US News Trump plans to nominate Mark Esper to be Defense Secretary. [Link] A woman was awarded over $500,000 because police officers looked up her information scores of times. [Link] New York lawmakers pass a law that decriminalizes small amounts of marijuana and...
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What Robert Reich Failed to Say about Marijuana Legalization
Professor, economist, author, and political commentator Robert Reich is best known for being President Bill Clinton’s Secretary of Labor from 1993 to 1997. Before that he held positions in the administrations of Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter and was a professor at...
News Roundup 5/7/19
US News A St. Louis police officer has been charged with second-degree assault for shooting a woman instead of tasing her. [Link] Some Utah jails are charging over $11 for a 15-minute phone call. The high rate makes it difficult for prisoners to stay in contact with...
News Roundup 5/6/19
Military A Green Beret is attempting to sue the government for failing to diagnose his cancer. The long-standing Feres Doctrine prevents service members from suing the government. [Link] The VA opposes bills that would make it easier for vets to access medical...
Joe Biden: The Architect of America’s Disastrous War on Drugs
As expected, former vice-president Joe Biden is once again running for president, joining what feels like a million other Democrats who have already declared their candidacies. (To name a few, the list of candidates currently includes Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen....
News Roundup 4/23/19
US News Peter Van Buren: Mueller Time is Finally Over The 4th Appeals Court denied Chelsea Manning bail. [Link] Tulsi Gabbard discusses her efforts to legalize marijuana. [Link] The Navy covered up the reason for the Cold War-era explosion on the USS Iowa that killed...
Forget AOC, America’s Real “Green New Deal” is Hemp
In February, New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Democratic Senator Edward Markey introduced the Green New Deal, a radical piece of legislation designed to overhaul America’s economy in the name of fighting global warming. The implementation of this...
News Roundup 4/15/19
2020 Pete Buttigieg announces he is running for president. Currently, he is mayor of South Bend, Indiana. [Link] Tulsi Gabbard warns that Trump, Israel and Saudi Arabia are pushing the US into an unwise war with Iran. [Link] Assange Trevor Timm breaks down the...
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