Americans need transparency of conventional warfare. The Obama administration has not yet answered concerns regarding the
secrecy, legality and efficacy of the drone warfare program. During the
presidential elections, to avoid leaving business unfinished, a
last-minute effort surfaced in the White House to create a secret rule ... MOREAllyson Mitchell: Obama Making Up Drone Rules As He Goes
Americans need transparency of conventional warfare. The Obama administration has not yet answered concerns regarding the
secrecy, legality and efficacy of the drone warfare program. During the
presidential elections, to avoid leaving business unfinished, a
last-minute effort surfaced in the White House to create a secret rule ... MORERon Resnick: How Reality TV Saved The 2nd Amendment
An unexpected source promotes liberty. I used to dream that someday I would make a fortune, retire from whatever business occasioned the fortune, and endow what I would call the Second Amendment Litigation Trust. The sole purpose of this trust would be to finance Second Amendment attorneys to prosecute litigation designed to result ... MORESteve Chapman: Higher Taxes, Smaller Government?
Incentives needed to curb spending. It comes as no surprise to hear anti-tax activist Grover
Norquist talk about tax cuts, but it does come as a surprise to
hear him raise the subject of pink unicorns. Pink unicorns are purely imaginary—a trait he says they share
with the spending curbs that Republicans hope to get from the
administration in exchange ... MORE
The Government Can Still Black Bag Any American
by Travis Holte. The Senate passed the much ballyhooed Feinstein-Lee amendment last night, which supposedly partially
nullifies the provision in the National Defense Authorization Act
(NDAA) allowing for Americans to be kidnapped by the government and
disappeared without any charge or due process. Senator Rand Paul put out
a press release declaring ... MOREDrone Crashes Mount At Civilian Airports Overseas
by Craig Whitlock. The U.S. Air Force drone, on a classified spy mission over the Indian Ocean, was destined for disaster from the start. An inexperienced military contractor in shorts and a T-shirt,
flying by remote control from a trailer at Seychelles International
Airport, committed blunder after blunder in six minutes on April 4. He sent the ... MOREJ. D. Tucille: The Feds Want To Spy On Everything
They want to read more than just your e-mail. Electronic privacy is all the rage in
these post-Petraeus days. Can the government really go pawing through our email
at will? Well,
pretty much so, it turns out, at least, until the Supreme Court
gets around to focusing a little bit of its attention on this
newfangled, electronic world of ours. But email ... MORERachel Maddow's Blind Deference To Government Power
by Sheldon Richman. Is there a difference between government and society? Rachel
Maddow seems to think not. Pay close attention to these
words from the MSNBC host's promo as she attempts to
defend "America" against those who (in her view) believe its best
days are in the past: "No, no, no. We're not going to build it. No, No, No. America ... MORENYers Say FEMA Ignored Obama's Cut Red Tape Pledge
"FEMA ain't doing nothing." Storm-ravaged New Yorkers say President Obama’s promise to cut red tape and get them aid in the aftermath of Sandy has proven to be hot air. Angry citizens vented at FEMA officials at a town hall meeting held by the disaster relief agency Thursday, with tempers boiling over. Some 1,000 people, ... MOREKevin Robillard: Poll Shows Pot Legalization At Record High
Drug czar undaunted by public's will. Support for marijuana legalization has edged up recently and is now
tied with the opposition, according to a CBS poll released Friday — the
first time since that survey started keeping track of the issue. Forty-seven percent support legalization, and forty-seven percent oppose it, according to ... MORE
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