by Jesse Wegman. Ninety-one percent of American adults now own a cell phone, according to a survey
by the Pew Research Center. Among those 44 and younger, ownership rises
to more than 95 percent. The cell phone is as ubiquitous a piece of
consumer technology as we have ever had, and may be the most rapidly adopted in history. ... MORECell Phones And The Expectation Of Privacy
by Jesse Wegman. Ninety-one percent of American adults now own a cell phone, according to a survey
by the Pew Research Center. Among those 44 and younger, ownership rises
to more than 95 percent. The cell phone is as ubiquitous a piece of
consumer technology as we have ever had, and may be the most rapidly adopted in history. ... MOREMark K. Matthews: TSA Misconduct Is On The Rise
Luggage theft. Drug use. Sleeping on the job. These are just a handful
of nearly 10,000 reports of misconduct involving employees at the Transportation Security Administration from 2010 to 2012, according to a new watchdog report. As
disturbing, wrote federal investigators, is that these allegations are
on the rise: increasing from 2,691 reports ... MOREThe Bradley Manning Verdict: What You Should Know
by Marcy Wheeler. “I believed that if the general public, especially the American public,
had access to the information contained within [the military’s own
databases], it could spark a domestic debate on the role of the military
and our foreign policy in general as it related to Iraq and
Afghanistan.” That is — according to a statement
Bradley ... MOREBarry Farber: Obama's New Marxist Ploy
You can learn a lot from an Estonian. A Southern law professor once instructed his class on how to defend
Hell in court. “First you admit that the climate is not the most
comfortable,” came the advice, “and then you admit your companions are
far from the kind of people you’d choose to spend eternity with. Then,”
the professor ... MOREJohn Stossel: Are We Rome Yet?
Empires do crumble. Unfortunately, the fall of Rome is a pattern repeated by empires throughout history ... including ours? A group of libertarians gathered in Las Vegas recently for an event called "FreedomFest." We debated whether America will soon fall, as Rome did. Historian Carl Richard said that today's America resembles ... MORE
Would A Higher Minimum Wage Help McDonald's Workers?
by Art Carden. In the recent fury over a proposed budget for low-wage workers circulated by McDonald’s, Forbes contributor Laura Shin asked “Will the McDonald’s Employee Budget help Get the Minimum Wage Raised?”
I hope not, but not just for the sake of McDonald’s customers and
shareholders. I hope not for the sake of ... MOREFed Workers Paid $155M To Work For Labor Unions
by Alissa Tabirian. Federal employees were paid more than $155 million of taxpayer dollars in 2011 for spending more than 3.4 million hours of "official time" on labor union activities that fell outside their assigned government duties, according to a survey by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). "Voluntary membership in ... MORE
Climate Depot: A Very Inconvenient Truth For Warmers
1,122 Record Cold Temps in the U.S. in one week!
Forecast shows new lows for much of north and west will likely continue. Where’s that global warming when we need it? ... MORE
Thomas Sowell: The Tragedy Of Isolation
Inflicting a handicap on their own people. In the 20th century, Western intellectuals' two most dominant explanations of disparities in economic, educational and other achievements were innate racial differences in ability (in the early decades) and racial discrimination (in the later decades). In neither era were the intelligentsia ... MOREU.S. Shale Bonanza Poses Danger To Saudi Oil Interests
by Alaj Makan and Abeer Allam. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the billionaire Saudi Arabian investor, has warned that his country’s oil-dependent economy is increasingly vulnerable to competition from the US shale revolution, setting him at odds with his country’s oil ministry and Opec officials. In an open letter addressed to Ali Naimi, ... MOREJacob Sullum: The Cannabis Is Out Of The Bag
Prohibitionists might want to think carefully about this. At the end of May, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed legislation aimed at taxing and regulating the commercial distribution of marijuana for recreational use. The legislative process had been haunted by the fear that the federal government would try to quash this ... MORE
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