The War on Drugs’ Failure By Darnyell Wint Shawn Carter is widely known by his entertainment name “Jay Z.” He is also known by many as a former drug dealer. Recently, Carter narrated a short film that was featured in The New York Times called “The War on Drugs Is an Epic Fail.” Carter states that…
by Kitty Testa We’ve now had about seven years of a near-zero Federal Funds Rate, and three phases of Quantitative Easing from the Fed since the economic meltdown of 2008. Is it working? Well, yes, and no. For most people, the most important economic indicator is personal: having a good job. Good jobs generally include…
by Joseph Klare Norwegian black metal legend Fenriz of the band Darkthrone is learning a valuable lesson about civic duty thanks to his local neighborhood town council. In spite of a employing a campaign poster of himself with his cat which read “please don’t vote for me,” he won the election. Ole Fenny — if that…
By Joe Klare The American Legion, which has a membership of over 2 million U.S. military veterans, recently called for the rescheduling of cannabis at their national convention in Cincinnati, OH. The resolution that was passed called on the U.S. Congress to “amend legislation to remove marijuana from schedule I and reclassify it in a category…
by Kody Fairfield Crime in Chicago has gotten so out of hand that some residents are now shelling out their own hard-earned money to help secure their home. As reported by CBS Chicago, a man named De Mudd is the financier for a private neighborhood security patrol after he became so fed up with the increasing rate of…
by Wayne Pac Canadian songwriter Alan Ranta was traveling to Washington when he was questioned by police officers if he smoked marijuana. When the police asked if he had ever smoked, he told the truth — that he had smoked it regularly. The police then handcuffed Ranta and took him to the PD, then proceeded…
By Wayne Pac Many people are familiar with the “more guns equal more crime” myth. Something of interest is that the Chicago police report that August 2016 was the highest point of gun-related homicides in the past twenty years. Chicago police said 90 people were killed last month by firearm related deaths, a 66% increase from…
by Joe Klare “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” – 2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution Yeah, about that. Yesterday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rocked the medical cannabis community by upholding…
by Joe Klare In 1992, Timothy Tyler was busted for selling LSD and marijuana to a police informant. It was his third strike, and even though his first two convictions (also for drugs) only got him probation, the third sent Timothy to prison for the rest of his life. Earlier this week, President Obama commuted…
Brussels Reminds World EU is Bad for Business Despite a Member’s Attempt to Attract It by Bric Butler After the British people this June decided to vote for leaving the European Union, pundits across Europe and America warned of the wounds businesses would have inflicted upon them if they choose to continue operating and investing…