Colorado to limit free speech of pro-marijuana magazines

After a wrongful arrest, prosecutors frequently offer the dropping of charges, or expugement of arrest records, if the person wrongly arrested agrees to not sue. This is related to the practice of a wrongfully arrested person agreeing to a settlment, but banned from...

War memorial only honors those of the Christian religion

The religious right-wing have a flawed view of the Constitution when it comes to religion, then again, they have a flawed view of basic logic. No, there is no right to use public monies to further and fund and promote the Christian religion. Some seem to believe so, and often...

President Obama declares June Gay Pride Month

Barack Obama has been by far the best President of the United States when it comes to gay rights. But of course, it was never really an issue when Grover Cleveland occupied the White House, so it is really only fair to compare Obama to recent presidents. Now, we haven't had a...

Gold and Silver Disaggregated COT Report

http://1goldinvestment.com/gold-and-silver-disaggregated-cot-report/ Gold and Silver Disaggregated COT Report In the DCOT table above a net short position shows as a negative figure in red. A net long position shows in black. In the Change column, a negative number...

Christian right opposes girls in sports but wants gays imprisoned

Fundamentalist Christianity is very intolerant. Indeed, some of them are intolerant of girls or women playing competative sports. I was not aware of this until very recently, but I can't say I am the least bit surprised. A Christian fundamentalist named Scott Jonas wrote...

Workers in in the U.S. strike for higher wages

As I was traveling down Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee, right where the main library sits, I noticed a protest. A protest by workers and their supporters in favor of raising wages for fast food workers. There must have been about 100 people, easily, out there.Protests happened...

$1 trillion wasted on the war on drugs, time to end it now

Since the start of the drug war we have spent over $1 trillion dollars on the drug war and the rates of drug addiction are just as high as they were in the 1960s. Simply, what a waste of money. Waste of lives. Innocent men and women killed by police who search the wrong...

Why almost everyone is wrong about the terms atheism and agnostic

I was listening to a conservative Jewish talk show host who I will only go by his initials, D.P. because I don't want to give him any unnecessary publicity.  D.P. is of the opinion that agnostics should attend a church 26 weeks a year. Or a syngogue. To him agnostic...

Why the NRA doesn't represent gun owners

The NRA has opposed background checks on all gun purchases, do you know who agrees with them? Terrorists, in particular Al Qaeda terrorists. Al Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn stated: "America is absolutely awash with easily obtainable firearms. You can go down to a gun show at...

How the religious right tell former addicts to hate gays

There are many people in the religious right who had lived, before they supposedly found their deity, a screwed up life. They were alcoholics. They were on drugs. Cocaine, heroin etc. They were depressed and suicidal. Well, once they find religion they judge gays as wicked....