California's COVID- 19 ' Misinformation' Law

by Jacob Sullum The New Civil Liberties Alliance, which Columbia University legal scholar Philip Hamburger founded in 2017, cheekily describes itself as 'a civil libertarian alternative to the ACLU that actually cares about the rights in the Constitution.

California's Vaping Flavor Ban Could Be Lethal:

By Making E- Cigarettes Less Appealing, It Will Discourage Smokers From Switching to a Much Less Hazardous Nicotine Habit BY JACOB SULLUM The campaign for Proposition 31, a ballot initiative that Californians approved by a wide margin last week, urged voters to 'protect kids from candy-flavored...

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Legislators begin filing bills ahead of session Texas legislators are off to the races, filing more than 850 bills on Monday, the first day of filing season for the 88th session, which begins Jan. 10.

Magic Cars

Politicians praise electric cars. If everyone buys them, they say, solar and wind power will replace our need for oil. But that's absurd. Here is the rest of my list of 'inconvenient facts' about electric cars. 'The future of the auto industry is electric,' says President Joe Biden.

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Turnout drops in recent election Voter turnout in the midterm elections again dropped statewide, with just over 45% of registered voters either casting ballots early or at the polls on Nov. 8. Republican candidates continued to hold a hammerlock on statewide positions, with incumbent Gov.

Election Good, Bad and Ugly

by John Stossel The Good: We have divided government. Since Democrats no longer control Congress, they can't bankrupt America quite so fast! The Bad: Prediction markets, which I touted as the best guide to elections, didn't do so well.

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Panic buttons, locked doors for Texas schools Texas public schools would have to install panic buttons in classrooms and ensure all doors and windows are locked and monitored under new proposed safety standards released last week by the Texas Education Agency.

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Electric cars sales are up 66% this year. President Joe Biden promotes them, saying things like, 'The great American road trip is going to be fully electrified' and, 'There's no turning back.

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Early voting ends Friday; election is Tuesday, Nov. 8 Early voting for the general election ends on Friday, Nov. 4, with the closely watched governor’s race pitting incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott against challenger Beto O’ Rourke headlining the ballot.

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