Month: July 2016

“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” – Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

In my post Newt On Opiates I said: So let me tell you what I think. Congress is in the process of ending Drug Prohibition by passing bills one at a time. And when there is not much public uproar they pass another. They will keep doing this until Federal Prohibition is gutted. When that…

Except it’s the latest shooter 3 days ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_5QHKoA3Kg I wish things weren’t so sick. Sometimes I worry that people are committing mass murder just because they want attention. AFTERTHOUGHT: Ironically, this is an age where everyone anyone can get attention, because everyone has access to the “microphone.” We all have access to the Internet, to…

But I don’t like Hillary more.

Every once in a while I read something that makes me pause and reconsider what I thought were very basic political assumptions. In particular, in the past I have repeatedly attacked Newt Gingrich for his seemingly insane drug war stances. He’s one of the most prominent Americans to actually go on record advocating the death penalty for…

Since we cover Drug Prohibition heavily around her I think it is time to at least make some commentary on Newt Gingrich’s Time Magazine article on how to treat opiate addiction. You will recall that Gingrich is one of Trump’s top advisors. Treat America’s Opioid Epidemic With Medication Science is on our side. Studies show…

There is a coup under way in Turkey. There are reports Erdogan has left the country and is seeking refuge in England. Erdogan has blamed the coup on Fethullah Gülen who lives in Pennsylvania. The movement has been characterized as a “moderate blend of Islam.”[11][12] Gülen and the Gülen movement are technology-friendly, work within current…

And he is a Prohibitionist. We must support new ways to confront the growing epidemic of drug abuse and addiction. Let’s pass stiffer penalties on those who sell these poisons to our kids. Even Newt Gingrich is saying these days that drug addiction is a medical problem with a genetic component. Something I have been…

Of course Newt once had some Americans targeted for a war. The usual for Republicans. How To Put an End to Drug Users. Newt on the missing Drug Prohibition Amendment. But he may be changing his tune. Gingrich, Kennedy and Jones: Treat America’s Opioid Epidemic With Medication.

I just came across a really different view of economics. The Federal Reserve had the freedom to lower the Fed Funds rate all the way down to 1% in 2004, and while observers expected this would finally cause inflation, it still did not. Relatively few economists were particularly curious about why that might be, since…

While I have no love for Democrats, I am not happy with Republicans. Especially Republicans who promote the war on drugs, and want to extend its reach into the lives of every American possible. In Michigan, Republican legislators have enacted a new law enabling roadside saliva testing for drugs: LANSING, MI — The Michigan State Police is…

In the news: Legal Marijuana Linked to Fewer Opioid Prescriptions. The opening paragraph is rather inartful so let me rephrase it. In States where cannabis is legal the number of opiate prescriptions has declined. The author adds a little ways down in the article that Big Pharma lobbies against cannabis. Funny enough Congress has just…

It is financial news actually. Really.

I was having a discussion with a tech buddy of mine (stepper motors) and the talk naturally turned to politics. My buddy (a Canadian) is going back to Canada. One of the reasons he gave was American politics. The talk naturally turned to Trump. We both agreed (from perusal of the ‘net) that Trump supporters…

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A Black Police Chief speaks out on the events of the last week. Grady: Of course it’s a factor. But the problem here is that it’s true. Minorities are not making it up that police are not responsive to their communities, that police are overly aggressive when they’re dealing with minorities. That’s not an illusion…

Police invaded private property to arrest demonstrators being protected by the property owner. Though the seemingly spontaneous gathering of around 500 at the intersection of France and East didn’t resort to violence or mayhem, around 100 riot gear-clad cops showed up to police the event. One homeowner, the Daily Beast reported, offered refuge on her…

    That is only a small sample of what can be found here.