If A Third Of Booze Sales Are Going To Underage Drinkers, Maybe Laws Against Underage Drinking Don't Work
"In 2009 underage customers accounted for 30% of all alcohol consumed in this state totaling $69 million in sales," said...
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Interview: Rep. Mark Dosch Talks About North Dakota School Choice Bill
I interviewed Rep. Mark Dosch about HB1466, a bill that would appropriate 25% of a student's share of public education...
After Decriminalizing Drug Use, Drug Abuse Falls By Half In Portugal
America's "war on drugs" is a losing battle. Despite trillions spent, and countless lives lost, drugs are about as accessible...
Shootings In Gun-Controlled Chicago Worse Than In Al Capone Days
Is gun control really doing anything to protect Chicagoans from gun violence? The facts say no: February 1, 2013 (CHICAGO)...
Should North Dakota Allow Earlier Sunday Openings?
The Sunday closing law is a fascinating one because a lot of the support and opposition to it. Rep. Rick...
Pastor Wants To Let His Parishoners Concealed Carry In Church
When I first wrote about bills before the legislature that would end a state prohibition on concealed carry in churches...
"We need to move away from the idea that every act we find immoral, repugnant, or unsavory needs to be criminalized."
"Every new criminal law gives prosecutors more power," writes Radley Balko. "Once we have so many laws that it’s likely...
Interview: Rep. Dwight Kiefert Talks About Bill To Allow Concealed Carry In Schools
Rep. Dwight Kiefert is the sponsor of HB1215 which, if passed, would allow local school districts to decide if they...
Interview: ND Bar Owner Says Smoking Ban Has Taken Away 80% Of His Business
News today is that North Dakota's "smoking grade" has improved thanks to the recently-passed statewide smoking ban. Unfortunately, that ban...
In Passing New Anti-Gun Laws, New York Should Have Remembered Failures Of Anti-Tobacco Laws
The State of New York is making headlines as the first state in America to pass new gun control laws...
