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New Hampshire's 'Live Free or Die' UNIX plate turns 20. I suppose the WINDOWS one should say 'Live, Freeze, and Die'.

Perry: Drug laws correlate with drug strength. Essentially, everyone who argues that we shouldn't legalize pot because "It's not like your father's weed" have made the problem they're complaining about worse. It's similar to how high drinking ages contribute to binge drinking, because underage drinkers try to drink all they can, when they can, in a short period of time.

BBC: A database which holds the details of every child in England has now become available for 390,000 childcare professionals to access. Brilliant! ...what could possibly go wrong?

Canadian Parliament sends takedown notice for video of their hearings posted on YouTube.

Cafe Hayek: How health care decisions are really being made.

Fallows admires Obama's speeches.

Cato: Washington DC's Union Station has an Obama shop.