By Guy Bentley Marijuana use among Colorado teens is defying some of the worst warnings of legalization critics. A biannual poll of 17,000 high school students by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment shows marijuana use dropped from 22 percent in 2011 to 21.2 percent in 2015. The percentage of teens using marijuana…
By Juliegrace Brufke House Republicans released their plan to repeal and replace Obamacare Wednesday, calling for the elimination of several key components of President Obama’s landmark health care legislation. The GOP plan has some similarities to the proposal laid out by presumed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s proposal, unveiled in March, in that it would allow…
By Michael Bastasch University of Houston economist Craig Pirrong is not impressed by Elon Musk’s subsidy-reliant electric car company, and he’s less impressed by Musk’s bid to bail out his faltering solar company. “Musk has made a living off of suckers,” Pirrong wrote in his blog. “Suckers in government … who have lavished huge subsidies based…
House Democrats are organizing a sit-in on the House floor after failing to secure a vote on gun control measures. Of course, the ironic part is that CSPAN’s cameras were off due a recess when they started — probably not the most effective planning. Some individuals and Reps have begun tweeting updates. Democrats intermittently chanting…
“Washington is broken because no one compromises anymore.” “If we cannot find a middle ground, the system is broken.” “This is a compromise any reasonable person can agree with.” These are just some of the phrases commonly used by people who want government to do something; people who want the government to do more. They…
So why does Julian Assange believe the FBI will not recommend an indictment? By Darrell England Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has promised a big leak of Hillary Clinton emails is coming soon that he says should contain “enough evidence” to indict Hillary Clinton. However, Assange doesn’t believe there will actually be an indictment, questioning the relationship…
The votes to shoot down Democratic gun control measures were barley counted when Republicans came out with their own bill stripping Americans of gun rights without due process. Republican lawmakers assure us the new bill will allow Americans due process after-the-fact as a means to restore their rights — but the Democrat’s bill had the…
By Jonah Bennett The Marine Corps is pushing back against a mandate from Secretary of Defense Ash Carter to open all combat roles to women by increasing standards, resulting in a female failure rate of 85 percent. In the last five months, six out of the seven women flunked combat tests, which include pullups, a three-mile…
Racial Profiling is unconstitutional and doesn’t work that well By: Elias J. Atienza Donald Trump, the Republican Party nominee, said in a recent interview that the United States should return to “profiling” in response to recent mass shootings involving ISIS-inspired shooters. “Well I think profiling is something that we’re going to have to start thinking…
Now it’s Senate Republicans’ turn to use tragedy as pretext to violate our rights By Darrell England Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has scheduled a vote to expand the FBI’s warrantless surveillance to include metadata and even some browsing history. This can certainly be seen as an intentional move to expand the FBI’s power. Republicans are pointing…