03-13-12: Stealing Ayn Rand’s Thunder (Plus: Chilling New Marine Corps Ad)

Should Opium Be Legalized in Afghanistan? by N. M. Guariglia Opium can become morphine and codeine, medicines needed in every hospital in the world. The Turks, with U.S. support, successfully licensed poppy cultivation to make these very medications. Why does the U.S. refuse to replicate this program in Afghanistan? Click below to comment on this issue. PLEASE DONATE TO FSM ! 2012 Fund Raising Campaign FamilySecurityMatters.org publishes over 50 Contributing Editors whose expertise and experience on various topics is both valuable and costly. FSM also publishes a wealth of information you can use to join the fight to keep our families and our nation safe and sovereign. To help us carry these and other operating expenses, we ask that you be as generous as you possibly can during our 2012 Fund Raising Campaign. We need your tax-deductible support now more than ever! Just go here and fill out the form. You'll be able to charge a tax-deductible donation on your credit card or to send us a check - and please remember, every little bit helps! Read FamilySecurityMatters.org Contributing Editor J. Christian Adams' SHOCKING new book! Buy it here * VIDEOS * TODAY'S HOT PICKS * 1. MUST SEE VIDEO: ‘Toward the Sounds of Chaos': Chilling New Marine Corps Ad Resolves to ‘Silence Tyranny and Injustice' - Marines face down the threats of our time - God Bless Them! 2. VIDEO: CIC Obama: I'm "Generally Proud" of American Troops... 3. (ObamaCare Satire) Coffee Is an Essential Benefit Too - Here are some other health-care mandates that government should impose on employers. 4. VIDEO: Burdened by Debt: U.S. Owes as Much as it Makes - Rubio: "Debt as far as the eye can see." 5. MEDIA BIAS VIDEO: With Pictures of House GOPers On Screen CNN Rips Congress for Not Passing Budget in 1000 Days 6. VIDEO: 11-Year-Old Reporter Challenges Michelle Obama on ‘Government' Role in Anti-Childhood Obesity Push 7. 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Stealing Ayn Rand's Thunder Edward Cline In a review of Gary Weiss's Huffington Post article on Ayn Rand, this writer concludes the polar opposite of Weiss's take on the famous writer. Here are the fascinating reasons why. Today's Hot Topics We choose, you peruse. 1. OBAMACARE SUPREME COURT WATCH: Legal precedents to clash as health care law goes to high court [WT] 2. Saudi on Student Visa Was Arrested After ‘Threatening to Blow Up White House' [CNS] 3. Marriage is best for raising children, Government says [TELEGRAPH UK] 4. Israel is getting a boost from a new interceptor system that destroys missiles in midair [WSJ] 5. Eric Holder blocked Texas' new voter-ID law, arguing that it targets Hispanics [CHRON] 6. Administration Finalizes Rules: Obamacare Will Fund Abortions 7. Education Secretary Sees Laptop on Every Desk As Way to 'Insure Educational Equity' [CNS] 8. Leader of Jihadist Group Behind Gilad Schalit Kidnapping Killed By Israeli Airstrike In Gaza [TELEGRAPH] 9. 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