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A Letter to America From a 12-Year-Old Boy
Matthew Hellmann was 12-years-old when he wrote this. He wrote it the day after the 2012 election. I’ll make sure Matthew and is mom see your comments, so comment away! Have we forsaken our freedom? I believe we have. Debt is mounting higher and higher each day and we are…
We Need a Stronger Third Eye
Original Post: We Need a Stronger Third Eye.
What do we look like to people who aren’t politics wonks? And why does it matter? This question is for my friends on the right. By “on the right,” I’m talking about conservatives and right-leaning libertarians. (I’m not going to debate definitions, so accept mine or stop reading.) Developing a Third Eye When I was an acting student many long years ago, I had a director, Don Garner, who stressed the importance of the actor’s
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Why the Missouri DOR’s Enhanced Interrogation Methods Should Make You Mad
Original Post: Why the Missouri DOR’s Enhanced Interrogation Methods Should Make You Mad.
Pulled from comments, in response to TJ, you asked: “I am somewhat confused about the current outrage. Shouldn’t the DOR verify, to the greatest extent possible, that an applicant for renewal of any state issued ID be who they maintain to be, live where they claim to live and so on.” If you’re buying beer at Schnuck’s, you expect the cashier to card you, right? That’s because the cashier is required to verify your are
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Breaking: Dem Appointed Director of Missouri Revenue Caught Lying to Senate
Original Post: Breaking: Dem Appointed Director of Missouri Revenue Caught Lying to Senate.
“That is the third time you’ve lied to me!” Those were the words of Missouri State Senator Kurt Schaefer to Director of Revenue Brian K. Long in a heated hearing at the Missouri State Capitol this morning. Senator Schaefer and researchers at the Missouri Family Network, who broke this story, learned prior to the hearing that Long’s department has ordered Missouri fee office workers to violate state law by collecting and storing personal identifying information
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The Weednesday Post: Guess How Much Marijuana Prohibition Costs Missouri
Original Post: The Weednesday Post: Guess How Much Marijuana Prohibition Costs Missouri.
A lot. Marijuana prohibition costs enough to put more than 900 new police officers on the streets. Here’s the numbers from Harvard and Cato scholar Jeffrey A. Miron and marijuana law reform researcher Abhi Sivasailam (via Show-Me Cannabis): Missouri would save about $90 million in government expenditure and yield roughly $59 million in tax revenue annually. This assumes that marijuana would be taxed at rates comparable to those on alcohol and tobacco and that all
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I Will Not Debate Definitions
Original Post: I Will Not Debate Definitions.
A commenter to my blog about libertarian kids implies that libertarians are okay—as long as they’re not, ya know, too libertarian. The other night at Heritage Tavern I heard debates break out over the definition of “conservative.” If you’re wondering why the left is kicking our ass, now you know. They’re busy turning Texas blue while we debate the meanings and merits of political labels. Maybe this country is beyond hope.
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Why Libertarian Kids, Not Drones, Scare McCain and Graham
Original Post: Why Libertarian Kids, Not Drones, Scare McCain and Graham.
Jennifer Rubin—WaPo’s token conservative—said it perfectly: McCain lost his cool with Rand Paul and sounded like the old man down the street screaming to the new kids on the block, “Get off my lawn!” The real reason McCain and Lindsey Graham embarrassed themselves on the floor of Senate had nothing to do with what Rand Paul said. Rand Paul’s ideas terrify McCain, Graham, and most of the Republican establishment. Those Troublesome Libertarian Kids McCain and
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St. Louis City Fathers Freak Out Because Police Sergeant Gary Wiegert Lobbies For Sane Marijuana Reforms
Original Post: St. Louis City Fathers Freak Out Because Police Sergeant Gary Wiegert Lobbies For Sane Marijuana Reforms.
You’d think people would listen when a career police officer says we need to reform marijuana laws. But n-o-o-o-o. Not in St. Louis, anyway. Gary Wiegert is a 30+ year police officer who signed up to lobby Jefferson City on behalf of tea party issues a couple of years ago. Some people freaked out over that, but Gary was instrumental in advancing tea party issues for the past 2 years. Now, Wiegert is lobbying for some
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Why John McCain Wants the GOP To Go First
Original Post: Why John McCain Wants the GOP To Go First.
John McCain doesn’t want the Republican Party to outlive him. He’s afraid. Afraid that, after he’s gone, his political widow will remarry someone younger, sexier, more fun. Thursday, March 7, 2013: Senate Office Building, Washington, DC In the dark cloisters of his Senate office, McCain leans back in his chair, tie loosened, jacket tossed casually over a guest chair, fingers interlaced behind his white head, and broods. He sees those rascally young libertarians–the ones who
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The WEEDnesday Post: Here’s What Happens When a Missouri Teen Gets Caught With a Little Bit of Pot
Original Post: The WEEDnesday Post: Here’s What Happens When a Missouri Teen Gets Caught With a Little Bit of Pot.
Mary is a good student, and a tad independent. At 18, she’s getting ready to graduate from a Catholic high school with honors. And every once in a while, Mary smokes pot with her friends—friends she’s had since grade school. Leaving a concert at US Bank Pavilion, Mary and her friends stop at Denny’s. In Mary’s purse is a dime bag of pot. It’s been there for weeks, and she hasn’t really thought it. People
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