California Voters Reject Proposition to Legalize Pot

It looks like a ballot measure to legalize marijuana in California has failed. Proposition 19 would have made it legal for adults of drinking age to possess up to 1 ounce of pot, as well as to grow and smoke the drug in private…

Alcohol Is Society’s Most Dangerous Drug

A new study indicates that alcohol is far more harmful than illegal drugs such as crack cocaine, heroin, or marijuana, based on an analysis of both direct health effects and indirect costs to society as a whole.
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George Soros Backs California Campaign to Legalize Pot

Billionaire financier George Soros is spending $1 million to support a California proposition that would legalize marijuana for recreational use. In a opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal, he wrote that the measure would be…

People@Work: Hard Times Haven’t Made Workers Any Smarter

If the recession and subsequent high employment proves anything, it’s this: The scarcity of jobs hasn’t made workers any smarter. Just-fired CNN anchor Rick Sanchez is a good example. Unfortunately, he’s hardly the only one.
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