2010-11-02 ::
madlibertarianguy //
election + War on Drugs
A Welcome Step
It’s refreshing to see an overtly conservative leaning publication come out in favor of California’s Proposition 19 which would make marijuana legal for recreational use. The American Spectator: I find the current consensus against legalized marijuana nearly as baffling. As Conrad Black argued the other day at National Review, it’s pretty clear that our current […]
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Let’s continue to support the arrest hundreds of thousands of people a year, SWAT raids, and puppycide with our immoral War on Drugs so that we can maintain artificially high pot prices for a few people who operate in the dark. NPR: Another grower named Jay doesn’t want to use his last name because part […]
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2010-06-14 ::
madlibertarianguy //
Government + Legislation
Nice to Know
It’s nice to know that sometimes people do what they think is ‘right’, not what is expected of them.
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Apparently California is in fuckin’ la-la land where cooked potatoes cause cancer.
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2010-05-21 ::
madlibertarianguy //
Government
The 70/30 Nation
Arthur C. Brooks via The Washington Post: If we reject the administration’s narrative, the 70-30 nation will remain strong. If we accept it, and base our nation’s policies on it, we will be well on our way to a European-style social democracy. Punitive taxes and regulations will make it harder to be an entrepreneur, and […]
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David Swerdlick via The Root: He took a decidedly anti-choice position on abortion and fudged on the (after the fact) banking bailout by focusing on the (before the fact) housing bubble. He didn’t distinguish himself from the Congress from which he’s ”taking government back.” By contrast, it would’ve only taken the senior Paul two minutes […]
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Despite the fact that California has been in dire financial straights for at least the last 3 years, is currently in the fiscal shitter, in the midst of a $19.1 billion budget gap with one of the highest unemployment rates in the country, has been compared to the failed euro zone states, is looking to […]
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Via the Marijuana Policy Project: The agenda for the publicly funded conference, held at the prestigious U.S. Grant Hotel from May 10 through May 13, is not available to the public. In fact, the conference is under the close guard of about a dozen San Diego Police officers and even some military personnel. We do […]
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