by Cathy Young. Ayn Rand, the Russian-born writer and self-styled philosopher who died three decades ago, is back in the news as a favorite author of Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan. In recent years, the passionately individualist, pro-capitalist Rand has been embraced as a champion of freedom by many conservatives ... MOREWhat Liberals Don't Understand About Ayn Rand
by Cathy Young. Ayn Rand, the Russian-born writer and self-styled philosopher who died three decades ago, is back in the news as a favorite author of Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan. In recent years, the passionately individualist, pro-capitalist Rand has been embraced as a champion of freedom by many conservatives ... MORERonald Bailey: Energy Regulators Think You're Crazy
New study shows what regulators think of consumers. Federal regulators evidently believe that Americans are irrationally choosing to spend hundreds of billions more on energy than they should. Consequently, benevolent bureaucrats have imposed regulations to guide hapless consumers toward making the proper energy saving choices ... MOREJason Koebler: Police To Use Drones Against Citizens
Warrantless surveillance deployed. Law enforcement agencies that have requested permission from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly unmanned drones plan to use them for surveillance purposes, according to documents obtained by an Internet freedom organization. "With some exceptions, drone flights in the U.S. have been all about ... MOREJury Nullification May Be Only Hope For Raw Milk Farmer
by Dan Flynn. We are going to have to wait a little longer to see if supporters of Wisconsin raw milk dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger can pull off a rarely used legal maneuver called jury nullification. Sauk County Judge Guy Reynolds has moved the start of the Hershberger jury tail to Jan. 7, 2013. Evidence and witness lists are due Oct. 19, and the final ... MOREA Government Of Unions, By Unions And For Unions
by Matt Patterson. In 2009, the U.S. government bailed out the auto industry, ostensibly to save the livelihoods of thousands of Americans who work for automakers and their supporting companies. Sounds nice, except that this federal largesse was not distributed equally. In fact, some employees who were also members of the powerful, politically ... MOREMarine Gets NDAA Treatment: Detained Without Charges
“This should be a wake-up call to Americans that the police state is here.” - John Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute.
Forced 30-day psych evaluation for Facebook post. Pitting human and First Amendment rights and freedoms against security, a 26-year old former Marine targeted individual was ordered Monday to undergo ... MORE
Steve 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 ... MOREPaul J. Watson: Questioning Authority Is Suspicious Activity
Man kicked off flight for anti-TSA shirt. A man and his wife were treated as potential terrorists and kicked off a Delta Airlines flight over a satirical T-shirt because it made passengers and employees feel “very uncomfortable”. Writing on his blog, Arijit Guha describes how he was flying out of Buffalo-Niagara Airport after attending his wife’s ... MORE
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