Author: Simon

To all those who say that it is not the mission of the Churches to end the injustice of the War On Drugs I have a question/answer. Abortion

Commenter Randy suggested I do some etymological research. So I did. And found something very interesting. In 1936, Sara Benetowa, later Known as Sula Benet, an etymologist from the Institute of Anthropological Sciences, in Warsaw wrote a treatise, “Tracing One Word Through Different Languages.” This was a study on the word Cannabis, based on a…

This is a piece I wrote in 2006 before I was a regular at Classical Values. The links are still good and the “news” could be very helpful to those who need it. ==== I wrote an article about a year ago on how marijuana helps those suffering from diabetes and more recently how it…

Smoke Pot. Lose weight? It sounds unbelievable. In fact the researchers who did the study found it unbelievable too. Marijuana smokers are less likely to be obese than nonsmokers, according to a recent study. The study found that roughly a third of those who smoke at least three times a week are less likely to…

They sing some English about 2 minutes in. Intercourse and Conception had this to say about the band. Orphaned Land is an Israeli band whose performances feature Middle Eastern Metal with a bit of religious iconography thrown in. Israeli metal? Well Gene Simmons of KISS led the way. Sort of. Cross Posted at Power and…

Lloyd’s of London is pulling cash from European banks. First it was US money markets; then it was various European industrial concerns (which somehow double down as banks); then it was China; now the bank runs shift to insurance institutions when, as Bloomberg reports, Lloyd’s of London has decided to pull peripheral Euro bank deposits.…

Eric tipped me to the fact that Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) has a Blogspot blog. Here is a link to a topic they are covering. ONE DRUG ARREST EVERY 19 SECONDS IN THE U.S.

Gary Johnson will be in the next debate. Gary Johnson, the Republican presidential candidate who has labored in obscurity, is about to get his moment in the spotlight—for one night, at least. Johnson will be included in Thursday’s Fox News debate in Orlando, the first time he will share a stage with his eight rivals—over…

Yesterday I wrote a semi-amusing piece about the Drug Cartels “petitioning Congress” to keep the Drug War going. It featured my favorite Police Detective, Howard Wooldridge. All in good fun to make a serious point. Well this morning Eric sent me a link to this story. Whistle-blowers allege corruption, cartel ties. Two former law enforcement…

Everyone is looking for some one to blame these days. Presidents are very useful in this regard. Some blame Bush II, Some blame Obama I. I blame Nixon. I blame him for ramping up the Drug War that has cost the Federal Government at minimum $1 trillion so far. With no end in sight. If…

I knew the narrator Peter Coyote back in the day. Patients Out Of Time – medicalcannabis.com Patients Out of Time is pleased to be a contributer to Len Richmond’s important new film, “What If Cannabis Cured Cancer“, which features video of Raphael Mechoulam, PhD and Robert Melamede, PhD from our 2004 National Clinical Conference on…

I have been cruising various pro gun sites over the last few months. “Gun Walker” stories. “Gun Runner” stories. “Fast and Furious” stories. Tons of electrons spilled (and that is a whole lot of electrons). Other than this site and JPFO I have yet to see any other sites connect the dots (thank you Eric,…

Eric in The high cost of illegal American appetites, left several links to an organization called LEAP. There is another anti-prohibition police organization called COPs that deserves your support. Retired Detective Howard Wooldrige of COPs was going around Capitol Hill last week with the following message: I visited all 435 House offices this week. Taking…

Walter Russel Mead has a post up about The War Against The Young: Warning From Italy and Japan. I left a comment in reply to something we see all too often posted on the ‘net. We know the 1960s didn’t work. The 60s worked for me. Four kids. 1. Artist 2. Russian Language graduate 3.…

My favorite Lesbian Conservative Cynthia Yockey is at it again. (you might like to review my recent post about Cynthia: The Keys To The Next Election) She explains why gay equality will come from the Right. But first she lays into the pretensions of a vast swath of social conservatism. I will point out to…

I recently posted some videos about marijuana as medicine. I got some criticism saying that the usefulness of marijuana for so many conditions was unbelievable. I will do some more posting including some articles that I haven’t yet cross posted here. But I thought it might be worthwhile to do a links mostly post to…

Drug addiction is a medical problem. If the Coast Guard can fix it I propose we put them in charge of cancer. If the police can fix it I propose we put them in charge of heart disease. If the politicians can fix it I propose we put them in charge of everything. Oh? Wait.…

Thirty seconds of political truth. And it may just sell some autos. H/T Libertarian Republican. Cross Posted at Power and Control

From Jesus Saves. Moses invests. Aleister Crowley changes the world. Led Zeppelin is Satanic to the core. In the song “Houses of the Holy,” Robert Plant (lead singer) speaks of Satan’s daughter and making her garden grow (a sexual reference). The album cover displays naked women crawling towards the top of the temple. It’s sickening…

How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes schiffradio.com H/T Reason Magazine which has some nice text that expands on the video. Update: Frank left a link in the comments to Schiff’s Testimony to Congress. Cross Posted at Power and Control