Monday, March 10

Mike Powers is the guest editor today. 

 

Shield and Strength: The Power of Love

"You can make use of this strength yourself, and can to some extent give it to those around you, including especially to your children. As with a financial shield, this one requires time and effort to create. This strength, this shield against the hardships and sorrows of life, is rooted in an ancient and profound biological ability: love."  Column by Glen Allport.

 

Are the Voters Qualified to Pick a President?

Not even close, according to Sheldon Richman.

 

Forgotten Man

"Steve Tucker served a 10-year prison sentence for selling light bulbs. Is America's drug war worth it?"  (Editor's pick)

 

Breath Is Toxic Waste?

Possibly, if the federal government gets its way.  By Steven Milloy.

 

American Leadership and War

Which presidents and political parties were responsible for America’s deadliest wars?

 

Alaska Plays Hardball with Oil Companies

“Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is challenging some of the world's biggest oil companies, and like Venezuela President Hugo Chavez, she's not backing down.”  "21st Century socialism" from the Republican governor of the Last Frontier.

 

Police Officers Ignore Speed Cameras

 

14th District (IL) Without a Congressman for a Month

My God!  How will they ever survive?

 

Super High Me Smokes the First Day of Film Screenings

“Lightning-quick, effective educational blurbs animated with Reefer Madness-esque graphics punctuate the levity of the film's titular experiment, diving deep into the medical marijuana debate and those affected by it.”

 

Top Ten Rules That Small Business Owners Hate About Government

Only ten?  They obviously didn’t ask me.

 

The Business of Being Born

If you might have a baby in the future, this documentary is a must see.  (Editor's pick)

 

NJ Senators Demands Random Steroid Testing

For student-athletes as young as 12-years old.

 

Plastic Bags

They’re not the environmental villain they’ve been made out to be.

 

TN Lawmakers May Allow Grocery Stores to Sell Wine

75 years after Prohibition was repealed.

 

Politicians Say the Dumbest Things

Courtesy of the mayor of "Chocolate City."

 

Strip Search: Camera Sees Through Clothes at 80 Feet Away

 

When NOT To Hyphenate Your Name

 

That...Was My Foot

A photo blog.