Bullying by government has become the norm. We have truly entered the world of "Alice in Wonderland" when the CEO of a company that pays $16 million a day in taxes is hauled up before a Congressional subcommittee to be denounced on nationwide television for not paying more. Apple CEO Tim Cook was denounced for contributing to "a ... MORE
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Thomas Sowell: The Bullying Pulpit
Bullying by government has become the norm. We have truly entered the world of "Alice in Wonderland" when the CEO of a company that pays $16 million a day in taxes is hauled up before a Congressional subcommittee to be denounced on nationwide television for not paying more. Apple CEO Tim Cook was denounced for contributing to "a ... MORECal Thomas: Tyranny Is No Longer 'Lurking'
It has become a fact of life. Given last week's revelation that the IRS targeted conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, it's worth recalling President Obama's Ohio State University commencement address. The president decried "voices" warning "that tyranny is always lurking just around the corner." It's no longer lurking. It's here. ... MOREGrover Norquist: Obama's Chicago-Style IRS
It’s official. President Obama is worse than Richard Nixon. Richard Nixon’s White House had Chuck Colson compile an “enemies list” of people it believed were opposing the Nixon administration’s politics. The purpose of the list was to encourage the IRS to audit and harass those listed. The IRS refused. Fast forward 30 years. President ... MOREPublic Servants Or Public Masters: San Bernadino
Helicopter cop harasses woman for picking up rocks. A San Bernardino police officer piloting a helicopter was caught on camera circling a lone woman in the desert, before landing the chopper and then proceeding to harass her in a ridiculous example of how police resources are being wasted to shake down innocent people. SEE THE VIDEO ... MORE3 Troubling Ways TSA Punishes Passengers Who Opt Out
Intimidation, harassment and retaliatory wait time. If you don't want to walk through a poorly tested full-body scanner or have a TSA agent belittle your anatomy before your next flight, then you still have the right to opt out and submit to an "enhanced" pat-down. That's exactly what I did on a recent trip from Orlando to Atlanta. ... MORETom Knighton: Welcome To The Police State
No probable cause necessary. Police state might be a tad bit strong. Police city might be more appropriate. However, it’s still a pretty scary thing to watch. Paragould, Arkansas Mayor Mike Gaskill and Police Chief Todd Stovall offered up a “solution” for the towns crime problem. That solution? Well, it looks like something out of a dystopian novel: ... MORESpeech Codes: Biggest Scandal On College Campuses Today
by Greg Lukianoff. Today’s conventional wisdom seems to be that university speech codes
banning “offensive” expression on campus are a distant relic of the
heyday of political correctness in the 1980s and 90s. But in truth,
speech codes—university policies prohibiting expression protected by the
First Amendment in society at large—are nearly ... MORE
Supreme Court Blocks Law Prohibiting Taping Of Police
Light allowed to shine on police activities. The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked enforcement of an Illinois law that prohibited people from recording police officers on the job. The justices on Monday left in place a lower court ruling that found that the state's anti-eavesdropping law violates free speech rights when used against people ... MOREJake Horowitz: FBI Displays Police State Behavior
Ron Paul warned us this would happen. Ron Paul has long warned Americans of the dangers of a federal government-supported police state, and now, it seems his worst fears are coming to life. A 16-year-old Ron Paul supporter has been questioned by the FBI after he created a YouTube video for a school project which highlights how America is slipping into ... MORESteven Greenhut: Police Unions Bullies Cross Line
To serve, protect, embarrass and extort. California city officials typically spare police officers even modest reductions in the pay and pension packages that are a main source of local budget problems, even when the other alternatives are cuts in public services or even municipal bankruptcy. The common explanation is politicians are afraid of the ... MORESteve Gunn: Just Say No When The TSA Asks You To Chat
A bizarre and outlandish violation of the Fourth Amendment. I came face-to-face with Big Brother the other day, and it was a frightening experience. He actually presented himself in the deceptive form of a young, attractive female officer, working for the Transportation Security Administration at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. At first she ... MOREMichelle Malkin: Who Will Protect The Freedom To Blog?
A concerted threat to a fundamental right. Free speech is under fire. Online thugs are targeting bloggers (mostly conservative, but not all) who have dared to expose a convicted bomber and perjuring vexatious litigant who is now enjoying a comfy life as a liberally subsidized social justice operative. Where do your elected representatives stand on ... MOREChristopher Elliot: What Do Really Know About The TSA?
Enough to know they should be defunded? When it comes to the TSA, you may know less than you think. I was reminded of that last week when I heard from Sergei Shevchuk, a reader who was flying from Los Angeles to San Francisco on Delta Air Lines. "I was pleasantly surprised when an officer advised me not to take out my laptop and liquids ... MORE
Gene Healy: From Watergate to Wedgiegate
The nasty pranks potential candidates committed as kids. From Watergate to Wedgiegate—the Washington Post's investigative journalism has sure come a long way. If last week's "expose" on Mitt Romney's prep-school bullying is any indication, from now on the fully informed voter will have to pore over every nasty prank potential candidates committed as ... MOREErik Kain: The New Face Of Terror ... Or Something
TSA removes 18-month old mini-terrorist from plane. You have to hand it to the TSA. When they discovered that eighteen-month-old Riyanna was on the no-fly list (or at least someone with the same name was) they didn’t bat an eye. They didn’t stop and think about whether a one-and-a-half year old posed a security threat, or whether it could possibly be a ... MOREJacob Sullum: Dharun Ravi's Hateless Hate Crime
Punished for his dead roommates's imagined feelings. After Dharun Ravi was convicted of "bias intimidation" crimes that carry a penalty of up to 10 years in prison, many people wondered why he had rejected a plea deal that would have kept him out of jail. Ravi's lawyer explained that the 20-year-old defendant's parents "didn’t believe their son acted with ... MORE
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