Understanding the “General Good” Through a Lockean Lens

The Following was written by New Hampshire state Rep. Daniel Itse “General good”, “common good”, “common benefit”, “general welfare” – these are all expressions of the most misunderstood concept in American politics. Ask a progressives what these phrases mean and they will tell you that the government must make sure everyone has a good outcome.…

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Memphis Decriminalizes Marijuana; Step Forward to Nullify Prohibition in Effect

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Oct. 6, 2016) – On Tuesday, the Memphis City Council voted to decriminalize marijuana within the city limits, a step toward effectively nullifying prohibition in practice. Under the new ordinance, Memphis police will have the option of reducing the penalty for people in possession of a half-ounce of marijuana or less to a $50 fine…

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Federal Asset Forfeiture Program Helps Police Steal

TAC memberships help us produce more educational tools like this. Members can download this video and read the full transcript at this link. “While state bills to reform forfeiture brings important attention to legalized government theft, they’ll have no long-term real effect unless this massive federal loophole is closed by each state.” FOLLOW TAC: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TenthAmendmentCenter RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tacdailydigest…

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Book Review: A Patriot’s Call to Action

In the fight against federal tyranny there has been a tendency for people, even those with good intentions, to downplay the severity of our situation or keep possible solutions confined to the realm of “respectability.” That is not the case with New York native Jim Delaney, who writes at opinerlog.blogspot.com. In his book A Patriot’s…

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Tenther Tuesday Episode 5: Asset Forfeiture Victory, Privacy Protection and Local Action

On this episode of Tenther Tuesday, Mike Maharrey and Michael Boldin talk about a few of big wins for the nullification movement. In California, Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed asset forfeiture reform into law, closing a loophole that allowed police to circumvent more restrictive state forfeiture laws by passing cases of to the feds. A…

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Illinois City Decriminalizes Marijuana; Stop Forward to Nullify Prohibition in Effect

LINCOLN, Ill. (Oct. 4, 2016) – Last month, the Lincoln City Council voted to decriminalize marijuana within the city limits, a step toward effectively nullifying federal prohibition in practice. Under the old law, possession of less than 2.5 grams of marijuana was a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by up to 30 days in jail and $2,500…

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Wells Fargo or the Federal Reserve: Who’s the Bigger Fraud?

What Wells Fargo employees did in opening bank accounts without customers' authorization was obviously wrong, but in true Washington fashion the scandal is being used to deflect attention away from larger, more enduring, and more important scandals.

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