CNN Contributor Dana Loesch Defends Virginia ‘State-Sponsored Rape’ Bill
• By Travis WaldronThis week, a Virginia state House committee overwhelmingly approved a bill requiring women to receive an ultrasound before they can have an abortion.
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Victim Impact Statement
• by Kurt HaskellEvery victim of a crime in Michigan is entitled to make a statement in open court regarding the impact of the crime on their life.
SCOTUS Blocks Montana Campaign Finance Ban That Challenges Citizens United
• by Amanda LangThe US Supreme Court has blocked, pending further review, the Montana Supreme Court's December decision upholding the state's century-old ban on corporate political spending.
Wis. Republicans Dismantle Democracy in Favor of Mining Company’s Interests
• By Rebecca Kemble, February 16, 2012Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald began the day yesterday by calling a 12:01am floor session of the Wis. Senate to rush through a wetlands deregulation bill.
Obama, Freedom and the Jeremy Lin Effect
• Becky ChandlerCan a parable about Jeremy Lin teach the nation's No. 1 basketball fan that whenever the government attempts to redistribute wealth and make the economy "fairer" the plan is incompatible with liberty and freedom, including the liberty and freedom
Major Interests Behind the U.S. Government
• Lew Rockwell blogI do not intend to name them all. For starters, one simple method is to look at the top contributors to the Romney campaign, since he's the Republican frontrunner and also the establishment Republican candidate. They are PACs and so on for the follow
Congress debates federal oversight for subways
• Washington PostMore than two years after the deadliest crash in Metro’s history, there are no federal standards in place for making the nation’s subways and light rail systems safer. This week, two bills that address safety are expected to go before the House an
For SEC, investigating insider trading in Congress presents complications
• Washington PostAbsence of a law is not the only reason the SEC has never charged a member of Congress with insider trading. Not only are there blind spots in monitoring, but also it could be awkward for the agency to investigate those who oversee the SEC and contro
Embalmer takes speech case to Mass. high court
• APAfter his comments were published the state board that licenses funeral directors and embalmers revoked his license. Now Schoeller is challenging that punishment arguing the revocation violates his constitutional right to free speech.
Two Parties = Zero Difference
• youtube (h/t Lew Rockwell blog)Mises Institute chairman and founder Lew Rockwell and Future of Freedom president Jacob Hornberger sit down with Judge Andrew Napolitano on Freedom Watch to explain how both political parties are really just two wings of the same bird of prey. Fox Bu
The Horrors of Getting Approval for an Ice Cream Parlour in San Francisco
• www.athousandnations.comThe tragedy of the anti-commons is a useful concept for understanding a prevalent type of government failure in both poor and rich countries–excessive permit and licensing requirements.
FDA’s New Claim: “Your Body Is a Drug and We Have the Authority to Regulate It!”
• http://healthimpactnews.com/2012/fda%E2%80%99s-newIn another outrageous power-grab, FDA says your own stem cells are drugs—and stem cell therapy is interstate commerce because it affects the bottom line of FDA-approved drugs in other states! We wish this were a joke, but it’s the US Food and Drug
Mitt Romney to Receive Secret Service Protection
• www.abcnews.go.comMitt Romney’s presidential campaign has been informed that it will start receiving Secret Service protection this week, two campaign sources and a senior Republican tell ABC News.
NIH STUDIES SHOW FEAR OF NEW WORLD ORDER -- IS A RECOGNIZED MENTAL ILLNESS
• Ivor E. Tower, M.DIf fear of the New World Order is now a recognized mental illness, this is becoming prevalent in the United States, according to the results of a study conducted by the National Institutes of Health. I am thankful to Publisher@FreedomsPhoenix.com for
When Did I Become the Government's 'Customer'?
• Lew Rockwell blogHave you noticed that in dealing with many government departments now, we are referred to as "customers"? Talk about Orwellian newspeak. I'm not the government's "customer"—I'm it's slave. The only reason why I and anyone else deals with the governme
The Three Biggest Lies the Government Is Telling You
• www.lewrockwell.com/Charles Goyette...our current crisis has been chiefly enabled by monetary policy, fiscal policy, and the global military empire.
