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Why is the CDC Being Anti-Science on State Liquor Privatization?
May 14, 2013, 2:26pmPolicymakers and citizens in the 17 "control" states like Pennsylvania should take the CDC's anti-privatization stance with a major grain of salt, as it rests on a dubious scientific foundation.
40th Anniversary of the Rockefeller Drug Laws: Time to Re-think Sentencing Policy
May 8, 2013, 4:25pmFlorida's Misstep on Capital Punishment
April 30, 2013, 1:41pmState Liquor Privatization Update
Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: State Government Privatization
April 22, 2013This subsection of Reason Foundation's Annual Privatization Report 2013: State Government Privatization explores the latest on state attempts to privatize their retail and/or wholesale liquor monopolies, with updates from Washington State, Pennsylvania and more.
Obama’s Cigarette Tax Will Hurt the Poor While Enriching Politicians’ Friends
April 12, 2013, 2:18pmCNN is reporting that President Obama wants to raise federal cigarette taxes by 94 cents per pack. The tax is being sold as a way to help the poor, with the revenue supposedly going to early childhood education programs. But if the results of state cigarette taxes are any indication, the tax will disproportionately hurt the poor, fund programs directly connected to politicians and negatively impact small businesses, all while consistently failing to meet revenue goals.
The Gay Marriage SCOTUS Case
March 27, 2013, 11:19amOn Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on California’s Proposition 8 and today it is hearing arguments on the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA. A decision on Proposition 8 could determine whether California, and possibly other states, can legally ban gay marriage. But, after attending yesterday’s arguments, Reason’s Damon Root says, "The Supreme Court seems to think that the backers of Proposition 8 don't have the standing to bring this case, which would send the case back to the district courts."
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Individual Freedom Blog
- Why is the CDC Being Anti-Science on State Liquor Privatization? (5/14)
- 40th Anniversary of the Rockefeller Drug Laws: Time to Re-think Sentencing Policy (5/8)
- Florida's Misstep on Capital Punishment (4/30)
- State Liquor Privatization Update (4/22)
- Obama’s Cigarette Tax Will Hurt the Poor While Enriching Politicians’ Friends (4/12)
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