Yes, marijuana kills people

The proposition is absurd on its face, yet many people embrace it because it either fits their political ideology or just their determination to alter their consciousness. It's the notion that people can use a "recreational" drug and it will be relatively harmless to them and others.

Obama: Maybe I'll just let you 'keep your plan' until I'm not President anymore

ObamaCare is a moral imperative. God wants you to have ObamaCare. You're racist if you're not in favor of enacting ObamaCare. These are all things we've heard from the left over the course of the last three years. Conservatives who would dare stand in the way of the Affordable Care Act were monsters to be slain with extreme prejudice.

Russian deputy prime minister: We're watching you people in the showers

They're no longer the Soviet Union, but Vladimir Putin is determined to restore Mother Russia to the glory of the Soviet years.

Kerry Playing With Fire In Middle East

In a few days or a few weeks, the Obama Administration will present Israel and the so-called Palestinians with something referred to as a "framework agreement."

The Interview: Obama dances around O'Reilly -- Stumbles over Lincoln

The pre-game interview missed the mark so badly that it was hard to tell if it was not actually just another droll press conference with Jay Carney. O'Reilly had his ducks all in a row with well-chosen questions which Obama simply ignored for the most part.

An IT guy gives relevant computer buying advice

"Separating the useful information from the steaming BS can be tough." That's the word from Calgary-based IT pro Christopher Bray, who sat down at his keyboard recently to give some insight into what to look for when buying a computer in 2014. Bray, who moonlights as my oldest son, was responding to a request from another relative who was flummoxed at the choices out there.

Hyundai Tucson soldiers on as a solid small SUV choice

It may be getting a little long in the tooth compared with its newer competitors, but Hyundai's Tucson "cute ute" SUV/crossover is still worth inclusion on your shopping list if you're looking in this market niche.

Online gaming bans spur black market, create long-term ills

LAS VEGAS, NV — Prohibition doesn’t work. As our history books show, the Volstead Act prohibition of alcohol in the 1920s, closed the doors of legal, regulated businesses and opened a Pandora’s box with unintended consequences.

Stunned by Barack Obama

I didn't think I could be stunned by Barack Obama any more. But I was wrong.

Coal Boom Clouds Europe’s Green Image

For the December-January-February period as a whole there is a slight signal for below-average precipitation. --Met Office forecast, 21 November 2013

You Can't Trust Washington on Immigration

President Obama can’t be trusted to enforce U.S. laws—and that makes many lawmakers hesitant to pass new immigration laws.

UK Floods – farmland wrecked, lives severely disrupted all because of political incompetence

London, England-Farmer Hayley Matthews and her family are eating off paper plates because there is no fresh water to wash the dishes or flush the toilet due to the floods. They travel fifteen miles every couple of days to shower themselves.

On Being a Xenophobe and a Bigot

Humans are creatures of habit and do not like to uproot – unless, of course, you are an American with a sense of adventure and pioneer blood coursing through your veins. With its vast lands, lakes, rivers, prairies, and mountains, mobility in America by any means is not a problem. Ask the die-hard pioneers who braved snow, rain, mud, droughts, deserts, mountains, wild animals, and predatory outlaws to find their magical piece of land where they could settle and raise a family.

Only politically correct science ‘relevant’ in Ecology Ottawa global warming event

“Join Olympians and snow and ski specialists for thought-provoking discussion on the challenges we face today and the future of snow sports,” proclaimed the Ecology Ottawa (EO) announcement advertising their event on Wednesday at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum.

Puerto Rico: The Next Detroit?

On Tuesday, credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgraded Puerto Rico's general-obligation bonds to BB+, a level that is considered junk status.

John Boehner's Incremental Amnesty Surrender Strategy

Mathematicians have long contended that if you give a million monkeys a million typewriters and an infinite amount of time, eventually the simians will produce the King James Bible. Maybe so, but why inflict such a difficult challenge from the get--go? It could severely damage monkey morale.

Hate is the Force that Gives the Left Meaning

The American left has never had it this good. It has never had two terms of an unabashed and uncompromising leftist in the White House dedicated to its agenda functioning as a dictator without the military uniform, making and unmaking laws at a whim, siccing the IRS and Federal prosecutors on political enemies and transforming the country at a breathtaking pace.

IRS memos reveal: Way more than a 'smidgen' of corruption

Remember President Obama's claim during the Super Bowl Sunday interview with Bill O'Reilly that there is "not even a smidgen of corruption" going on with the IRS? Why, he explained, they were merely trying to fix how they deal with some confusing rules that caused bureaucratic mistakes.

Unpopular Obama promises Senate Dems he won't hurt them by trying to help them get re-elected

Hey, Democrat candidates. Remember the good ol' days? There was a time when Obama's approval rating was so sky-high that virtually every left-wing politician in America was salivating at the mere thought that the President might look their way and wink. If you managed to get a handshake or a photo-op, you'd be as giddy as a schoolgirl meeting Paul McCartney (the cute one) in 1964. A chosen few had curried so much favor that the Commander in Chief would actually answer the call by tearing himself away from the golf course to help campaign. This was seen as a major coup.

Iran's bomb in the basement

It is happening in slow motion, to be sure. But we are witnessing how a nuclear armed Iran is changing the face of the Middle East.