February 22, 2012
Then there is the argument that more private gun ownership will lead to more accidents because the average citizen isn’t sufficiently trained to use a weapon defensively. While gun accidents do occur, the Cato study indicates that they are [...]
Wrote to Congressman
Just wrote to Congressman Tim Scott of SC. Thank you Campaign for Liberty for facilitating this.
What Made the Great Depression "Great"
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 began the long plunge into the Great Depression. Previous economic depressions had usually lasted no more than three years, so why did this one last so long?Historians often denounce President Herbert Hoover for [...]