Is the GOP listening to the American people? The House is considering the Defense Appropriations bill and conservatives in the House are insisting on votes dealing with National Security Agency (NSA) spying, aid to the military government in Egypt and aid to Syrian opposition groups. According to Politico,
Rep. Justin Amash ... MOREMike Flynn: Congress To Vote On NSA Spying
Is the GOP listening to the American people? The House is considering the Defense Appropriations bill and conservatives in the House are insisting on votes dealing with National Security Agency (NSA) spying, aid to the military government in Egypt and aid to Syrian opposition groups. According to Politico,
Rep. Justin Amash ... MOREDuckDuckGo, PRISM And The New Business Of Privacy
by Ricardo Bilton. One the most valuable things in the world right now is your data. For Facebook and Google, your data is a window into your soul, your interests, and your buying habits. It’s how they can convince advertisers that giving them money makes sense. It’s how they’ve gotten rich. But the rise of data companies has also given birth to more ... MOREShikha Dalmia: Why Detroit Won't Have A Second Act
Crony capitalism and regulations crush entrepreneurs. “I once thought that there were no second acts in American lives, but there was certainly to be a second act to New York's boom days,” F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote. It’s a good thing he wasn’t talking about Detroit. Until the city’s politicos treat its humble entrepreneurs with ... MOREShould The 3rd Amendment Prevent Government Spying?
by Glenn Harlan Reynolds. So a couple of weeks ago, I wrote about
a Third Amendment case from Nevada in which a family's home was
literally seized and occupied by police seeking a vantage point over
their neighbor's home. That case falls pretty much within the literal
language of the Constitution's Third Amendment, which provides:
"No ... MOREIf A Person Cannot Stand His Ground, What Can He Do?
Get beat up would be one choice. If you have no opportunity to retreat, you can stand your ground. If that is "bad law," please provide, Mr. Holder, the "good law." Are we to pull out a rule book if we are pinned to the ground, or may we defend ourselves against someone who is in the process of rearranging your brain cells against the ... MOREWalter E Williams: Profiling
Understanding probability is useful. Police Capt. Louis Renault, played by Claude Rains in the 1942 movie "Casablanca," in the wake of the shooting of a Nazi officer, ordered his men to "round up the usual suspects." Was Renault engaging in some sort of profiling? He may have been, but what is profiling? Let's look at it. We can think of ... MORETSA: Pay More And We Will Grope You Less
Purchase exemption from warrantless airport searches. The government is expanding the ways airline passengers can enroll in an expedited screening program that allows travelers to leave on their shoes, light outerwear and belts and keep laptop computers in cases at security checkpoints. Under the Transportation Security Administration's ... MOREPeter Schiff: Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman Tragedy
When facts collide with preconceptions. The Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman tragedy has become one of those transcendent events that dominates the national discourse and throws light on dimly lit aspects of our society. Obviously, the case touches most closely on issues of race relations, media culture, and the ... MORESamuel Darrett: Avoid Judicial Intimidation
You can judge both the facts and the law. While many opinions have been expressed about the jury acquitting Zimmerman, there is one aspect of the trial that has not been fully delineated, namely the judge's instruction to the jury. What the judge tells the jury usually determines the verdict. Sad to say many jurors, who are unaware of why ... MOREObamaCare Database Worse Than NSA Snooping
by James S. Robbins. Would you trust thousands of low-level Federal bureaucrats and contractors with one-touch access to your private financial and medical information? Under Obamacare you won’t have any choice. As the Obamacare train-wreck begins to gather steam, there is increasing concern in Congress over something called the ... MOREDaniel J. Flynn: The Real Creepy-Ass Crackers
A society of exhibitionists invites a government of voyeurs. If Americans were honest, we would change our national anthem from Francis Scott Key’s “Star Spangled Banner” to Rockwell’s 1984 hit “Somebody’s Watching Me.” The lyric “can the people on TV see me” surely fits America 2013 better than a dated 1814 reference to “the land of the free.” ... MORE
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