Lesson of the Panama Papers is political corruption, not tax evasion
Far more politicians hid their illegitimate wealth via shell companies than the private rich hid their rightfully acquired wealth. Reason
Far more politicians hid their illegitimate wealth via shell companies than the private rich hid their rightfully acquired wealth. Reason
Was to be renamed “Antonin Scalia School of Law”, or ASSLaw/ASSoL for short. Hehe. CNN
Wanted to fabricate evidence necessary to get illegal search warrants. Copblock
Despite being right less than half the time, drug-sniffing dogs provide a great excuse for cops to search your car. The courts, formerly very accommodating to the “evidence” these dogs provide, are slowly beginning to turn on these intrusive tools. Alternet
Of course, when lives are actually on the line, like when an animal is depended on to sniff out a landmine, people use rats.
Independent Institute. Sicker people signing up for care, cost spiraling out of control, overuse of medical services, etc. This has been known for some time, so the real question is: what comes after Obamacare?
Another article on the subject, this time from The Atlantic. Inaugurating a Drug War on paper is creating black market chaos in practice. Criminals and police militarize, drugs get harder, deadly synthetic drugs arise, billions are spent on a futile crusade that that exacerbates the problem to the point where law enforcement are solely combating the side effects of Prohibition.
One such side-effect is the outbreak of heroin use. Sufferers of chronic pain get addicted to Big Pharma opioid pills, but are unable to continue paying for the expensive prescription, so they head down the street to the local heroin dealer to get their fix. It’s entirely man-made, and the finger should be pointed squarely at the War on Drugs. Legalize it all! Let the free choices of millions of people fix all the problems that ham-handed government prohibition created.
Bombing people he isn’t sure are even terrorists. Or, how to incite terrorism in as many hearts as possible, in the shortest amount of time. Foreign Policy