Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

We have all heard about the treason petition against the 47 Senators who signed a letter about their Constitutional authority to advise and consent on treaties. Which reminded me of John Kerry. Kerry began his political career by leaving Vietnam after only 91 days to go back to work with a Massachusetts Senator. While a…

Reason has an article about the latest search for victims in order to justify a police state. So I left a comment: Going after dopers is getting less popular every day. “Victims of dope” just doesn’t have the effect it once did. So look for some other “victims of…” to arise. We do have all…

Is anyone allowed to crack jokes about Michelle Obama? Apparently not. Not even if the joke was a wisecrack about a bad makeup job by an actor made up to look like her. And not even if the joke was made by a biracial presenter on Hispanic TV who is also “openly gay and an…

Yahoo is discussing White Racism. Yeah. it is white people all right. What I want to know is why Obama hasn’t ended the War on Black People aka the War On Drugs? Maybe he doesn’t like Black people.

Quick question. Can anyone tell me why e-cigarettes are so much worse than marijuana? I mean other than “BECAUSE THEY ARE”? Not to be judgmental or anything (as I don’t believe in substance regulation), but I’d just like to know…

Just received an interesting email from a friend: We don’t even have an election yet, but (and as M. Simon reminded me) it looks as if it’s heating up. Considering the substantial New York Times coverage of the email scandal, I’d say Hillary’s enemies are hardly limited to Republicans. But regardless of who her enemies…

President Obama recently made some disingenuous remarks that shed light on the thinking of those who think prohibitory laws actually work. During an event in South Carolina, President Obama told students that he was disappointed that Congress refused to pass gun restrictions after the Sandy Hook elementary massacre. […] He explained that he was still trying to…

Proof positive that a Clinton Administration will be the most transparent ever.

Now that Net Neutrality is Government Insured.             Extracted from the comments at Samizdata.   Protect Internet Freedom

Nixon went after cannabis to jail his political enemies. The essence of Stalinism. “Look, we understood we couldn’t make it illegal to be young or poor or black in the United States, but we could criminalize their common pleasure. We understood that drugs were not the health problem we were making them out to be,…

Earlier today I watched Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech about the danger of Iranian nukes. Not only did I agree with him, but I think the Obama administration is engaged in Neville Chamberlain style appeasement. I don’t watch the news all that much, but I sometimes like to contrast Fox and CNN coverage. Fox is…

Bird Fries is not some grand new culinary delicacy. It is the result of an experimental solar power station in Tonopah, Nevada. We also know that wind turbines kill birds in flight. It used to be that Greens and conservationists liked birds.

There has been a lot of news about CPAC. One item of note left out of the reports is an organization called RAMP. Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition which had a booth at CPAC. Here is how they describe themselves. We are Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition (RAMP), a nonprofit organization and political caucus within the GOP…

Russia is freezing prices to stop inflation. Venezuela is doing the same. And here are the results: Over the past 15 years, coffee farming has gone into long-term decline. When late socialist President Hugo Chavez took office, he implemented retail price controls, and later expropriated private roasters. Decline. That is not all the news from…

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The Bush family has a new policy. Honesty. Jeb Bush will not sign any “no new taxes” pledges or any other pledges if he decides to seek the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, a spokeswoman said on Saturday. The statement from Bush spokeswoman Kristy Campbell was in response to an appeal from anti-tax champion Grover Norquist…

The Department of Homeland Spying has a funding problem. But is that a real problem? Don’t we already have the FBI for that? Besides the DHS has supposedly declared war on Conservative Americans. Why the surprise that they are returning the favor? We have the DEA to go after the young, the poor and Blacks*.…

I read a long and depressing Atlantic article about the Islamic State which offers an interesting glimpse into their mindset. Example: In September, Sheikh Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, the Islamic State’s chief spokesman, called on Muslims in Western countries such as France and Canada to find an infidel and “smash his head with a rock,” poison…

Rand Paul, in an interview with Katie Couric said: I’m the only Republican who has been saying over and over again that the war on drugs has had a disproportionate impact on people of color. In fact I’m still looking for the Democrat candidate who is pounding Prohibition.

Cannabis legalization has just gone into effect in DC. But there are complaints from some Republicans. Jason Chaffetz Says D.C. Officials Could Go to Prison If They Stop Busting People for Pot. Now it is possible that they could go to prison. Someone would have to file a lawsuit, win the case, and get the…