We all want to lead safe and productive lives. But when does our desire for safety lead to tyranny? How far should the government be able to go to corral criminals?
Should we have tougher controls over eye-in-the-sky monitoring systems that can detect and make out individuals from hundreds of miles up in the atmosphere? Here’s more from Greg Reese.
Christian 21 update! The Flash! Mind/Soul Complex! Learn about Walter Rothschild’s flea museum at the family’s Tring Park mansion, within Hertfordshire County, Great Britain!
Also, here’s an introduction to castles that have prisons inside of them! The Soul Loop! East and West! The Intel Lady! More from McAllister TV.
Saudi Arabia is talking about building a new city called Neom — stretching along the Red Sea east of Egypt for more than 100 miles, encompassing some 10,000 square miles. This is a new city for a new future, it’s claimed. More like a smart prison says Hugo Talks.
Stephen Green’s Lightning Round ambushes Bill Whittle and Scott Ott with a number of hot issues circulating the nation, including why the media are now calling the “Let’s Go Brandon” chant hate speech.
Among the other brain twisters on the menu include California high school quizzes asking students if Texans and Fox News are “a group of complete idiots,” Texas filling border barrier gaps with shipping containers to channel migrants into areas where more patrol agents are available and the out-of-control energy crisis, among other issues. Hold on to your hats for some lively debate from the “Right Angle” crew.
Gary Cole, an inmate at a maximum security prison, claims he came up with idea for Doritos Locos tacos and the fast food chain Taco Bell stole it.
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Fully 24 percent of inmates in U.S. prisons are nonviolent drug offenders. The drug war has been adding to a growing U.S. prison population for the past 40 years. Today, the United States holds more human beings in prisons than any other country, both as a percentage of the population and in counting total numbers.
Loyola University Prof. Daniel D’Amico shows how the war on drugs has led to significant increases in the U.S. prison population and argues that perhaps this is an ineffective way to address drug use in America. The United States is spending billions of dollars and locking up hundreds of thousands of people. Might there be a better alternative? More from Learn Liberty.
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Inmates at a jail in Brazil now can cut their sentences if they agree to generate electricity for the community. How’s it done? The prisoners hop onto bicycles for daily workout sessions. Their pedaling creates the juice used to power street lights.
Many YouTube commentators advocated rolling out the innovative program around the world, but one wag pointed out a potential drawback: “It’s a great idea. We need this here in the United Kingdom. But it’s only going to get them fit, build their muscles, build their stamina for running away from the cops when they get out.” H/T ITN News
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