I recently wrote an editorial for The Times New about the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which has recently passed through Congress and will be signed by President Obama.  Check it out here.  (If the link does not work just refresh the page, the site is having some issues)

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Motorhome Diaries is a project started by Jason Talley and Pete Eyre to spread the ideas of liberty as they travel across the country in their recently purchased used motorhome.

They started the tour in New Hampshire and have already made it to the west coast. They are now making their way back east, this time via the southern states. While in Jones County, Mississippi they had their first encounter with police officers. You can read a full account of the events here.

Briefly recapping, the motorhome was pulled over by a police officer for having a paper registration. Adam Mueller, who was also in the vehicle, had his camera taken from him when attempting to record the events. The camera was later returned, but the video was deleted. Jason, who was not driving but merely a passenger, was pepper sprayed after refusing to produce identification for the officers. He was blinded for over an hour.

They were also interviewed on Free Talk Live to talk about the events. You can listen to that interview below.

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We finally know the origins of the dreadful Swine Flu!

I’m sure you have heard the news: the Swine Flu is going to be a pandemic worthy of great attention from governments all over the world including that of the United States. While the mainstream media is spreading the fear, many people are running for vaccainations and crowing to the government for intervention.

The truth, however, is that, according to the highest numbers I could find, 81 people have died from the scary Swine Flu.

To put that number into perspective, roughly 36,000 people die every single year from influenza, or the regular flu. Maybe 81 isn’t such a large number.

To end on a slightly depressing, yet humorous note, the pandemic has apparently been on its way since 1976:

I’m a Penguins fan by heart, but I’ve always liked the Bruins, and this video is just hilarious!