Fighting back against tyranny. The ZXX font is designed to be difficult for machines to read. Former National Security Agency contractor Sang Mun created the font as a response to increasing government incursions on privacy. “I have become dedicated to researching ways to ‘articulate our unfreedom’ and to continue the evolution ... MOREKatherine Mangu-Ward: A Font To Discourage NSA Snooping
Fighting back against tyranny. The ZXX font is designed to be difficult for machines to read. Former National Security Agency contractor Sang Mun created the font as a response to increasing government incursions on privacy. “I have become dedicated to researching ways to ‘articulate our unfreedom’ and to continue the evolution ... MORECarl M. Cannon: The Asset-Forfeiture Racket
Don't steal, the government hates competition. Washington, D.C., Mayor Vincent Gray summoned the political fortitude this past week to veto a “living wage” measure passed by the D.C. Council. The bill, with the Orwellian title, the Larger Retailer Accountability Act, would have raised the minimum wage for Wal-Mart employees – but only ... MOREStella Morabito: The Dynamics Of Tyranny
I am he as you are he and you are me and ... Before George Orwell wrote 1984, there was Yevgeny Zamyatin's We. If you're not acquainted with Zamyatin's novel, you will find it an extraordinary study on the dynamics of tyranny. Zamyatin, a Russian, wrote We around 1921. It was immediately banned by the Soviet censorship board, but ... MORESupreme Court Frees 2,837 Convicted Alien Sex Offenders
by Alissa Tabirian. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has released 2,837 convicted criminal alien sex offenders back into American communities in order to comply with a Supreme Court decision authored by Clinton-appointed Justice Stephen Breyer, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The 2,837 sex ... MORETurn The Police State Against Itself For Better Government
by Robert Taylor. With the exponential growth of an incredibly intrusive surveillance state threatening to virtually destroy the Bill of Rights and the privacy of millions of Americans, the possibility of repealing or severely scaling back a federalized Big Brother in the United States seems remote. The technology at the state's fingertips, ... MOREFeds Patented Medical Marijuana -- While Fighting It
They acknowledged medical benefits a decade ago. On Oct. 7, 2003, the US government issued Patent No. 6,630,507. Actor Michael J. Fox and many millions of other Americans — my dear late wife, Tricia, included — could have gotten very excited about this development back then. But it was, apparently, not the sort of thing Washington ... MOREA. Barton Hinkle: Yes America, You Are Being Watched
The surveillance state is alive and well. During a visit to Richmond, Virginia on Monday, his third day as FBI director, Jim Comey welcomed the current debate over the reach of government surveillance. “The pendulum swings back and forth” between liberty and security, he said. America benefits when those with differing views on the ... MOREObama Doctrine: He Could Attack Over Climate Change
by Ernest Istook. The emerging Obama Doctrine justifies attacking nations that violate “international norms,” as judged solely by the president. Based on statements by President Obama and key players, he could even launch attacks against those he blames for global climate change. Polluters and deniers beware: You may have to face our ... MORENon-Interventionist Republicans May Help GOP
by Emily Ekins. Last night Kentucky Senator Rand Paul delivered a televised
response warning against President Obama’s appeal for
military intervention in Syria. Paul contended the president had
failed to make a compelling case that the two-year ongoing Syrian
civil war poses a risk to our national security. The Reason-Rupe
poll shows nearly ... MORE
Andrew Napolitano: The President's Embarrassment
Figleaf justifying war falls to the ground. When Secretary of State John Kerry, apparently irritated by a lack of sleep, gave a snippy and what he thought was an unrealistic reply to a reporter's question at a London press conference last weekend, he hardly could have imagined the world's response. Asked whether there is anything Syrian ... MORE
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