January 2009

New Yorkers receive lumps of coal from their government this holiday season.<br type="_moz" />

<div style="text-align: justify">During this season of miracles it is truly miraculous that the global warming hoaxers still haven’t been shamed into blessed silence.</div>

The ex-president of Cyprus dies of lung cancer at age 74.

Ten Years from now they must close their doors or apply for another 10 year exemption.

<div style="text-align: justify">Freedom-loving Qu&eacute;b&eacute;cois are fighting nuisance regulation of cigarette sales in stores with fast food counters.</div>

<div style="text-align: justify">FORCES International is proud to present a new columnist, Robert Prasker.</div>

<div style="text-align: justify">We open 2009 with this interesting piece by Pierre Lemieux, member of the <a href="https://www.forces.org/static_page/hc/index.php">FORCES International Honour Committee</a>, that has been published by the <i>Ottawa Citizen</i>.</div>

<div style="text-align: justify">Frankly, only imbeciles can believe that hiding cigarettes under tobacconists’ counters can &ldquo;prevent&rdquo; people old and young from buying cigarettes. John Luik and Patrick Basham expound eloquently at the linked article.</div>

<div style="text-align: justify">At the fag end of 2008, two experts look back at puffed-up claims about smoking bans and the &lsquo;obesity epidemic.&rsquo;</div>