The Three Biggest Lies the Government Is Telling You
• Charles Goyette on LewRockwell.comGovernment lies are legion. So many are its lies, that narrowing them down to three of the most important is a demanding task. But our current crisis has been chiefly enabled by monetary policy, fiscal policy, and the global military empire. So I
Ron Paul Responds To Obama's State Of The Union Speech
• Chicago Sun-Times"Tonight, President Obama once again showed that he does not represent the fundamental change this country needs."
Supreme Court Court Rejects Willy-Nilly GPS Tracking
• David Kravets via WIRED.comThe Supreme Court said Monday that law enforcement authorities might need a probable-cause warrant from a judge to affix a GPS device to a vehicle and monitor its every move — but the justices did not say that a warrant was needed in all cases.
U.S. Army Dispersed Zinc Cadmium Sulfide Over U.S. Cities in the 1950s and 1960s
• Lew Rockwell blogDispersion of this compound and other microorganisms were conducted in America and England without informing the public. The official rationale for these trials was that they were done to learn about germ warfare, but why the secrecy? Because people
Reid Calls Off Protect IP Act Vote
• David Kravets via WIRED.comSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) on Friday delayed indefinitely a vote on the Protect IP Act, the proposed anti-piracy legislation that drew a widespread internet revolt Wednesday.
A SOPA/PIPA Blackout Explainer
• David Kravets via WIRED.comHundreds, if not thousands, of websites are expected to go dark or alter themselves Wednesday to protest proposed U.S. anti-piracy legislation that many believe goes too far fighting online copyright and trademark infringement.
11-time surfing champ Slater says Chicago regulates waves ‘like a police state’
• Chicago Sun TimesFlodstrom, a 40-year-old artist, poet and online tea company employee, was charged with disorderly conduct and being at a closed beach when police spotted him surfing 4-foot swells at Oak Street Beach. He was handcuffed in his cold-weather wet suit a
Anonymous Tricks Bystanders Into Attacking Justice Department
• Quinn Norton via WIRED.comAfter Wednesday’s unprecedented unified online yelp against SOPA and PIPA, Thursday saw a new milestone: the first direct and public activist malware from Anonymous.
Anonymous takes down Department of Justice, RIAA, Motion Picture Association and Universal Music
• http://rt.com/usa/news/anonymous-doj-universal-sopIn response to today’s federal raid on the file sharing service Megaupload, hackers with the online collective Anonymous have broken the websites for the Department of Justice, Universal Music Group, RIAA and Motion Picture Association of America.
Forgot to Move Car? City Council Votes to End a Sticker of Shame
• New York TimesFor a quarter-century, it has stood out as a scourge to New York City drivers, a scarlet letter in a bright hue, stuck onto the windows of vehicles whose owners neglected to participate in the ritualistic alternate-side parking dance.
The deer's pink collars? Cute, but not to the DNR, which ordered animals killed
• .The couple who cared for two young deer shot and killed by Forest Lake police in their yard Saturday were still infuriated two days later. Jeff Carpenter said Monday that he thought concrete was cracking from the cold when he heard a loud "bang" a
Wisconsin mayor faces recall vote after drunken antics
• RawstoryResidents of Sheboygan, Wisconsin will decide whether to replace their mayor, Bob Ryan, after a series of public drinking binges, according to the Huffington Post. In 2009, Ryan was filmed drunkenly bragging about his sister-in-law’s oral sex skills.
84 percent of Americans disapprove of the job Congress is doing, poll finds
• Washington PostLawmakers will return to Washington on Tuesday to begin an election-year work session with low expectations for any significant legislative action, while also receiving low approval ratings for themselves. A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows
In D.C. loan program, mortgage defaults abound
• Washington PostD.C. housing officials have routinely subsidized home purchases that low-income buyers could not afford, paving the way for foreclosures, liens and financial hardships. Nearly one in five buyers participating in the city’s 35-year-old loan program
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