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Recovering Addict Explains How Gov’t Spurs Addiction Ep. 150 ft. the Clean Libertarian
by Patrick Macfarlane | Jan 29, 2021 | Libertarianism, Vital Dissent
https://youtu.be/kyuxnMc-NSc In this episode of the podcast, Drew Cook joins me to share his story of recovery and to explain his first hand account of how the state creates addicts. Drew is the host of The Clean Libertarian and has been a long time listener of the...
‘Breaking Washington’s Addiction to War’ – Ron Paul
by Scott Horton | Nov 6, 2019 | Blog
Ron Paul delivers the keynote speech at this year's Ron Paul Institute Washington Conference on "Breaking Washington's Addiction to War." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSENn_fwwl8
Government Moving to Outlaw Opiate Addiction Cure
by Scott Horton | Apr 19, 2019 | Blog
Because of how much they hate you.
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Unanimously That States Cannot Impose Excessive Fines
by John Kramer | Feb 26, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics
In an historic ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court this morning held that the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment protects Americans not just against the federal government, but against states and local authorities too. No matter which state you live in, every...
NY Times: What Heroin Addiction is Like
by Scott Horton | Dec 23, 2018 | Blog
What kind of kook could read this and think the answer is the penitentiary?
There Is More Than One Way to “Spin” a Stat
by Jeffrey A. Singer | Aug 8, 2018 | Featured Articles, Politics
I recently wrote about how ideology and confirmation bias has infiltrated research into the opioid overdose issue. I spoke about how researchers can “spin” their findings to comport with the prevailing narrative and improve the likelihood of getting published in...
Opioid Commission Mistakenly Blames Pain Treatment for Drug Deaths
by Jacob Sullum | Nov 3, 2017 | Featured Articles, Justice
The panel wants to make prescription analgesics even harder to obtain. In the report it published yesterday, the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, chaired by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, endorses what has become the standard...
5 Reasons to Consider Rolling a Joint After Surgery!
by Dr. Jonathan Kaplan | Jul 24, 2017 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism
It sounds crazy, I know. But regardless of your personal bent on the topic, marijuana use for medicinal purposes is now legal in 29 states plus the District of Columbia! That's a lot of places where patients can legally be prescribed, and then purchase medical...
5/23/17 Jacob Hornberger on the drug war and his upcoming conference on JFK
by Scott Horton | May 23, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Jacob Hornberger with the Future of Freedom Foundation at FFF.org. Jacob talks about his upcoming conference, “The National Security State and JFK”, at the Dulles Airport Marriot in Northern Virginia on June 3rd, 2017, at which both Ron Paul and...
Reverse Gateway Drug: Opioid Deaths Plummeting in States with Legal Weed
by James Holbrooks | Mar 29, 2017 | Blog
This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. As Attorney General Jeff Sessions continues to lament what he views as a blight on society, a new study is showing that states with medical marijuana programs are seeing drastic reductions in opioid-related...
Family Says Son Was Victim of FBI Informant’s Plot
by Scott Horton | Dec 8, 2016 | Blog
Interesting. This time it's Hezbollah instead of al Qaeda or ISIS. From Middle East Eye: A US resident was sentenced on Wednesday to five years and three months in prison for lying to a federal agent about plans to join Hezbollah in Syria. His lawyer and family argued...
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Blame Mexico? Blame Neocons! Blame Big Pharma! Blame the USA!
ABC News: If fentanyl is so deadly, why do drug dealers use it to lace illicit drugs? I have an alternative explanation. America has been fighting endless wars almost the entire century. Many have come home from these never-ending wars with injuries and pains. Doctors...
My Testimony Before the Maine State Senate
In support of Ld 1054, Defend the Guard legislation: Thank you all so much for the opportunity to testify before your committee today. Today is the 20th anniversary of the beginning of Iraq War II. The consensus now is that we should not have done it. Iraq was not...
These Iraq War Supporters Are Still in Congress
On March 19, 2003 the United States began its military invasion of Iraq. The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq passed Congress in October 2002, with 296 congressmen and 77 senators voting in favor of giving President George W. Bush carte blanche...
Laci Green is Wrong: Democratic Competition vs. Free Market Competition
In environments where there's a lot of competition, people tend to lie out their ass and you can apply this to any competitive situation. Take capitalism. As industrialization took full effect, the Federal Government had to interfere because there was so much false...
Empower the Workers: Decriminalize Economic Activity Between Consenting Adults
The most reliable and effective protection for most workers is provided by the existence of many employers. As we have seen, a person who has only one possible employer has little or no protection. The employers who protect a worker are those who would like to hire...
Chris Rock’s New Special Exposes His Political Ignorance
A common claim among Democrats is that, "It's not that people don't want to be educated, they just haven't been given the opportunity, thus government spending on education needs to increase." If there were ever a group of people capable of "educating" themselves it...
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