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Good thing that gov’t is here to protect us from doing what we want on our own property.  Note: it’s never our “own” property. You cannot do whatever you want with it without gov’t permission.  Costilla County, CO — Across the U.S., local zoning officials are making it increasingly difficult for people to go off

Insurance giant Aetna is pulling out from exchanges in 11 of 15 states, joining a growing stampede of underwriters. And some—though by no means all—liberals are grudgingly even beginning to acknowledge that the dreaded death spiral of adverse selection is setting into their beloved Obamacare. But that doesn’t mean that they’ll do the right thing

At the end of last month, SNL reached out to its fans, and asked who should host the show next. The responses varied, but one continuing answer the show received was none other than Libertarian presidential candidate, Gary Johnson. … Suggestions for Gary Johnson to host the show have received hundreds of likes, and there’s even a

Just when you thought you couldn’t be shocked by the NSA’s snooping anymore, new leaked documents show the agency’s reach extends far beyond American borders. According to files obtained by The Intercept from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, a US base in the UK has been eavesdropping on satellite and other wireless communications around the world.  The base in question is

CNN/ORC this morning came out with its first national presidential poll in more than month, and the results are terrible for Gary Johnson’s fading hopes of getting into this fall’s presidential debates. The Libertarian nominee pulled just 7 percent in the survey, down from 9 percent in the same poll at the end of July, and 13 percent—his highest-ever showing nationwide—two weeks

The Dallas Morning News, is going to break its tradition of endorsing the Republican this year because of who that Republican is. It’s bad news for Trump when stalwart Republican institutions in Texas won’t endorse him.  The newspaper’s editorial board, which endorsed Ohio Gov. John Kasich in the Republican primary, ripped into Trump for his

Getting close to that 15% mark. Via the New York Times:  Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate for president, may be on track to win more votes than any third-party candidate in 20 years, if current polling holds up. … Originally an entrepreneur, Mr. Johnson has cast himself as an alternative to Mr. Trump by focusing

Via The Washington Post.  U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies are investigating what they see as a broad covert Russian operation in the United States to sow public distrust in the upcoming presidential election and in U.S. political institutions, intelligence and congressional officials said. The aim is to understand the scope and intent of the

Via McClatchy:  Immigration and crime have had an inverse relationship over the years. Since the 1990s, immigration has risen but crime rates have dropped. The number of immigrants in the country illegally has more than tripled, from 3.5 million to 11.2 million. Meanwhile, violent crime – including aggravated assault, robbery, rape and murder – has dropped 48 percent.

They will have no health insurance options because only one company offers plans on the exchanges. These states will have no health insurance options because all the other insurance companies got tired of losing money. In Alabama, Alaska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Wyoming, residents will not be given any options at healthcare.gov. There will only

This is common sense stuff. Like going into debt for a car you cannot afford or a house you cannot afford.  Bottom line: don’t go into debt for college. But if you must, only go in debt for a degree with a guaranteed payback (STEM). You aren’t paying back those $27k loans for a Women’s

But cannabis users were just as motivated as others when they weren’t under the influence. Using marijuana makes people slightly less likely to work hard for money, according to a study said to be the first to scientifically confirm what generations of drug users and their friends knew already. However the researchers found no difference between cannabis users not under