SocietyNews
Why the Sudden Rise in Fentanyl Deaths Among Young People?
A mother who tragically lost her teenage son to fentanyl poisoning is speaking out about the opioid crisis among the nation’s youth. Federal data shows… Read More
PoliticsNews
Progressivism Shunned by Voters in Blue Cities, States
Although Super Tuesday may have been predictable on the presidential front, the big primary day held some surprises lower down the ballot. Deep-blue cities and… Read More
SocietyCommentary
American Paralysis and Decline
“We can bear neither our diseases nor their remedies.” So shrugged the ancient historian Livy (59 B.C.-17 A.D.) of the long decline of Roman national… Read More
SocietyNews
Fentanyl Poisoning Victims ‘Didn’t Want to Die,’ Texan Says After Losing Grandson
After losing her grandson to fentanyl poisoning in 2021, Martha Johnson has made a habit of asking young people if they know about the deadly drug…. Read More
InternationalNews
Biden Admin Launches Narcotics ‘Working Group’ With China
The Biden administration has formed a “working group” with the Chinese Communist Party to counter a growing global narcotics and fentanyl crisis, the State Department… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Oregon Decriminalized Hard Drugs in 2020. You Won’t Believe What Happened Next.
Editor’s note: Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, and other Oregon leaders declared a state of emergency for downtown Portland on Tuesday owing… Read More
LawNews
Honduran Nationals Reportedly Run Fentanyl Trafficking Rings in Major Cities
Honduran nationals are running fentanyl trafficking rings in cities across the western U.S., an alternative newspaper in Oregon reports. Law enforcement agencies have been investigating… Read More
SocietyNews
Chinese Drug Dealers Use Risqué Ads to Sell Narcotics, Fentanyl Ingredients on US Social Media
Accounts claiming to represent Chinese drug manufacturers are using provocative images of women to advertise narcotics and fentanyl precursors on U.S. social media, according to… Read More
LawNews
‘Special Protection for Billionaires’? SCOTUS to Consider Settlement That Shields Sackler Family From Opioid Lawsuits
The Supreme Court on Monday will consider the legality of OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement, which shields the Sackler family—who built a multibillion-dollar fortune from… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Oregon Decriminalized Hard Drugs. You Won’t Believe What Happened Next.
There’s a price to be paid for bad policies divorced from human nature. The Associated Press reported Sunday that Oregon’s first-in-the-nation law to decriminalize hard… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Another Time in the Tenderloin
When I graduated from Princeton in 1981, there were two things that I wanted to do: make my living as a writer and live in… Read More
SocietyNews
San Francisco on Track for Record Drug Overdoses as Opioid Epidemic Grips City
Health officials in San Francisco said Monday the number of people dying from drug overdoses is on its way to a record high, according to Fox… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Law of Unintended Consequences Can’t Be Repealed
This week, the Biden administration announced that Medicare would name some 10 prescription drugs it would subject to direct price negotiations. The drugs include Jardiance… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Medicare Drugs on Chopping Block
The Biden administration is expected to announce, by Sept. 1, the first 10 prescription drugs it will target in its newly authorized drug price “negotiation”… Read More
SocietyCommentary
San Francisco Swirls Drain: Federal Agency Tells Employees to Stay Safe at Home
It’s getting so lawless in San Francisco that government agencies are telling their employees to work from home. The Bay Area’s reputation for and encouragement… Read More
LawCommentary
Close Brush With Insanity: Maryland’s Pot Law Impedes Police Efforts to Stop Drug-Impaired Driving
“They call it dope for a reason,” anti-drug campaigns used to say. These public service campaigns were referring to the people who use drugs, but… Read More
SocietyCommentary
From Worst to Worster: Adding Xylazine to Fentanyl
Xylazine—a tranquilizer approved as a sedative for veterinary medical use but not for any use in humans—is currently worsening the opioid crisis. Known on the… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Sen. Cruz Warns of Long-Term Consequences If Flow of Fentanyl Into US Isn’t Stopped
Sen. Ted Cruz says “a whole lot more Americans dead” will be the No. 1 long-term impact if the flow of the illicit drug fentanyl… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Incomplete Design Before Construction Threatens Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter Fleet
The Coast Guard is currently building a ship without a plan. The Coast Guard’s highest acquisition priority, the offshore patrol cutter program, has risk because… Read More
SocietyNews
‘Really Bad Science’: Biden Admin Admits LGBT Lifestyle Produces Worse Mental Health, Addiction
Americans who identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual are far more likely to suffer from major depression and abuse illegal drugs, and are up to… Read More
SocietyCommentary
In Canada, the West’s Suicide Is Becoming Literal
The suicide of the West is becoming reality. According to the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, Canada saw a sharp increase in government-assisted suicides last year, with… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Inhumanity of Biden’s Border Policies
The situation at our southern border negatively affects the lives of illegal immigrants as well as U.S. citizens. Although residents of other countries always have… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Left Is Downplaying Reality of Fentanyl Crisis
The Left refuses to connect the dots between the fentanyl and border crises because it would require acknowledging that we have an open border. The… Read More
SocietyCommentary
How Chaos at Border Fuels Opioid Crisis
The crisis at the southwest border continues to spiral out of control with U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently announcing a record 212,672 migrant encounters… Read More
SecurityNews
DEA Agents Told to Stop Saying ‘Mexican Cartel’
Officials at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration have been directed by headquarters to stop using the term “Mexican cartel” when speaking with reporters, according to… Read More
LawCommentary
Meet Chesa Boudin, the Rogue Prosecutor Wreaking Havoc in San Francisco
This commentary is another in a series on rogue prosecutors around the country who have been backed by liberal billionaires such as George Soros and… Read More
LawCommentary
America Must Address Its Other Epidemic: Fentanyl Overdoses
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that a record 93,331 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2020. Some 75% of them involved opioids,… Read More
Law Analysis
Why This Former Lawyer Would Have Argued ‘Very Differently’ If He Had Represented Derek Chauvin
Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of murder. Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee against George Floyd’s neck for more than… Read More
LawNews
Virginia to Become 16th State to Legalize Marijuana
Virginia lawmakers passed legislation legalizing marijuana Saturday, making it poised to be the 16th state—and the first in the South—to legalize the drug for recreational… Read More
LawCommentary
Trump Shouldn’t Pardon Dark Web ‘Pirate’ Ulbricht
Some are urging President Donald Trump to consider pardoning a pirate. It’s been some time since anyone has uttered those words, but make no mistake,… Read More
