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Obama Will NOT Tackle the Drug War

Today GQ reports: According to ongoing discussions with Obama aides and associates, if the president wins a second term, he plans to tackle another American war that has so far been successful only in perpetuating more misery: the four decades of The Drug War. To believe Obama on this issue is to ignore the blatant [...]

Agorist Communities: Protecting Private Property, Voluntary Interactions, and Off-Grid Living

This is an excellent demonstration of the destruction government presses on harmless individuals through zoning laws. Whether it be with cooperative communities or individual homeowners, zoning laws are some of the most tedious and costly laws that directly eliminate prosperity on a local level. The individuals in this video face the wrath of an overreaching [...]

Legalize Marijuana: California’s Cannabis Choice in 2010

My home state of California is taking charge this November 2010 election with The Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010, which would legalize the contained growth and use of marijuana. Essentially the measure would bring marijuana to the level of alcohol and cigarettes: restrictions on use but certainly not making criminals out of [...]

The Battle Over Regulatory Might

Judging from the media and political scene today, regulations to “help the environment” or “punish greed” sound too good to pass up. However good increased government regulation and control may sound, it is essential that people consider the regulatory harm that is not directly seen. Today “Cap and Trade” and limiting carbon emissions is a [...]