Colombians Move into Colorado Marijuana Business
By   |   05.02.14
When Barack Obama said he would “fundamentally transform” the United States, few anticipated that the plan involved destroying the minds of young people through addictive substances. But after the expenditure of $250 million by Obama backer George Soros on behalf...
Married at 25: Too Young or Too Old?
04.29.14
Charles Murray has an interesting piece at the Wall Street Journal, outlining his five rules for living a happy life. The first recommendation grabbed my attention: “consider marrying young.” Murray calls these “start-up marriages,” where the couple is broke and...
Marijuana Is Harmful: Debunking 7 Myths Arguing It’s Fine
04.29.14
Don’t believe the hype: marijuana legalization poses too many risks to public health and public safety. Based on almost two decades of research, community-based work, and policy practice across three presidential administrations, my new book “Reefer Sanity” discusses some widely held myths about marijuana:
Same-sex “Marriage” and the Future
04.26.14
The Bible tells us that the king of Israel once wanted to hear from the prophets, as to whether he would be victorious over his enemies. All the court prophets told him exactly what he wanted to hear. Yet the king of Judah, wisely, asked whether there might be another voice to hear from, and Israel’s king said that, yes, there was, but that he hated this prophet “because he never prophesies good concerning me” (1 Kings 22:8).
The Left Just Wants You to Follow Your Dream, Right?
By Rev. Thorin Anderson   |   04.25.14
Why was Peter LaBarbera, a critic of the same-sex lobbies, recently jailed in Canada?  Why have Illinois Family Institute and Family Research Council been labeled “hate groups” by the Left?  In simple terms, because they oppose the acceptance of...
Casual Marijuana Use Linked With Brain Abnormalities
04.16.14
For the first time, researchers at Northwestern University have analyzed the relationship between casual use of marijuana and brain changes – and found that young adults who used cannabis just once or twice a week showed significant abnormalities in two important brain structures.
Big Bucks Behind Marijuana Legalization
04.07.14
An anti-drug advocate laments that billionaire George Soros continues to fund deadly and destructive marijuana legalization efforts across the country. A new report shows that billionaire George Soros has funneled at least $80 million towards marijuana legalization since 1994.
Pothead Gets 25 Years for Trying to Kill Obama
By   |   04.04.14
Marijuana, with its supposed medical benefits, has surfaced in yet another case of mental illness and violence. But this time, the target was President Obama, who now wants to make marijuana more freely available. Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, who pleaded guilty...
Going Up In Smoke
By Micah Clark   |   04.02.14
A new report from the RAND Corporation commissioned by the White House Office of Drug Control Policy has some disturbing longitudinal findings since 2000. The office asked RAND to look at total expenditures and consumption of four illicit drugs: cocaine,...
Media Continue Cover-up of Marijuana-induced Mental Illness
By   |   03.28.14
When The Baltimore Sun ran an editorial about the Maryland mall shooter, who killed two people and then himself, the newspaper said that mental health problems need to be identified sooner. But it failed to breathe a word about killer...
American Building Blocks
03.12.14
Remember when, as a kid, you’d build a wall with building blocks and then you or someone else would come along and knock it down? The one who knocked it down was usually laughing while the one who built it wasn’t very happy at all. Ah, those were the days.
Businesses Team Up With Police To Clean Up Roseland
By Monte Larrick   |   03.07.14
Business leaders on Chicago's South side are teaming with police, social agencies and churches to help curb crime and provide alternatives to women trapped in prostitution
Texas Federal Judge Rules in “Defiance” of Texas People on Marriage
02.26.14
Today, Federal Judge Orlando Garcia, a President Clinton appointee, struck down the Texas constitutional marriage amendment which had been approved by 76 percent of the state’s voters. Family Research Council (FRC) President Tony Perkins released the following statement: The state...
New Trader Joe’s Run Off Amid Fears of Prosperity
By   |   02.22.14
Once upon a time, we raised our children in the quintessential Midwestern town of Atwood Illinois. Just as you would imagine, mom and pop businesses lined Main Street, which of course ran through the center of the town. Only the...
Dude: Science Contradicts Obama’s Pot Claims
02.15.14
President Barack Obama’s assessment in his in-depth New Yorker interview that marijuana is less dangerous than alcohol is contradicted by scientific research. An extensive four-decade study published in 2012 by the National Academy of Sciences showed marijuana can lower the IQ of young teenagers and may cause permanent mental impairment.
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