US Kills Four on Suspected Drug Boat

Why Can Nothing Be Built In Britain? Authored by Mani Basharzad via The Foundation for Economic Education, A public company in the UK was building a high-speed railway when it suddenly faced a regulation that few could have predicted: a £100 million ($132 million) bat tunnel. The railway passed through Sheephouse Wood, an area inhabited by rare Bechstein’s bats. To comply with environmental regulations that protect the bats from colliding with high-speed trains, the company had to build a roughly one-kilometer covered structure alongside the railway. This structure has since become...

Is California Running A Shadow Welfare System For Illegal Immigrants The state of California spends billions of state and local tax dollars each year on welfare benefits for illegal immigrants through programs built to sidestep federal restrictions on public assistance, according to a new report from City Journal. The report estimates that California taxpayers spent at least $11 billion subsidizing illegal immigrants during the last fiscal year. Federal law prohibits states from spending federal money on illegal immigrants, so Sacramento built a shadow welfare system financed with state and local funds...

Jack Of All Trades Authored by Mollie Engelhart via The Epoch Times, At 9:40 at night, I walked out of the restaurant and looked down at my hands. They were stained with pigment - reds, pinks, and earthy browns worked into the cracks around my fingernails from making makeup. Tins of lipstick and eyeshadow Mollie Engelhart made for her farm store. Courtesy of Mollie EngelhartI had just finished making 200 tins of lipstick and eyeshadow for our farm store, the final task of the day. I felt that particular satisfaction that comes...