Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2010.  For decades, prohibitionists have claimed that marijuana is a “gateway drug” that inevitably leads to use of harder substances like heroin and cocaine — despite the fact that every objective study ever done on the gateway theory has determined that it’s absolute crap. Last week, researchers[Read More…]

Commentary By John A. Ostenburg The Outpost Observer Recently I had the opportunity to hear a lecture by Kathy Kelly, coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence. Her announced topic was "U.S. Drone Warfare in Pakistan and Afghanistan," but actually her talk covered a much wider scope of things. Really, her[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2010 – – Statement of Mike Daulton, Audubon Public Policy Director,  following the September 2 fire at an offshore oil platform 90 miles off Vermillion Bay. “For the second time in less than six months, we’re reminded that off-shore energy extraction can have tragic consequences for people,[Read More…]

Commentary By Gary Kopycinski He did it. I was actually in the parking lot at the Matteson, IL, Walmart during the President’s address tonight. The 7 ½ year war in Iraq, fought for no reason whatsoever, is over. Yes, I’m pleased. This liberal feels good. And I feel good about[Read More…]

Commentary By Gary Kopycinski, ND ’85 I have no sympathy for young, self-entitled adults extending their adolescence with alleged illegal behavior, particularly when it comes to alcohol. I would never argue for prohibition, but regulation is important. Some Notre Dame undergraduates, like those at many other colleges and universities, don’t[Read More…]

From Nicholas Kristoff at the NYTimes: Is there any doubt about Osama bin Laden’s position on the not-at-ground-zero mosque? Osama abhors the vision of interfaith harmony that the proposed Islamic center represents. He fears Muslim clerics who can cite the Koran to denounce terrorism. It’s striking that many American Republicans[Read More…]

Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Who are these Americans obsessing over the falsehood that Barack Obama is a Muslim? And how can we remain silent as the right wing continues to twist the word "Muslim" into a pejorative? In the midst of the last presidential election, I spoke with friends of[Read More…]

Commentary By Eric Hananoki Media Matters for America The year was 1998, and radio host Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s celebrity was soaring. A media group had recently paid $71.5 million for her program — the biggest radio deal at the time — and the Los Angeles Times reported that she had[Read More…]

Commentary This is not a huge victory, but, while virtually everyone in the state of Illinois bemoans the failure of the prosecution and the jury to render more convictions on the 24 charges, make no doubt: Former Governor Rod Blagojevich is now a convicted felon. Yes, he plans to appeal.[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 17, 2010.  Today, a jury of his peers found Rod Blogojevich guilty on one of the twenty-four counts he was charged with.  As one could expect, Blogojevich’s attorneys vowed to appeal the charge while U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said a retrial would be held as soon as[Read More…]